What if you'd held FAZ?
A $1,000 investment in Direxion Financial Bear 3X ETF (FAZ) at the month-end close of 2008-11 would be worth $0.002069 at the close of 2026-08 — -100.0% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $8,600.
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 2008
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $1,000 | — |
| 2009 | $54.43 | -94.6% |
| 2010 | $26.47 | -51.4% |
| 2011 | $20.92 | -21.0% |
| 2012 | $8.46 | -59.5% |
| 2013 | $3.01 | -64.4% |
| 2014 | $1.77 | -41.1% |
| 2015 | $1.44 | -18.7% |
| 2016 | $0.76 | -47.3% |
| 2017 | $0.41 | -46.2% |
| 2018 | $0.48 | +16.8% |
| 2019 | $0.20 | -58.6% |
| 2020 | $0.05 | -73.9% |
| 2021 | $0.02 | -67.0% |
| 2022 | $0.02 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | $0.01 | -26.7% |
| 2024 | $0.006187 | -51.0% |
| 2025 | $0.003885 | -37.2% |
| 2026 | $0.003284 | -15.5% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought FAZ was 2026-08 ($32.04): $1,000 then is $1,000 today. The worst was 2009-02 ($16.93M): $1,000 then is $0.001893.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in FAZ be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Direxion Financial Bear 3X ETF (FAZ) at the start of 2008 would be worth about $0.002069 today, a total return of -100.0%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for FAZ?
Direxion Financial Bear 3X ETF (FAZ)'s strongest calendar year since 2008 was 2018, a +16.8% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,168 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2009, at -94.6%.
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 FAZ have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2008-11 would have grown to about $2,675 on $21,400 invested.
Did FAZ beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $8,600. FAZ trailed the S&P 500 by +100.0% 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
Direxion Financial Bear 3X ETF (FAZ) historical total-return data from 2008-11 to 2026-08, reduced to month-end closes for the tables above.
Returns use adjusted close prices from Yahoo Finance historical data — adjusted for stock splits and reinvested dividends — the same convention used by major brokerages. 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 (Yahoo Finance): 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 Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08. Not financial advice.