What if you'd held YUMC?
A $1,000 investment in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC) at the month-end close of 2016-10 would be worth $1,869 at the close on 2026-09-25: a +86.9% total return, dividends reinvested. Through August 2026, the latest month the fund has reported, the same $1,000 became $2,061 in YUMC and $4,245 in an S&P 500 index fund (TSP C Fund, dividends reinvested).
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 and held to the latest close, dividends reinvested.
Every year, $1,000 from 2016
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1,000 | — |
| 2017 | $1,536 | +53.6% |
| 2018 | $1,301 | -15.3% |
| 2019 | $1,884 | +44.8% |
| 2020 | $2,252 | +19.5% |
| 2021 | $1,982 | -12.0% |
| 2022 | $2,195 | +10.8% |
| 2023 | $1,721 | -21.6% |
| 2024 | $1,985 | +15.4% |
| 2025 | $2,009 | +1.2% |
| 2026 | $1,735 | -13.7% |
Best and worst month to buy
The best month to have bought YUMC was 2016-10, at a close of $21.65: $1,000 then is $1,869 today. The worst was 2021-05, at $62.47: $1,000 then is $648.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in YUMC be worth today?
About $1,869 at the latest close, a total return of +86.9% with dividends reinvested. That is $1,000 put into YUMC at the 2016-10 month-end close, the first in this price history.
What were the best and worst years for YUMC?
YUMC's best calendar year since 2016 was 2017, with a +53.6% return: $1,000 invested at the start of that year became about $1,536. Its worst year was 2023, at -21.6%.
Does the calculator include dividends and splits?
Yes. Prices are adjusted for stock splits and reinvested dividends, so the figures are total returns.
How much would $100 per month in YUMC have grown?
To about $11,936 from $12,000 invested, putting in $100 at every monthly close since 2016-10.
Did YUMC beat the S&P 500?
No. From the October 2016 month-end through August 2026, YUMC trailed an S&P 500 index fund by 51.5%. With dividends reinvested, $1,000 in the fund (the TSP C Fund) became $4,245, and $1,000 in YUMC became $2,061. The fund's monthly returns are published at tsp.gov.
Is this investment advice?
No. Wall Street Regrets is an entertainment and education tool. Every number here is a historical calculation, and past performance never guarantees future results.
Methodology
The figures on this page use YUMC's historical total-return data from 2016-10 to 2026-09. The tables above use month-end closes, and the latest close so far for a month still in progress.
Returns use adjusted close prices, which account for stock splits and reinvested dividends, the same convention used by major brokerages. End-of-day 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 close. Amounts in other currencies are converted at month-end exchange rates published by the European Central Bank and, for earlier years, the Federal Reserve: into US dollars at the buy date's rate and back at the sell date's rate, so the return includes the currency move.
For exact dates, use the calculator above, which uses trading-day closes where daily data is available; the monthly tables miss the highs and lows inside a month. Figures ignore taxes, fees and the currency effects of non-USD listings.
What if you'd held…
Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. Prices as of the last close (2026-09-25). Data delayed end-of-day.