How much would $1,000 invested in BLV be worth today?

$1,000 invested in BLV on October 17, 2016 would be worth $1,020 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 0.2% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the BLV calculator go?

BLV data begins April 10, 2007, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 19 years, 6 months of history.

Does this include dividends?

Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

If You Invested $1,000 in BLV: What It Would Be Worth Today

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BLV

$64.12-0.09%

as of close, Oct 16, 2026

☾ AH $64.12 -0.09%

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Your investment#

How much

All at once, on the start date

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Latest close, Oct 16, 2026

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Result#

$1,000Oct 17, 2016$1,020Oct 16, 20261.0×your money

$1,000 invested in BLV on October 17, 2016 was worth $1,020 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 0.2% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 1.0 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,208 in the S&P 500 and $6,511 in the Nasdaq-100: BLV trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$666if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−38.3%Aug 6, 2020 to Oct 19, 2023

At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate

Gain$20on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 3% of all 115 periods of 10 years since 2007.

Your dates

−30%0%30%

Worst: −0.3% a year, Sep 2016 to Sep 2026Best: 7.8% a year, Feb 2010 to Feb 2020

One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in BLV, October 17, 2016 to October 16, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500The highA low

Lowest value$869 · Oct 2023Highest value$1,409 · Aug 2020Highest value$1,409 · Aug 2020$1,081 · Mar 2020$

$2,000$3,000$4,000$1,020

20182020202220242026

How far BLV was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −38.3% from Aug 6, 2020 to Oct 19, 2023, not back to the high by the end date.

−38.3% from its high−20.0% from its high

high−38%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 17, 2016, worth $1,020 on October 16, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

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What $1,000 would be worth on October 16, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to October 16, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

Your start

$1,000$1,500$2,000

2010201520202025

$1,000 invested in BLV, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Oct 16, 2026, dividends reinvested.

Started	Worth Oct 16, 2026	Multiple	A year (CAGR)	Same in the Nasdaq-100
2017	$1,086	1.1×	0.9%	$6,344
2018	$994	0.99×	−0.1%	$4,742
2019	$1,026	1.0×	0.3%	$4,812
2020	$861	0.86×	−2.2%	$3,420
2021	$750	0.75×	−4.9%	$2,373
2022	$783	0.78×	−5.0%	$1,818
2023	$1,040	1.0×	1.0%	$2,741
2024	$987	0.99×	−0.5%	$1,789
2025	$1,017	1.0×	0.9%	$1,403
2026	$958	0.96×	—	$1,162

Methodology#

A buy is made at the start date's close, or the next session's when the market was closed that day, and valued at the end date's close; a monthly or yearly plan buys on the same day of each month or year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. BLV data begins April 10, 2007; values as of October 16, 2026 and refresh daily. The ranking compares month-end to month-end periods. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

See the live BLV chart and fundamentals on the BLV quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in BLV be worth today?: $1,000 invested in BLV on October 17, 2016 would be worth $1,020 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 0.2% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the BLV calculator go?: BLV data begins April 10, 2007, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 19 years, 6 months of history.
Does this include dividends?: Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

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