What if you'd held SMID?
A $1,000 investment in Smith-Midland Corporation (SMID) at the month-end close of 1995-12 would be worth $5,906 at the close of 2026-08 — +490.6% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $12,521.
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 2026-08, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 1995
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1,000 | — |
| 1996 | $289 | -71.1% |
| 1997 | $171 | -40.9% |
| 1998 | $211 | +23.1% |
| 1999 | $118 | -43.8% |
| 2000 | $118 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | $305 | +157.9% |
| 2002 | $251 | -17.9% |
| 2003 | $179 | -28.5% |
| 2004 | $204 | +14.1% |
| 2005 | $642 | +214.4% |
| 2006 | $453 | -29.5% |
| 2007 | $362 | -20.0% |
| 2008 | $122 | -66.3% |
| 2009 | $398 | +225.8% |
| 2010 | $368 | -7.4% |
| 2011 | $295 | -20.0% |
| 2012 | $427 | +44.8% |
| 2013 | $479 | +12.3% |
| 2014 | $498 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | $747 | +49.9% |
| 2016 | $1,228 | +64.4% |
| 2017 | $1,584 | +29.0% |
| 2018 | $1,743 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | $1,412 | -19.0% |
| 2020 | $2,224 | +57.5% |
| 2021 | $11,059 | +397.4% |
| 2022 | $4,824 | -56.4% |
| 2023 | $9,294 | +92.7% |
| 2024 | $10,461 | +12.6% |
| 2025 | $8,551 | -18.3% |
| 2026 | $5,906 | -30.9% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought SMID was 2000-10 ($0.36): $1,000 then is $69,146 today. The worst was 2024-11 ($49.10): $1,000 then is $511.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in SMID be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Smith-Midland Corporation (SMID) at the start of 1995 would be worth about $5,906 today, a total return of +490.6%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for SMID?
Smith-Midland Corporation (SMID)'s strongest calendar year since 1995 was 2021, a +397.4% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $4,974 by year-end. Its weakest year was 1996, at -71.1%.
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 SMID have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1995-12 would have grown to about $581,943 on $36,900 invested.
Did SMID beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $12,521. SMID trailed the S&P 500 by +52.8% 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
Smith-Midland Corporation (SMID) historical total-return data from 1995-12 to 2026-08, 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 2026-08. Not financial advice.