What if you invested in Vistra in 2017?
VST · Energy · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Vistra in 2017
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $3,801(+280.1%)
The S&P 500 returned $3,801 on the same $1,000. Vistra beat the market by $7,655.
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Growth of $1,000
Vistra vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2017 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Vistra starting January 2017
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $13.83 | $1,000 | - |
| 2018 | $16.63 | $1,203 | +20.3% |
| 2019 | $21.42 | $1,549 | +28.8% |
| 2020 | $19.60 | $1,417 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | $17.91 | $1,295 | -8.6% |
| 2022 | $20.19 | $1,460 | +12.8% |
| 2023 | $22.02 | $1,592 | +9% |
| 2024 | $40.29 | $2,914 | +83% |
| 2025 | $166.65 | $12,052 | +313.7% |
| 2026 | $157.91 | $11,420 | -5.2% |
What this return means
Holding Vistra (VST) from 2017 multiplied a $1,000 stake into $11,456. That works out to +1045.6%, about 11x the original stake, as of 2026-06-01.
In compound terms that is roughly 29% a year, well above what a broad index has historically returned. The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund over the same span would be about $3,801, so Vistra beat the index by roughly $7,655. The index compounded at about 15% a year over that period.
Getting here meant sitting through real volatility. The best single year was 2025 at +313.7%, and the worst was 2021 at -8.6%. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
This is historical math, not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
What if you invested $100 a month instead?
Most people do not drop a lump sum in on day one. They add a fixed amount every month. Putting $100 into Vistra at the close of every month from January 2017 through June 2026 means 114 buys and $11,400 contributed over about 9.5 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$74,581
+554.2% on $11,400 in
Same $11,400, all in at the start
$130,577
+1,045.4% on $11,400 in
Going all in at the start beat spreading the buys out by $55,996. That is the usual result when a stock trends up: each monthly buy pays a higher price than the last, so the average cost climbs. Averaging in also meant an average buy price of $24.21 per share across the whole stretch, so the monthly buyer never had to time a single low. Neither number counts dividends, taxes, or trading costs.
Illustrative fixed $100/month example, not a recommendation. Figures are computed from VST split-adjusted monthly closes through June 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. All calculations are based on split-adjusted closing prices from Yahoo Finance and do not account for dividends, taxes, or trading fees. See our methodology and full disclaimer.