What if you invested monthly in Hyundai Motor for 15 years?
See how a 15-year monthly investment into Hyundai Motor, Korea's leading automaker, would have looked using real data. In a cyclical industry, performance varied greatly across periods.
⚠️ This asset is an individual stock chosen as of today, so past returns can look better than they really were (survivorship bias).
Investment conditions
Asset · Hyundai Motor (single stock)
Method · Recurring monthly investment
Period · 2011-07-01 ~ 2026-07-01
Amount · $222 / month
As of · 2026-07-01
Key metrics
These results do not reflect taxes. Based on historical data.
Risk & recovery
As important as returns. This service does not hide maximum drawdown or loss periods.
Maximum drawdown (MDD)
-50.9%
Largest drop from peak
Longest loss period
71months
Months in loss: 85
Recovery period
0months
Growth over time
Invested principal (dashed) and portfolio value (solid). Values below match the calculation.
Total invested $40,222 → Final value $144,782 (+259.9%), Maximum drawdown (MDD) -50.9%
Why this period and asset
Hyundai Motor is Korea's leading automaker, and the auto industry is highly cyclical, swayed by the economy, exchange rates, and consumer sentiment. Around 2011, Korean auto stocks drew attention on strong earnings, but over the following years they stagnated for a long time amid worries about slowing sales and rising competition. More recently, the shift to EVs and an expanding eco-friendly lineup drew renewed interest in some phases. As a single stock, it reacted far more to specific issues than the KOSPI index.
Interpreting the result
This scenario shows the nature of concentrating monthly investments in a cyclical single stock. Be sure to check the maximum drawdown, underwater period, and recovery time on the results screen. In expansions, earnings and the stock can rise together, but when sales slow or recession fears grow, drawdowns can be deep and underwater periods long. A single stock fully reflects that firm's and industry's risks, so it is more volatile than an index. Monthly investing does not remove the concentration risk itself.
Caveats & limits
Hyundai Motor is a KRW-denominated asset listed in Korea, so results are calculated in Korean won (KRW) with no exchange-rate variable. Investing in a single stock carries concentration risk, where the company's or industry's weakness translates directly into losses, and you should be mindful of survivorship bias from examining only companies that survived. Taxes and trading costs also lower performance. Past performance does not guarantee the future, and this page does not recommend buying any specific stock.
Data sources & limits
- Price data source: Yahoo Finance / FinanceDataReader
- Collected on: 2026-07-23
- Effective trading date: 2026-07-01
- Price basis: Adjusted close (reflects dividends and stock splits)
- This asset is an individual stock chosen as of today, so past returns can look better than they really were (survivorship bias).
- Trading fees and taxes are not reflected — figures are pre-tax.
- Based on historical data; does not guarantee future returns.
Frequently asked questions
Why are automaker stocks cyclical?
Cars are expensive and not essential purchases, so when the economy weakens more people postpone buying and sales fall. That is why automakers' earnings and stock prices tend to swing widely with the economic cycle.
Does investing for a long time eventually trend upward?
It is hard to assume long-term upward drift for a single stock. Many stocks stagnate or decline for a long time due to industry shifts or intensified competition, so you must check the underwater period and recovery time on the results screen.
Is it fine to invest in one stock instead of an index?
This page does not recommend any particular approach. However, single-stock concentration can have a larger maximum drawdown than an index and carries survivorship-bias risk, so comparing it side by side with an index scenario can help inform your judgment.
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📋 Results are based on historical data; past returns do not guarantee future returns.
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⚠️ Calculated using today's representative assets, which may differ from the market composition at the time.