Nasdaq 100: historical performance

In short — $1,000 invested in the Nasdaq 100 10 years ago would be worth $6,351 today, i.e. +20%/yr on average. Best year: 2023 (+54%), worst: 2022 (-33%). Price performance, excluding dividends.

If I'd invested $1,000 in Nasdaq 100

Investment	Worth today	Gain
1 years ago	$1,388	+39%
3 years ago	$2,667	+167%
5 years ago	$2,264	+126%
10 years ago	$6,351	+535%
since inception (1985)	$220,515	+21951%

Return by year (Nasdaq 100)

Year ▼	Return i ↕	$1,000 invested at year start i ↕
2026 (YTD)	+16%	$1,155 (+16%)
2025	+20%	$1,388 (+39%)
2024	+25%	$1,734 (+73%)
2023	+54%	$2,667 (+167%)
2022	-33%	$1,788 (+79%)
2021	+27%	$2,264 (+126%)
2020	+48%	$3,341 (+234%)
2019	+38%	$4,609 (+361%)
2018	-1%	$4,561 (+356%)
2017	+32%	$5,998 (+500%)
2016	+6%	$6,351 (+535%)

⚠️ Past performance, not predictive nor advice. Prices in $, excluding dividends. Yahoo Finance data.