What if you'd held VIAV?
A $1,000 investment in Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAV) at the month-end close of 1993-11 would be worth $30,223 at the close of 2026-08 — +2922.3% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $16,700.
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 1993
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | $1,000 | — |
| 1994 | $1,611 | +61.1% |
| 1995 | $3,972 | +146.6% |
| 1996 | $11,666 | +193.7% |
| 1997 | $18,387 | +57.6% |
| 1998 | $30,830 | +67.7% |
| 1999 | $286,747 | +830.1% |
| 2000 | $148,206 | -48.3% |
| 2001 | $30,859 | -79.2% |
| 2002 | $8,781 | -71.5% |
| 2003 | $12,941 | +47.4% |
| 2004 | $11,270 | -12.9% |
| 2005 | $8,390 | -25.6% |
| 2006 | $7,404 | -11.8% |
| 2007 | $5,910 | -20.2% |
| 2008 | $1,622 | -72.6% |
| 2009 | $3,666 | +126.1% |
| 2010 | $6,435 | +75.5% |
| 2011 | $4,640 | -27.9% |
| 2012 | $5,999 | +29.3% |
| 2013 | $5,773 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | $6,097 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | $4,758 | -22.0% |
| 2016 | $6,391 | +34.3% |
| 2017 | $6,828 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | $7,852 | +15.0% |
| 2019 | $11,719 | +49.3% |
| 2020 | $11,703 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | $13,766 | +17.6% |
| 2022 | $8,211 | -40.4% |
| 2023 | $7,867 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | $7,891 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | $13,922 | +76.4% |
| 2026 | $28,547 | +105.1% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought VIAV was 1994-07 ($1.10): $1,000 then is $33,158 today. The worst was 2000-02 ($600): $1,000 then is $60.92.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in VIAV be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAV) at the start of 1993 would be worth about $30,223 today, a total return of +2922.3%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for VIAV?
Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAV)'s strongest calendar year since 1993 was 1999, a +830.1% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $9,301 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2001, at -79.2%.
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 VIAV have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1993-11 would have grown to about $190,205 on $39,400 invested.
Did VIAV beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $16,700. VIAV beat the S&P 500 by +81.0% 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
Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAV) historical total-return data from 1993-11 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.