What if you'd held QLC?
A $1,000 investment in Northern Trust US Quality Large Cap ETF (QLC) at the month-end close of 2015-09 would be worth $4,337 at the close of 2026-09 — +333.7% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $4,840.
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 2015
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | — |
| 2016 | $1,091 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | $1,327 | +21.7% |
| 2018 | $1,220 | -8.1% |
| 2019 | $1,519 | +24.5% |
| 2020 | $1,726 | +13.6% |
| 2021 | $2,217 | +28.5% |
| 2022 | $1,835 | -17.2% |
| 2023 | $2,313 | +26.0% |
| 2024 | $2,930 | +26.7% |
| 2025 | $3,612 | +23.3% |
| 2026 | $4,110 | +13.8% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought QLC was 2016-01 ($20.64): $1,000 then is $4,434 today. The worst was 2026-08 ($92.01): $1,000 then is $995.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in QLC be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Northern Trust US Quality Large Cap ETF (QLC) at the start of 2015 would be worth about $4,337 today, a total return of +333.7%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for QLC?
Northern Trust US Quality Large Cap ETF (QLC)'s strongest calendar year since 2015 was 2021, a +28.5% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,285 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2022, at -17.2%.
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 QLC have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2015-09 would have grown to about $32,940 on $13,300 invested.
Did QLC 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 $4,840. QLC trailed the S&P 500 by +10.4% 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
Northern Trust US Quality Large Cap ETF (QLC) historical total-return data from 2015-09 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 2026-09-23. Not financial advice.