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

$1,000 invested in IAU on October 27, 2016 would be worth $3,121 on October 27, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 12.1% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the IAU calculator go?

IAU data begins January 28, 2005, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 21 years, 9 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 IAU: What It Would Be Worth Today

IAU

$76.33+1.21%

as of close, Oct 27, 2026

☾ AH $76.33 +1.21%

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Result#

$1,000Oct 27, 2016$3,121Oct 27, 20263.1×your money

$1,000 invested in IAU on October 27, 2016 was worth $3,121 on October 27, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 12.1% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 3.1 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: IAU trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$3,121if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−26.4%Jan 29 to Jul 16, 2026

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

Gain$2,121on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 93% of all 142 periods of 10 years since 2005.

Your dates

−30%0%70%

Worst: −0.9% a year, Sep 2012 to Sep 2022Best: 15.5% a year, Jan 2016 to Jan 2026

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

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

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

Lowest value$888 · Dec 2016Highest value$4,152 · Jan 2026Highest value$4,152 · Jan 2026$3,058 · Jul 2026$1,260 · Sep 2022$921 · Aug 2018$

$1,000$2,000$4,000$3,121

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How far IAU was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −26.4% from Jan 29, 2026 to Jul 16, 2026, not back to the high by the end date.

−26.4% from its high−21.8% from its high−13.7% from its high−13.5% from its high

high−26%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 27, 2016, worth $3,121 on October 27, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

3.1×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

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$1,000 invested in IAU, by year#

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

Started	Worth Oct 27, 2026	Multiple	A year (CAGR)	Same in the Nasdaq-100
2017	$3,420	3.4×	13.3%	$6,447
2018	$3,012	3.0×	13.3%	$4,818
2019	$3,103	3.1×	15.6%	$4,890
2020	$2,612	2.6×	15.1%	$3,475
2021	$2,057	2.1×	13.2%	$2,411
2022	$2,228	2.2×	18.1%	$1,848
2023	$2,188	2.2×	22.8%	$2,786
2024	$1,960	2.0×	27.0%	$1,817
2025	$1,521	1.5×	26.0%	$1,426
2026	$936	0.94×	—	$1,180

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. IAU data begins January 28, 2005; 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 IAU chart and fundamentals on the IAU quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.