What if you'd held SPYG?
A $1,000 investment in State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG) at the month-end close of 2000-10 would be worth $7,420 at the close of 2026-08 — +642.0% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $5,392.
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 2000
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $1,000 | — |
| 2001 | $741 | -25.9% |
| 2002 | $503 | -32.1% |
| 2003 | $646 | +28.3% |
| 2004 | $680 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | $698 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | $762 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | $843 | +10.7% |
| 2008 | $528 | -37.4% |
| 2009 | $723 | +37.0% |
| 2010 | $840 | +16.2% |
| 2011 | $880 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | $1,004 | +14.2% |
| 2013 | $1,332 | +32.6% |
| 2014 | $1,528 | +14.8% |
| 2015 | $1,606 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | $1,716 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | $2,184 | +27.2% |
| 2018 | $2,181 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | $2,854 | +30.8% |
| 2020 | $3,808 | +33.5% |
| 2021 | $5,028 | +32.0% |
| 2022 | $3,549 | -29.4% |
| 2023 | $4,615 | +30.0% |
| 2024 | $6,276 | +36.0% |
| 2025 | $7,662 | +22.1% |
| 2026 | $8,686 | +13.4% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought SPYG was 2009-02 ($6.41): $1,000 then is $18,822 today. The worst was 2026-05 ($121): $1,000 then is $994.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in SPYG be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG) at the start of 2000 would be worth about $7,420 today, a total return of +642.0%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for SPYG?
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG)'s strongest calendar year since 2000 was 2009, a +37.0% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,370 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -37.4%.
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 SPYG have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2000-10 would have grown to about $239,303 on $31,100 invested.
Did SPYG beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $5,392. SPYG beat the S&P 500 by +37.6% 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 Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG) historical total-return data from 2000-10 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.