What if you'd held SPEU?
A $1,000 investment in State Street SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF (SPEU) at the month-end close of 2002-10 would be worth $5,102 at the close of 2026-09 — +410.2% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $13,670.
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 2002
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $1,000 | — |
| 2003 | $1,409 | +40.9% |
| 2004 | $1,602 | +13.7% |
| 2005 | $1,730 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | $2,191 | +26.6% |
| 2007 | $2,486 | +13.5% |
| 2008 | $1,431 | -42.5% |
| 2009 | $1,837 | +28.4% |
| 2010 | $1,778 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | $1,636 | -8.0% |
| 2012 | $1,920 | +17.4% |
| 2013 | $2,325 | +21.1% |
| 2014 | $2,134 | -8.2% |
| 2015 | $2,051 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | $1,999 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | $2,474 | +23.8% |
| 2018 | $2,134 | -13.8% |
| 2019 | $2,691 | +26.1% |
| 2020 | $2,862 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | $3,326 | +16.2% |
| 2022 | $2,795 | -16.0% |
| 2023 | $3,350 | +19.9% |
| 2024 | $3,414 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | $4,637 | +35.8% |
| 2026 | $5,157 | +11.2% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought SPEU was 2003-03 ($10.24): $1,000 then is $5,545 today. The worst was 2026-09 ($56.78): $1,000 then is $1,000.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in SPEU be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in State Street SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF (SPEU) at the start of 2002 would be worth about $5,102 today, a total return of +410.2%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for SPEU?
State Street SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF (SPEU)'s strongest calendar year since 2002 was 2003, a +40.9% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,409 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -42.5%.
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 SPEU have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2002-10 would have grown to about $71,552 on $28,800 invested.
Did SPEU 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 $13,670. SPEU trailed the S&P 500 by +62.7% 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
State Street SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF (SPEU) historical total-return data from 2002-10 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.