What if you'd held VOX?
A $1,000 investment in Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX) at the month-end close of 2004-09 would be worth $6,096 at the close of 2026-09 — +509.6% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $10,500.
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 2004
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $1,000 | — |
| 2005 | $1,020 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | $1,394 | +36.7% |
| 2007 | $1,466 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | $900 | -38.6% |
| 2009 | $1,166 | +29.5% |
| 2010 | $1,394 | +19.5% |
| 2011 | $1,364 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | $1,590 | +16.6% |
| 2013 | $1,975 | +24.3% |
| 2014 | $2,001 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | $2,055 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | $2,522 | +22.8% |
| 2017 | $2,384 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | $1,984 | -16.7% |
| 2019 | $2,541 | +28.0% |
| 2020 | $3,280 | +29.1% |
| 2021 | $3,734 | +13.8% |
| 2022 | $2,284 | -38.8% |
| 2023 | $3,306 | +44.8% |
| 2024 | $4,402 | +33.1% |
| 2025 | $5,558 | +26.3% |
| 2026 | $5,449 | -2.0% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought VOX was 2009-02 ($28.36): $1,000 then is $6,662 today. The worst was 2026-01 ($199): $1,000 then is $952.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in VOX be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX) at the start of 2004 would be worth about $6,096 today, a total return of +509.6%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for VOX?
Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX)'s strongest calendar year since 2004 was 2023, a +44.8% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,448 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2022, at -38.8%.
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 VOX have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2004-09 would have grown to about $79,997 on $26,500 invested.
Did VOX 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 $10,500. VOX trailed the S&P 500 by +41.9% 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
Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX) historical total-return data from 2004-09 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.