What if you'd held VUSE?
A $1,000 investment in Vident U.S. Equity Strategy ETF (VUSE) at the month-end close of 2014-01 would be worth $3,508 at the close of 2026-09 — +250.8% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $5,404.
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 2014
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $1,000 | — |
| 2015 | $939 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | $1,107 | +17.9% |
| 2017 | $1,291 | +16.6% |
| 2018 | $1,094 | -15.2% |
| 2019 | $1,321 | +20.7% |
| 2020 | $1,410 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | $1,911 | +35.5% |
| 2022 | $1,730 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | $2,152 | +24.4% |
| 2024 | $2,491 | +15.8% |
| 2025 | $2,820 | +13.2% |
| 2026 | $3,130 | +11.0% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought VUSE was 2016-01 ($20.56): $1,000 then is $3,557 today. The worst was 2026-08 ($73.26): $1,000 then is $998.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in VUSE be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Vident U.S. Equity Strategy ETF (VUSE) at the start of 2014 would be worth about $3,508 today, a total return of +250.8%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for VUSE?
Vident U.S. Equity Strategy ETF (VUSE)'s strongest calendar year since 2014 was 2021, a +35.5% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,355 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2018, at -15.2%.
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 VUSE have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2014-01 would have grown to about $34,255 on $15,300 invested.
Did VUSE 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 $5,404. VUSE trailed the S&P 500 by +35.1% 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
Vident U.S. Equity Strategy ETF (VUSE) historical total-return data from 2014-01 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.