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 | 2021-10-29 | 2021-10-29 |
| Start Price | $166.65 | $318.24 |
| End Date | 2026-10-23 | 2026-10-23 |
| End Price | $366.61 | $524.51 |
| # Prices | 61 | 61 |
| Initial One-time Investment | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Number Shares Purchased | 6.000600 | 3.142317 |
| Min Date | Oct-31-2022 | Oct-31-2022 |
| Min Price | $151.91 | $224.65 |
| Max Date | Feb-27-2026 | Jul-31-2025 |
| Max Price | $483.75 | $528.25 |
| Total Return | 119.99% | 64.82% |
| Annualized Return | 17.08% | 10.51% |
| Current Value of Investment | $2,200 | $1,648 |
| # Returns | 1,830 | 1,830 |
| Average Return | 53.22% | 31.01% |
| Minimum Return | -24.21% | -30.52% |
| Maximum Return | 218.45% | 135.14% |
| Number Profitable Returns | 1,669 | 1,483 |
| Percent Profitable Returns | 91.20% | 81.04% |
| Number Unprofitable Returns | 161 | 347 |
| Percent Unprofitable Returns | 8.80% | 18.96% |
| Profitable to Unprofitable Returns Ratio | 10.37 | 4.27 |