What if you invested monthly in an internet ETF (FDN) for 15 years?
This looks at investing a fixed amount every month for 15 years into a theme ETF concentrated in leading US internet companies. It shares the Nasdaq's growth character but also passed through large corrections.
Investment conditions
Asset · Internet ETF (FDN)
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)
-51.7%
Largest drop from peak
Longest loss period
5months
Months in loss: 6
Recovery period
22months
Growth over time
Invested principal (dashed) and portfolio value (solid). Values below match the calculation.
Total invested $40,222 → Final value $122,390 (+204.3%), Maximum drawdown (MDD) -51.7%
Why this period and asset
FDN is a theme ETF holding leading US internet, e-commerce and platform companies. The 15 years from 2011 span the explosive growth of mobile and internet platforms, and it rose strongly through growth-stock rallies. Along the way it passed through the 2018 correction, the 2020 pandemic crash and the 2022 rate-hike tech correction. In 2022 especially, high-growth internet and tech were pressed heavily, falling far from the peak before recovering.
Interpreting the result
The internet theme resembles the Nasdaq but leans heavily on a few large platforms, making it more volatile than a broad index. Even across 15 years it saw several large maximum drawdowns and loss periods, and the 2022 correction in particular took time to recover. Investing steadily for a long time can compound, but the fact that you had to endure several deep declines along the way rarely shows in the final number. Look at the hidden volatility behind a long-run result.
Caveats & limits
This result simplifies taxes, trading fees and currency effects, and past performance does not guarantee the future. Theme ETFs concentrate in a few industries and companies and are sensitive to trends and rate cycles, passing through large drawdowns and long loss periods more than once. As a dollar asset, the won-based outcome shifts with USD/KRW.
Data sources & limits
- Price data source: Yahoo Finance / FinanceDataReader
- Collected on: 2026-07-23
- Effective trading date: 2026-07-01
- Price basis: Cierre ajustado (refleja dividendos y desdoblamientos de acciones)
- Trading fees and taxes are not reflected — figures are pre-tax.
- Based on historical data; does not guarantee future returns.
Frequently asked questions
How is an internet ETF different from the Nasdaq?
Both carry a strong growth flavor, but FDN concentrates more narrowly on internet and platform companies and is heavily influenced by a few large names, making it more sensitive to a specific theme's correction.
Is holding for 15 years safe?
Long-term investing helps compounding, but along the way you had to endure large drawdowns like 2020 and 2022 more than once. Even over a long window, check the loss periods and recovery time.
Are taxes and currency included?
This simulation simplifies dividends, fees, taxes and currency. In reality, overseas-ETF taxes and currency moves are added and can change the final return.
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📋 Los resultados se basan en datos históricos; las rentabilidades pasadas no garantizan rentabilidades futuras.
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