What if you'd held PPA?
A $1,000 investment in Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF (PPA) at the month-end close of 2005-10 would be worth $13,473 at the close of 2026-09 — +1247.3% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $9,512.
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 | $1,201 | +20.1% |
| 2007 | $1,468 | +22.3% |
| 2008 | $919 | -37.4% |
| 2009 | $1,131 | +23.0% |
| 2010 | $1,251 | +10.6% |
| 2011 | $1,230 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | $1,447 | +17.7% |
| 2013 | $2,175 | +50.3% |
| 2014 | $2,452 | +12.7% |
| 2015 | $2,550 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | $3,041 | +19.3% |
| 2017 | $3,957 | +30.1% |
| 2018 | $3,660 | -7.5% |
| 2019 | $5,109 | +39.6% |
| 2020 | $5,133 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | $5,490 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | $6,013 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | $7,120 | +18.4% |
| 2024 | $8,920 | +25.3% |
| 2025 | $12,234 | +37.1% |
| 2026 | $12,915 | +5.6% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought PPA was 2009-02 ($9.51): $1,000 then is $17,369 today. The worst was 2026-02 ($181): $1,000 then is $913.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in PPA be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF (PPA) at the start of 2005 would be worth about $13,473 today, a total return of +1247.3%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for PPA?
Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF (PPA)'s strongest calendar year since 2005 was 2013, a +50.3% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,503 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -37.4%.
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 PPA have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2005-10 would have grown to about $151,059 on $25,200 invested.
Did PPA 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 $9,512. PPA beat the S&P 500 by +41.6% 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 Aerospace & Defense ETF (PPA) historical total-return data from 2005-10 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.