If I had bought VOO
If I had bought VOO
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into VOO
a week ago+0.3%$100 → $100
a month ago+4.2%$100 → $104
since our history starts, June 29, 2026+4.0%$100 → $104
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying VOO
Over the last 57 days VOO closed between $671.42 (July 29, 2026) and $715.29 (August 13, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $105 today; at the high, $99. The current price $707.80 is above 44 of those 57 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 77% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves VOO by 0.9%: a $1,000 position swings about $9 a day.
Low of the stretch$671.42 · $100 → $105
High of the stretch$715.29 · $100 → $99
Share of profitable dates77% · 44/57
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.