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
$93,130
+9,213% 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 $93,130 today. That's a gain of 9,213%, 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 (2025-10) | $1,094 | +$94 | +9% | 9.4% |
| 3 years ago (2023-10) | $2,020 | +$1,020 | +102% | 26.4% |
| 5 years ago (2021-10) | $1,675 | +$675 | +67% | 10.9% |
| 10 years ago (2016-10) | $5,002 | +$4,002 | +400% | 17.5% |
| At the very start (1985-01) | $93,130 | +$92,130 | +9,213% | 11.5% |
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