If I'd invested in Nasdaq-100 since 2004
$1,000 put into the Nasdaq-100 at the end of 2004 would be worth about $18,070 today — a 18.1× return, or roughly 14.5% a year. Change the amount below to run your own number.
You'd have
$18,070
from $1,000 invested — up 1707%.
The story behind the number
Nasdaq-100 since 2004 has been a remarkably smooth ride. $1,000 put in at the end of 2004 grew to $18,070 — a 18.1× return, or about 14.5% a year. That beat the S&P 500, which turned the same $1,000 into $6,137 — you'd have come out roughly 2.94× ahead of simply buying the index.
The ride mattered as much as the destination. The strongest single year was 2026, up 16%; the worst was 2008, down 16%.
Holding on took nerve: the position fell as much as 50% from its 2007 peak to its 2009 low, before climbing back above that high by 2010. Inflation takes a bite, too — consumer prices rose about 74% over the period, so in today's money the result is closer to 10.4× what you put in.
Common questions
- How much would I have if I'd invested $1,000 in Nasdaq-100 in 2004?
- $1,000 invested in the Nasdaq-100 at the end of 2004 would be worth about $18,070 today — a 18.1× return, or roughly 14.5% per year.
- What were the best and worst years for Nasdaq-100 since 2004?
- The best year was 2026, up about 16%. The toughest was 2008, when it fell about 16%. Across the window, 100 of 258 years finished lower than they started.
- What was the biggest drop along the way?
- The steepest decline was about 50%, from a peak in 2007 to a low in 2009, with the value recovering above its prior high by 2010.
- Would I have done better in S&P 500?
- No — the S&P 500 turned $1,000 into about $6,137 over the same window, while Nasdaq-100 reached $18,070. Nasdaq-100 came out ahead.
The chart above shows the whole journey, not just the destination. Try switching to a bit each year to see how spreading your buying would have changed the outcome — or skip the latte to find out what a small daily habit could have grown into instead.
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