What if you'd held TACT?
A $1,000 investment in TransAct Technologies Incorporated (TACT) at the month-end close of 1996-08 would be worth $1,200 at the close of 2026-08 — +20.0% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $20,230.
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 1996
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $1,000 | — |
| 1997 | $1,074 | +7.4% |
| 1998 | $319 | -70.3% |
| 1999 | $730 | +129.0% |
| 2000 | $506 | -30.7% |
| 2001 | $530 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | $457 | -13.9% |
| 2003 | $2,349 | +414.5% |
| 2004 | $3,091 | +31.6% |
| 2005 | $1,143 | -63.0% |
| 2006 | $1,202 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | $692 | -42.4% |
| 2008 | $664 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | $1,004 | +51.1% |
| 2010 | $1,362 | +35.7% |
| 2011 | $1,051 | -22.9% |
| 2012 | $1,053 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | $1,883 | +78.9% |
| 2014 | $855 | -54.6% |
| 2015 | $1,402 | +64.0% |
| 2016 | $1,126 | -19.7% |
| 2017 | $2,347 | +108.4% |
| 2018 | $1,638 | -30.2% |
| 2019 | $2,070 | +26.4% |
| 2020 | $1,340 | -35.3% |
| 2021 | $2,057 | +53.5% |
| 2022 | $1,192 | -42.0% |
| 2023 | $1,317 | +10.4% |
| 2024 | $772 | -41.4% |
| 2025 | $755 | -2.2% |
| 2026 | $975 | +29.3% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought TACT was 1999-03 ($1.47): $1,000 then is $3,517 today. The worst was 2004-05 ($24.71): $1,000 then is $209.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in TACT be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in TransAct Technologies Incorporated (TACT) at the start of 1996 would be worth about $1,200 today, a total return of +20.0%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for TACT?
TransAct Technologies Incorporated (TACT)'s strongest calendar year since 1996 was 2003, a +414.5% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $5,145 by year-end. Its weakest year was 1998, at -70.3%.
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 TACT have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1996-08 would have grown to about $35,833 on $36,100 invested.
Did TACT 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 $20,230. TACT trailed the S&P 500 by +94.1% 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
TransAct Technologies Incorporated (TACT) historical total-return data from 1996-08 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.