What if you'd held XME?
A $1,000 investment in State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME) at the month-end close of 2006-06 would be worth $3,076 at the close of 2026-09 — +207.6% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $8,921.
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 2006
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | $1,000 | — |
| 2007 | $1,418 | +41.8% |
| 2008 | $576 | -59.4% |
| 2009 | $1,084 | +88.3% |
| 2010 | $1,454 | +34.1% |
| 2011 | $1,044 | -28.2% |
| 2012 | $975 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | $923 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | $689 | -25.3% |
| 2015 | $341 | -50.5% |
| 2016 | $703 | +106.1% |
| 2017 | $852 | +21.1% |
| 2018 | $624 | -26.8% |
| 2019 | $715 | +14.7% |
| 2020 | $829 | +15.9% |
| 2021 | $1,119 | +34.9% |
| 2022 | $1,266 | +13.1% |
| 2023 | $1,538 | +21.5% |
| 2024 | $1,468 | -4.5% |
| 2025 | $2,694 | +83.5% |
| 2026 | $3,088 | +14.6% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought XME was 2016-01 ($12.19): $1,000 then is $9,731 today. The worst was 2026-05 ($125): $1,000 then is $948.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in XME be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME) at the start of 2006 would be worth about $3,076 today, a total return of +207.6%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for XME?
State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME)'s strongest calendar year since 2006 was 2016, a +106.1% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,061 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -59.4%.
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 XME have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2006-06 would have grown to about $83,937 on $24,400 invested.
Did XME 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 $8,921. XME trailed the S&P 500 by +65.5% 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
State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME) historical total-return data from 2006-06 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.