What if you invested monthly in Samsung Electronics for 10 years?
This shows the actual historical result of investing a fixed amount each month in Samsung Electronics (005930) over 10 years starting in 2014. As a single stock, be mindful of survivorship bias.
⚠️ 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 · Samsung Electronics (005930) · recurring monthly purchases · 10 years
Method · Recurring monthly investment
Period · 2014-07-01 ~ 2024-07-01
Amount · $222 / month
As of · 2024-07-01
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)
-33.4%
Largest drop from peak
Longest loss period
5months
Months in loss: 12
Recovery period
11months
Growth over time
Invested principal (dashed) and portfolio value (solid). Values below match the calculation.
Total invested $26,889 → Final value $58,568 (+117.8%), Maximum drawdown (MDD) -33.4%
Why this period and asset
Samsung Electronics is Korea's flagship large-cap. The decade from 2014 passed through the memory-chip super-cycle (2017–2018), the U.S.-China trade war, the 2020 retail-investor boom, and the 2022 semiconductor downturn. Because this is a single stock rather than an index, its character differs fundamentally from investing in a diversified index.
Interpreting the result
A single-stock plan can beat or trail an index. The key fact is that this is a 'representative company that survived and grew.' Had you picked a different stock from the same era that was delisted or badly lagged, the result would be completely different. Interpret the return and maximum drawdown below together with the limitation that this is 'one stock viewed in hindsight, knowing the outcome.'
Caveats & limits
Be mindful of survivorship bias. This stock is chosen with hindsight as a 'company that survived long.' Single stocks carry far greater risk than an index, with real risks of delisting or prolonged underperformance. Figures use adjusted close (dividends and splits reflected), exclude fees and taxes, and past results do not guarantee the future. (Note: this is a KRW-denominated Korean stock.)
Data sources & limits
- Price data source: Yahoo Finance / FinanceDataReader
- Collected on: 2026-07-23
- Effective trading date: 2024-07-01
- Price basis: 調整後終値(配当・株式分割を反映)
- 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
What is survivorship bias?
Looking back while picking only stocks that survived and grew creates an illusion that single-stock investing is safer than it really is. Stocks that vanished or lagged in the same period drop out of view. This service flags this warning on single stocks.
How does single-stock investing differ from index investing?
An index diversifies across hundreds of stocks, diluting the failure risk of any one company. A single stock ties your entire amount to one company's fate, with far greater drawdown and failure risk.
Are dividends, FX, and taxes reflected?
Dividends and splits are reflected via adjusted close. Samsung is a KRW-denominated stock so there is no FX variable, but trading fees and taxes are not reflected.
Does this page recommend buying Samsung?
No. It only shows one stock's path using historical data and recommends no stock. You must recognize the concentration risk of a single stock.
Related scenarios
📋 結果は過去のデータに基づくものです。過去のリターンは将来のリターンを保証しません。
📋 本サービスは投資アドバイスではなく、投資を理解するための教育目的で提供されています。
⚠️ 現在の代表的な資産を用いて計算しているため、当時の市場構成とは異なる場合があります。