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+1.1%$100 → $101
a month ago+1.4%$100 → $101
three months ago+3.3%$100 → $103
since our history starts, June 29, 2026+5.1%$100 → $105
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying VOO
Over the last 104 days VOO closed between $671.42 (July 29, 2026) and $717.40 (October 9, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $107 today; at the high, $100. The current price $715.40 is above 100 of those 104 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 96% 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 → $107
High of the stretch$717.40 · $100 → $100
Share of profitable dates96% · 100/104
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.