What if you'd held SPXL?
A $1,000 investment in Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X ETF (SPXL) at the month-end close of 2008-11 would be worth $120,904 at the close of 2026-09 — +11990.4% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $12,032.
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 2008
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $1,000 | — |
| 2009 | $1,652 | +65.2% |
| 2010 | $2,309 | +39.8% |
| 2011 | $1,965 | -14.9% |
| 2012 | $2,830 | +44.1% |
| 2013 | $6,180 | +118.4% |
| 2014 | $8,498 | +37.5% |
| 2015 | $8,029 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | $10,438 | +30.0% |
| 2017 | $17,852 | +71.0% |
| 2018 | $13,369 | -25.1% |
| 2019 | $27,112 | +102.8% |
| 2020 | $29,725 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | $59,079 | +98.8% |
| 2022 | $25,669 | -56.6% |
| 2023 | $43,505 | +69.5% |
| 2024 | $71,177 | +63.6% |
| 2025 | $93,914 | +31.9% |
| 2026 | $124,109 | +32.2% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought SPXL was 2009-02 ($1.22): $1,000 then is $237,165 today. The worst was 2026-09 ($290): $1,000 then is $1,000.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in SPXL be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X ETF (SPXL) at the start of 2008 would be worth about $120,904 today, a total return of +11990.4%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for SPXL?
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X ETF (SPXL)'s strongest calendar year since 2008 was 2013, a +118.4% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,184 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2022, at -56.6%.
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 SPXL have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2008-11 would have grown to about $537,007 on $21,500 invested.
Did SPXL 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 $12,032. SPXL beat the S&P 500 by +904.8% 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
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X ETF (SPXL) historical total-return data from 2008-11 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.