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What if you'd held FOA?

A $1,000 investment in Finance of America Companies Inc. Class A (FOA) at the month-end close of 2019-04 would be worth $218 at the close of 2026-08 — -78.2% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $2,617.

$1,000 since 2019$218Total return-78.2%Multiple0.22×CAGR-18.8%

Your scenario

Dates resolve to the nearest month-end close.
Leave empty for "held until today".
Invested at each month-end. Starts on the buy date.

Result

Worth$218Gain+$-782 (-78.2%)Multiple0.2×CAGR-18.8%

    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.

    2019$2182020$2112021$2042022$5342023$1,6682024$1,9252025$7532026$875

    Every year, $1,000 from 2019

    YearValue of $1,000Year return
    2019$1,000
    2020$1,037+3.7%
    2021$396-61.8%
    2022$127-68.0%
    2023$110-13.4%
    2024$280+155.6%
    2025$241-13.9%
    2026$211-12.5%

    Best and worst month-end to buy

    The best single month-end close to have bought FOA was 2024-04 ($4.80): $1,000 then is $4,413 today. The worst was 2021-04 ($111): $1,000 then is $190.

    FAQ

    What would $1,000 in FOA be worth today?

    A $1,000 investment in Finance of America Companies Inc. Class A (FOA) at the start of 2019 would be worth about $218 today, a total return of -78.2%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.

    What were the best and worst years for FOA?

    Finance of America Companies Inc. Class A (FOA)'s strongest calendar year since 2019 was 2024, a +155.6% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,556 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2022, at -68.0%.

    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 FOA have grown?

    Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2019-04 would have grown to about $9,174 on $8,900 invested.

    Did FOA beat the S&P 500?

    Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $2,617. FOA trailed the S&P 500 by +91.7% 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

    Finance of America Companies Inc. Class A (FOA) historical total-return data from 2019-04 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.

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    What if you'd held…

    Data: adjusted close prices via Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08. Not financial advice.