What if you'd held VEON?
A $1,000 investment in VEON Ltd. (VEON) at the month-end close of 1996-11 would be worth $2,684 at the close of 2026-08 — +168.4% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $17,328.
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 | $1,508 | +50.8% |
| 1998 | $548 | -63.7% |
| 1999 | $1,890 | +245.1% |
| 2000 | $630 | -66.7% |
| 2001 | $1,103 | +75.1% |
| 2002 | $1,355 | +22.9% |
| 2003 | $3,112 | +129.6% |
| 2004 | $4,590 | +47.5% |
| 2005 | $5,618 | +22.4% |
| 2006 | $10,028 | +78.5% |
| 2007 | $26,833 | +167.6% |
| 2008 | $4,711 | -82.4% |
| 2009 | $12,439 | +164.1% |
| 2010 | $10,373 | -16.6% |
| 2011 | $6,959 | -32.9% |
| 2012 | $8,323 | +19.6% |
| 2013 | $11,732 | +41.0% |
| 2014 | $3,813 | -67.5% |
| 2015 | $3,021 | -20.8% |
| 2016 | $3,583 | +18.6% |
| 2017 | $3,857 | +7.6% |
| 2018 | $2,490 | -35.4% |
| 2019 | $3,031 | +21.7% |
| 2020 | $1,939 | -36.0% |
| 2021 | $2,196 | +13.2% |
| 2022 | $629 | -71.3% |
| 2023 | $1,012 | +60.8% |
| 2024 | $2,060 | +103.6% |
| 2025 | $2,700 | +31.1% |
| 2026 | $3,125 | +15.7% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought VEON was 1998-09 ($4.33): $1,000 then is $14,051 today. The worst was 2007-12 ($522): $1,000 then is $116.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in VEON be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in VEON Ltd. (VEON) at the start of 1996 would be worth about $2,684 today, a total return of +168.4%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for VEON?
VEON Ltd. (VEON)'s strongest calendar year since 1996 was 1999, a +245.1% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $3,451 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -82.4%.
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 VEON have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1996-11 would have grown to about $57,073 on $35,800 invested.
Did VEON 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 $17,328. VEON trailed the S&P 500 by +84.5% 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
VEON Ltd. (VEON) historical total-return data from 1996-11 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.