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 beProfitTotal returnPer 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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