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
$97,125
+9,612% 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 $97,125 today. That's a gain of 9,612%, 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 (2025-09) | $1,195 | +$195 | +19% | 19.5% |
| 3 years ago (2023-09) | $2,048 | +$1,048 | +105% | 27.0% |
| 5 years ago (2021-09) | $1,873 | +$873 | +87% | 13.4% |
| 10 years ago (2016-09) | $5,096 | +$4,096 | +410% | 17.7% |
| At the very start (1985-01) | $97,125 | +$96,125 | +9,612% | 11.6% |
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