What if you'd held SLF?
A $1,000 investment in Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) at the month-end close of 2000-03 would be worth $18,785 at the close of 2026-09 — +1778.5% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $8,308.
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 2000
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $1,000 | — |
| 2001 | $829 | -17.1% |
| 2002 | $673 | -18.8% |
| 2003 | $1,021 | +51.6% |
| 2004 | $1,411 | +38.2% |
| 2005 | $1,733 | +22.8% |
| 2006 | $1,874 | +8.2% |
| 2007 | $2,540 | +35.5% |
| 2008 | $1,092 | -57.0% |
| 2009 | $1,432 | +31.1% |
| 2010 | $1,578 | +10.2% |
| 2011 | $1,027 | -34.9% |
| 2012 | $1,565 | +52.5% |
| 2013 | $2,152 | +37.5% |
| 2014 | $2,256 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | $2,026 | -10.2% |
| 2016 | $2,585 | +27.6% |
| 2017 | $2,853 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | $2,380 | -16.6% |
| 2019 | $3,396 | +42.7% |
| 2020 | $3,449 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | $4,474 | +29.7% |
| 2022 | $3,897 | -12.9% |
| 2023 | $4,555 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | $5,442 | +19.5% |
| 2025 | $5,842 | +7.4% |
| 2026 | $7,589 | +29.9% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought SLF was 2000-03 ($4.23): $1,000 then is $18,785 today. The worst was 2026-07 ($82.95): $1,000 then is $958.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in SLF be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) at the start of 2000 would be worth about $18,785 today, a total return of +1778.5%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for SLF?
Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF)'s strongest calendar year since 2000 was 2012, a +52.5% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,525 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -57.0%.
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 SLF have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2000-03 would have grown to about $143,665 on $31,900 invested.
Did SLF 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 $8,308. SLF beat the S&P 500 by +126.1% 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
Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) historical total-return data from 2000-03 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 2026-09-02. Not financial advice.