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

$1,000 invested in HYG on October 17, 2016 would be worth $1,506 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 4.2% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the HYG calculator go?

HYG data begins April 11, 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 HYG: What It Would Be Worth Today

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HYG

$76.86-0.35%

as of close, Oct 16, 2026

☾ AH $76.86 -0.35%

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Your investment#

How much

All at once, on the start date

Pick start & end dates10 years

Start

Key dates

Start at a well-known dateRecentMarket topsMarket bottomsEvents

Bought at that day's close

End

Key dates

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Latest close, Oct 16, 2026

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2007 to today, log scale

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Result#

$1,000Oct 17, 2016$1,506Oct 16, 20261.5×your money

$1,000 invested in HYG on October 17, 2016 was worth $1,506 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 4.2% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 1.5 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: HYG trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$886if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−22.0%Feb 20 to Mar 23, 2020

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

Gain$506on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 33% of all 115 periods of 10 years since 2007.

Your dates

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Worst: 2.6% a year, Sep 2012 to Sep 2022Best: 9.3% a year, Nov 2008 to Nov 2018

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

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

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

Lowest value$943 · Mar 2020$1,096 · Sep 2022$

$1,000$2,000$3,000$4,000$1,506

20182020202220242026

How far HYG was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −22.0% from Feb 20, 2020 to Mar 23, 2020, back to the high by Nov 4, 2020.

−22.0% from its high−15.8% from its high

high−22%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 17, 2016, worth $1,506 on October 16, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

1.5×paid

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$2,500$3,000$3,500

2010201520202025

$1,000 invested in HYG, 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	$1,485	1.5×	4.1%	$6,344
2018	$1,404	1.4×	3.9%	$4,742
2019	$1,436	1.4×	4.8%	$4,812
2020	$1,252	1.3×	3.4%	$3,420
2021	$1,206	1.2×	3.3%	$2,373
2022	$1,161	1.2×	3.2%	$1,818
2023	$1,301	1.3×	7.2%	$2,741
2024	$1,172	1.2×	5.9%	$1,789
2025	$1,080	1.1×	4.4%	$1,403
2026	$996	1.00×	—	$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. HYG data begins April 11, 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 HYG chart and fundamentals on the HYG quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in HYG be worth today?: $1,000 invested in HYG on October 17, 2016 would be worth $1,506 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 4.2% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the HYG calculator go?: HYG data begins April 11, 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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