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What if you'd held UCB?

A $1,000 investment in United Community Banks, Inc. (UCB) at the month-end close of 2002-03 would be worth $559 at the close of 2026-09 — -44.1% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $10,655.

$1,000 since 2002$559Total return-44.1%Multiple0.56×CAGR-2.3%

Your scenario

Dates resolve to the nearest month-end close.
Leave empty for "held until today".
Invested at each month-end. Starts on the buy date.

Result

Worth$559Gain+$-441 (-44.1%)Multiple0.6×CAGR-2.3%

    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.

    2002$5592003$6512004$4772005$3852006$3842007$3142008$6322009$7142010$2,8172011$4,8962012$6,8282013$5,0552014$2,6902015$2,5052016$2,4062017$1,5612018$1,6212019$2,0832020$1,4132021$1,4792022$1,1432023$1,1842024$1,3222025$1,1572026$1,159

    Every year, $1,000 from 2002

    YearValue of $1,000Year return
    2002$1,000
    2003$1,364+36.4%
    2004$1,693+24.1%
    2005$1,694+0.1%
    2006$2,076+22.5%
    2007$1,030-50.4%
    2008$912-11.4%
    2009$231-74.7%
    2010$133-42.5%
    2011$95.34-28.3%
    2012$129+35.1%
    2013$242+87.9%
    2014$260+7.4%
    2015$271+4.1%
    2016$417+54.2%
    2017$402-3.7%
    2018$313-22.2%
    2019$461+47.4%
    2020$440-4.4%
    2021$570+29.4%
    2022$550-3.5%
    2023$492-10.4%
    2024$563+14.2%
    2025$561-0.2%
    2026$651+15.9%

    Best and worst month-end to buy

    The best single month-end close to have bought UCB was 2012-07 ($5.08): $1,000 then is $7,016 today. The worst was 2006-11 ($117): $1,000 then is $305.

    FAQ

    What would $1,000 in UCB be worth today?

    A $1,000 investment in United Community Banks, Inc. (UCB) at the start of 2002 would be worth about $559 today, a total return of -44.1%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.

    What were the best and worst years for UCB?

    United Community Banks, Inc. (UCB)'s strongest calendar year since 2002 was 2013, a +87.9% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,879 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2009, at -74.7%.

    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 UCB have grown?

    Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2002-03 would have grown to about $54,038 on $29,500 invested.

    Did UCB 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 $10,655. UCB trailed the S&P 500 by +94.8% 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

    United Community Banks, Inc. (UCB) historical total-return data from 2002-03 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.

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    What if you'd held…

    Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.