What if you'd held SGOL?
A $1,000 investment in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) at the month-end close of 2009-09 would be worth $4,189 at the close of 2026-09 — +318.9% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $9,983.
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 2009
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $1,000 | — |
| 2010 | $1,293 | +29.3% |
| 2011 | $1,416 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | $1,510 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | $1,082 | -28.3% |
| 2014 | $1,059 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | $946 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | $1,022 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | $1,153 | +12.8% |
| 2018 | $1,131 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | $1,336 | +18.2% |
| 2020 | $1,671 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | $1,605 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | $1,597 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | $1,804 | +13.0% |
| 2024 | $2,290 | +26.9% |
| 2025 | $3,755 | +64.0% |
| 2026 | $3,860 | +2.8% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought SGOL was 2009-09 ($10.08): $1,000 then is $4,189 today. The worst was 2026-02 ($50.13): $1,000 then is $842.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in SGOL be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) at the start of 2009 would be worth about $4,189 today, a total return of +318.9%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for SGOL?
abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL)'s strongest calendar year since 2009 was 2025, a +64.0% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,640 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2013, at -28.3%.
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 SGOL have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2009-09 would have grown to about $56,867 on $20,500 invested.
Did SGOL 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 $9,983. SGOL trailed the S&P 500 by +58.0% 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
abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) historical total-return data from 2009-09 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 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.