If I had bought IGV
If I had bought IGV
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into IGV
a week ago+0.3%$100 → $100
a month ago+11.5%$100 → $111
since our history starts, August 17, 2026+11.3%$100 → $111
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying IGV
Over the last 49 days IGV closed between $101.13 (September 12, 2026) and $114.99 (October 10, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $112 today; at the high, $99. The current price $113.73 is above 48 of those 49 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 98% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves IGV by 5.7%: a $1,000 position swings about $57 a day.
Low of the stretch$101.13 · $100 → $112
High of the stretch$114.99 · $100 → $99
Share of profitable dates98% · 48/49
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.