What if you'd held PBW?
A $1,000 investment in Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF (PBW) at the month-end close of 2005-03 would be worth $615 at the close of 2026-09 — -38.5% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $9,824.
Your scenario
Result
If you'd bought $1,000 at the start of each year
Value of $1,000 invested on January 1 of each year, held to 2026-09, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 2005
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $1,000 | — |
| 2006 | $1,073 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | $1,715 | +59.9% |
| 2008 | $534 | -68.9% |
| 2009 | $681 | +27.6% |
| 2010 | $643 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | $320 | -50.3% |
| 2012 | $267 | -16.6% |
| 2013 | $429 | +60.5% |
| 2014 | $363 | -15.4% |
| 2015 | $331 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | $263 | -20.3% |
| 2017 | $369 | +39.9% |
| 2018 | $319 | -13.5% |
| 2019 | $518 | +62.6% |
| 2020 | $1,580 | +204.7% |
| 2021 | $1,104 | -30.1% |
| 2022 | $612 | -44.5% |
| 2023 | $490 | -20.0% |
| 2024 | $339 | -30.8% |
| 2025 | $522 | +54.0% |
| 2026 | $547 | +4.8% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought PBW was 2012-11 ($14.57): $1,000 then is $2,182 today. The worst was 2021-01 ($106): $1,000 then is $300.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in PBW be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF (PBW) at the start of 2005 would be worth about $615 today, a total return of -38.5%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for PBW?
Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF (PBW)'s strongest calendar year since 2005 was 2020, a +204.7% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $3,047 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -68.9%.
Does the calculator include dividends and splits?
Yes where available. Prices are adjusted for both stock splits and reinvested dividends (total return), the same measure brokerages use.
How much would $100 per month in PBW have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2005-03 would have grown to about $29,282 on $25,900 invested.
Did PBW beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested (the S&P 500 Total Return index) would be worth $9,824. PBW trailed the S&P 500 by +93.7% in total return.
Is this investment advice?
No. Wall Street Regrets is an entertainment and education tool. Every number is a historical calculation, not a prediction, and past performance never guarantees future results.
Methodology
Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF (PBW) historical total-return data from 2005-03 to 2026-09, reduced to month-end closes for the tables above.
Returns use adjusted close prices — adjusted for stock splits and reinvested dividends, the same convention used by major brokerages. End-of-day and live prices come from EODHD; parts of the deep historical series are carried over from Yahoo Finance data. A "year" scenario invests $1,000 at the prior December's month-end close and values it at the latest available month-end close. Non-USD amounts are converted at historical month-end exchange rates (EODHD): to USD on the buy date and back to your currency at the latest rate, so the return reflects the currency move as well as the asset.
Month-end resolution means intra-month extremes are not captured in tables; the calculator uses exact trading-day closes where daily data is available. Figures ignore taxes, fees, and the currency effects of non-USD listings. History is not a forecast. Wall Street Regrets is entertainment, not investment advice.
What if you'd held…
Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.