What if you'd held RETL?
A $1,000 investment in Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X ETF (RETL) at the month-end close of 2010-07 would be worth $8,517 at the close of 2026-09 — +751.7% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $9,425.
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 2010
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | — |
| 2011 | $1,070 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | $1,902 | +77.8% |
| 2013 | $4,520 | +137.6% |
| 2014 | $5,999 | +32.7% |
| 2015 | $8,656 | +44.3% |
| 2016 | $8,588 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | $8,477 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | $5,492 | -35.2% |
| 2019 | $6,777 | +23.4% |
| 2020 | $11,089 | +63.6% |
| 2021 | $22,293 | +101.0% |
| 2022 | $4,279 | -80.8% |
| 2023 | $5,718 | +33.6% |
| 2024 | $6,266 | +9.6% |
| 2025 | $5,891 | -6.0% |
| 2026 | $5,576 | -5.4% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought RETL was 2010-07 ($1.02): $1,000 then is $8,517 today. The worst was 2021-06 ($46.09): $1,000 then is $188.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in RETL be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X ETF (RETL) at the start of 2010 would be worth about $8,517 today, a total return of +751.7%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for RETL?
Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X ETF (RETL)'s strongest calendar year since 2010 was 2013, a +137.6% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,376 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2022, at -80.8%.
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 RETL have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2010-07 would have grown to about $30,936 on $19,500 invested.
Did RETL 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 $9,425. RETL trailed the S&P 500 by +9.6% 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
Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X ETF (RETL) historical total-return data from 2010-07 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.
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Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.