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

$1,000 invested in VSEC on October 17, 2016 would be worth $5,500 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 18.6% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the VSEC calculator go?

VSEC data begins February 24, 1984, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 42 years, 8 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 VSE (VSEC): What It Would Be Worth Today

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VSEC

$164.08+1.57%

as of close, Oct 16, 2026

☾ AH $164.08 +1.57%

VSE CorporationStock · IndustrialsRussell 2000 0.2%Nasdaq Composite 0.01%US Stock Market 0.009%Russell 3000 0.008%

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Your investment#

How much

All at once, on the start date

Pick start & end dates10 years

Start

Key dates

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Bought at that day's close

End

Key dates

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Latest close, Oct 16, 2026

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1984 to today, log scale

2008 crisisCovidDot-com bust1987 crash

199020002010Oct 2016 – Today

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Result#

$1,000Oct 17, 2016$5,500Oct 16, 20265.5×your money

$1,000 invested in VSEC on October 17, 2016 was worth $5,500 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 18.6% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 5.5 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: VSEC beat the S&P 500 but trailed the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$5,105if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−76.1%Oct 20, 2017 to Mar 18, 2020

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

Gain$4,500on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 73% of all 393 periods of 10 years since 1984.

Your dates

−50%0%180%

Worst: −1.8% a year, Mar 2010 to Mar 2020Best: 30.9% a year, Jan 2000 to Jan 2010

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

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

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500A lowLog scale: equal steps are equal percentage moves

Lowest value$443 · Mar 2020$1,088 · Jul 2022$5,312 · May 2026$

$500$1,000$2,000$5,500

20182020202220242026

How far VSEC was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −76.1% from Oct 20, 2017 to Mar 18, 2020, back to the high by Nov 4, 2021.

−76.1% from its high−47.6% from its high−34.8% from its high−30.3% from its high

high−76%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 17, 2016, worth $5,500 on October 16, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

5.5×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$3,000$10k$30k$100k$300k

198519901995200020052010201520202025

$1,000 invested in VSEC, 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	$4,432	4.4×	16.4%	$6,344
2018	$3,551	3.6×	15.5%	$4,742
2019	$5,513	5.5×	24.5%	$4,812
2020	$4,587	4.6×	25.2%	$3,420
2021	$4,512	4.5×	29.8%	$2,373
2022	$2,751	2.8×	23.6%	$1,818
2023	$3,586	3.6×	40.1%	$2,741
2024	$2,617	2.6×	41.2%	$1,789
2025	$1,775	1.8×	37.9%	$1,403
2026	$907	0.91×	—	$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. VSEC data begins February 24, 1984; 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 VSEC chart and fundamentals on the VSEC quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in VSEC be worth today?: $1,000 invested in VSEC on October 17, 2016 would be worth $5,500 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 18.6% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the VSEC calculator go?: VSEC data begins February 24, 1984, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 42 years, 8 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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