What if you'd invested in Nasdaq Composite?
By Alex · Tickerpine · figures from public market data
$1,000 invested in Nasdaq back in 1985 would be worth
$95,402
+9,440% total · 11.6% per year
Here's the plain version: if you'd put $1,000 into Nasdaq Composite back in 1985-01 and just left it alone, you'd have about $95,402 today. That's a gain of 9,440%, or roughly 11.6% a year. No hype — just what the prices did.
Growth of $1,000 in Nasdaq
since 1985-01 · hover for detail
$1,000 in Nasdaq over time
| If you invested | $1,000 would be | Profit | Total return | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago (2025-08) | $1,239 | +$239 | +24% | 23.9% |
| 3 years ago (2023-08) | $1,894 | +$894 | +89% | 23.7% |
| 5 years ago (2021-08) | $1,742 | +$742 | +74% | 11.7% |
| 10 years ago (2016-08) | $5,100 | +$4,100 | +410% | 17.7% |
| At the very start (1985-01) | $95,402 | +$94,402 | +9,440% | 11.6% |
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