If I had bought IVV
If I had bought IVV
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into IVV
a week ago+2.8%$100 → $103
a month ago-2.2%$100 → $98
three months ago-2.6%$100 → $97
since our history starts, August 5, 2026-2.3%$100 → $98
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying IVV
Over the last 99 days IVV closed between $725.00 (November 8, 2026) and $793.80 (September 27, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $105 today; at the high, $96. The current price $760.00 is above 12 of those 99 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 12% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves IVV by 2.0%: a $1,000 position swings about $20 a day.
Low of the stretch$725.00 · $100 → $105
High of the stretch$793.80 · $100 → $96
Share of profitable dates12% · 12/99
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.