Stock Return Calculator: Compare Returns for Gold and Stocks
Use the calculator to compute the total return with dividends reinvested, annualized return plus a summary of winning (profitable) and losing (unprofitable) buy and sell combinations for any gold ETF, gold mutual fund or gold-related stock plus any stock ETF, stock mutual fund or stock supported by Alpha Vantage. Indexes are not supported.
| Performance Results | GLD | MSFT |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 2021-07-30 | 2021-07-30 |
| Start Price | $169.82 | $273.40 |
| End Date | 2026-07-17 | 2026-07-17 |
| End Price | $368.41 | $393.82 |
| # Prices | 61 | 61 |
| Initial One-time Investment | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Number Shares Purchased | 5.888588 | 3.657616 |
| Min Date | Oct-31-2022 | Oct-31-2022 |
| Min Price | $151.91 | $225.08 |
| Max Date | Feb-27-2026 | Jul-31-2025 |
| Max Price | $483.75 | $529.25 |
| Total Return | 116.94% | 44.04% |
| Annualized Return | 16.75% | 7.57% |
| Current Value of Investment | $2,169 | $1,440 |
| # Returns | 1,830 | 1,830 |
| Average Return | 50.23% | 28.63% |
| Minimum Return | -23.85% | -30.52% |
| Maximum Return | 218.45% | 135.14% |
| Number Profitable Returns | 1,666 | 1,439 |
| Percent Profitable Returns | 91.04% | 78.63% |
| Number Unprofitable Returns | 164 | 391 |
| Percent Unprofitable Returns | 8.96% | 21.37% |
| Profitable to Unprofitable Returns Ratio | 10.16 | 3.68 |