What if you'd held ROUS?
A $1,000 investment in Hartford Multifactor U.S. Equity ETF (ROUS) at the month-end close of 2015-02 would be worth $3,294 at the close of 2026-09 — +229.4% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $4,469.
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 | $1,106 | +10.6% |
| 2017 | $1,359 | +22.9% |
| 2018 | $1,228 | -9.6% |
| 2019 | $1,522 | +23.9% |
| 2020 | $1,623 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | $2,067 | +27.3% |
| 2022 | $1,868 | -9.7% |
| 2023 | $2,149 | +15.1% |
| 2024 | $2,527 | +17.6% |
| 2025 | $2,911 | +15.2% |
| 2026 | $3,413 | +17.2% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought ROUS was 2016-01 ($18.16): $1,000 then is $3,703 today. The worst was 2026-08 ($67.65): $1,000 then is $994.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in ROUS be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Hartford Multifactor U.S. Equity ETF (ROUS) at the start of 2015 would be worth about $3,294 today, a total return of +229.4%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for ROUS?
Hartford Multifactor U.S. Equity ETF (ROUS)'s strongest calendar year since 2015 was 2021, a +27.3% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,273 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2022, at -9.7%.
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 ROUS have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2015-02 would have grown to about $30,549 on $14,000 invested.
Did ROUS 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 $4,469. ROUS trailed the S&P 500 by +26.3% 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
Hartford Multifactor U.S. Equity ETF (ROUS) historical total-return data from 2015-02 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.