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
$90,770
+8,977% total · 11.5% 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 $90,770 today. That's a gain of 8,977%, or roughly 11.5% 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 (2025-06) | $1,242 | +$242 | +24% | 24.2% |
| 3 years ago (2023-06) | $1,835 | +$835 | +83% | 22.4% |
| 5 years ago (2021-06) | $1,744 | +$744 | +74% | 11.8% |
| 10 years ago (2016-06) | $5,224 | +$4,224 | +422% | 18.0% |
| At the very start (1985-01) | $90,770 | +$89,770 | +8,977% | 11.5% |
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