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
$93,833
+9,283% 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 $93,833 today. That's a gain of 9,283%, 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 (2025-08) | $1,219 | +$219 | +22% | 21.9% |
| 3 years ago (2023-08) | $1,863 | +$863 | +86% | 23.0% |
| 5 years ago (2021-08) | $1,714 | +$714 | +71% | 11.4% |
| 10 years ago (2016-08) | $5,016 | +$4,016 | +402% | 17.5% |
| At the very start (1985-01) | $93,833 | +$92,833 | +9,283% | 11.5% |
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