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ES return calculator

Your investment#

How much
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All at once, on the start date
Pick start & end dates10 years
Key datesStart at a well-known dateRecentMarket topsMarket bottomsEvents
Bought at that day's close
Key datesEnd at a well-known dateMarket topsMarket bottomsEvents
Latest close, Oct 27, 2026

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1984 to today, log scale
2008 crisisCovid
1990Oct 2016 – Today
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Result#

$1,000Oct 27, 2016$1,824Oct 27, 20261.8× 

$1,000 invested in ES on October 27, 2016 was worth $1,824 on October 27, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 6.2% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 1.8 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,228 in the S&P 500 and $6,559 in the Nasdaq-100: ES trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$1,257if dividends were spent
Biggest fall−41.7%Aug 18, 2022 to Oct 23, 2023
At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate
Gain$824on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 44% of all 387 periods of 10 years since 1984.

Your dates
−50%0%80%
Worst: −7.6% a year, Mar 1987 to Mar 1997Best: 17.4% a year, Jan 2010 to Jan 2020
One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in ES, October 27, 2016 to October 27, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500The highA low
Highest value$2,108 · Aug 2022$
$1,000$3,000$4,000$1,824
20182020202220242026

How far ES was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −41.7% from Aug 18, 2022 to Oct 23, 2023, not back to the high by the end date.

−41.7% from its high
high−42%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 27, 2016, worth $1,824 on October 27, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

1.8×paid

What $1,000 would be worth on October 27, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to October 27, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

Your start
$1,000$2,000$5,000$10k$20k
198519901995200020052010201520202025

$1,000 invested in ES, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Oct 27, 2026, dividends reinvested.

StartedWorth Oct 27, 2026MultipleA year (CAGR)
2017$1,7701.8×6.0%
2018$1,4971.5×4.7%
2019$1,4411.4×4.8%
2020$1,0691.1×1.0%
2021$1,0051.0×0.1%
2022$9260.93×−1.6%
2023$9510.95×−1.3%
2024$1,2081.2×6.9%
2025$1,2811.3×14.6%
2026$1,0301.0×—

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. ES data begins August 29, 1984; values as of October 27, 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 ES chart and fundamentals on the ES quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in ES be worth today?
$1,000 invested in ES on October 27, 2016 would be worth $1,824 on October 27, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 6.2% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the ES calculator go?
ES data begins August 29, 1984, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 42 years, 2 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.