What if you'd held SVXY?
A $1,000 investment in ProShares Short VIX Short Term Futures ETF (SVXY) at the month-end close of 2018-09 would be worth $2,111 at the close on 2026-10-16: a +111.1% price return. Through September 2026, the latest month the fund has reported, the same $1,000 became $2,166 in SVXY and $2,970 in an S&P 500 index fund (TSP C Fund). The fund figure includes reinvested dividends; the stock figure does not, so the comparison favors the fund.
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.
Every year, $1,000 from 2018
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $1,000 | — |
| 2019 | $1,543 | +54.3% |
| 2020 | $984 | -36.2% |
| 2021 | $1,457 | +48.1% |
| 2022 | $1,389 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | $2,448 | +76.2% |
| 2024 | $2,372 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | $2,626 | +10.7% |
| 2026 | $2,941 | +12.0% |
Best and worst month to buy
The best month to have bought SVXY was 2020-03, at a close of $15.49: $1,000 then is $4,010 today. The worst was 2026-09, at $63.74: $1,000 then is $975.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in SVXY be worth today?
About $2,111 at the latest close, a price return of +111.1%. That is $1,000 put into SVXY at the 2018-09 month-end close, the first in this price history.
What were the best and worst years for SVXY?
SVXY's best calendar year since 2018 was 2023, with a +76.2% return: $1,000 invested at the start of that year became about $1,762. Its worst year was 2020, at -36.2%.
Does the calculator include dividends and splits?
Splits only. Price return: adjusted for stock splits, dividends not included. Prices are split-adjusted automatically; a ticker whose history we could not adjust with confidence starts later or is not shown.
How much would $100 per month in SVXY have grown?
To about $19,538 from $9,800 invested, putting in $100 at every monthly close since 2018-09.
Did SVXY beat the S&P 500?
No. From the September 2018 month-end through September 2026, SVXY trailed an S&P 500 index fund by 27.1%: $1,000 in the fund (the TSP C Fund, dividends included) became $2,970, and $1,000 in SVXY (price only) became $2,166. 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 SVXY's historical price data from 2018-09 to 2026-10. The tables and the calculator above use month-end closes.
Prices come from IEX Historical 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.
Prices are the last regular-session trade on IEX (Investors Exchange) each day, which can differ slightly from the official close. Month-end closes 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…
Prices as of the last IEX trade on 2026-10-16. Data delayed end-of-day.