If you invested $1,000 in ETH-USD — what it would be worth today
$1,000
once in
Dollar-cost averaging invests the same amount every period, so the chart compares value against what you put in.March 2016
Priced at a real closing price — the month's last trading day, or that exact day's close when you pick one.today
Monthly data: valued at the closing price on the last trading day of that month.A $1,000 investment in Ethereum (ETH-USD) in March 2016 would be worth $233,120 as of October 2026 — 68.0% a year compounded (CAGR). Use the dropdowns above to try any amount or starting month back to March 2016.
Over the same period, the same $1,000 would be worth $4,430 in the S&P 500 (SPY) and $7,394 in the Nasdaq-100 (QQQ). ETH-USD beat both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 over that period.
Growth of $1,000 in ETH-USD since March 2016— monthly
Ethereum (ETH-USD). Price return from daily closes — crypto pays no dividends and doesn't split (no taxes or fees). Not investment advice.
What $1,000 in ETH-USD would be worth today, by starting month— each bar = one starting month, held to today
$1,000 invested in ETH-USD, by year— price return, held to today
| Invested in | Worth today | Multiple | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $233,120 | 233× | 68.0% |
| 2017 | $248,357 | 248× | 76.9% |
| 2018 | $2,372 | 2.4× | 10.5% |
| 2019 | $24,527 | 24.5× | 51.8% |
| 2020 | $14,771 | 14.8× | 49.7% |
| 2021 | $2,024 | 2.0× | 13.2% |
| 2022 | $989 | 1.0× | -0.2% |
| 2023 | $1,677 | 1.7× | 15.1% |
| 2024 | $1,165 | 1.2× | 5.9% |
| 2025 | $806 | 0.8× | -12.2% |
Methodology
Investments are assumed made at the chosen month's last trading day close, or that exact day's close when a day is picked. Returns are a pure price return from daily closing prices — ETH-USD pays no dividends and doesn't split (taxes and fees excluded). ETH-USD data begins March 2016; values as of October 2026 and refresh daily. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
See the live ETH-USD chart on the ETH-USD quote page or compare with the same investment in SPY.
FAQ#
- How much would $1,000 invested in ETH-USD be worth today?
- A $1,000 investment in Ethereum (ETH-USD) in March 2016 would be worth about $233,120 as of October 2026. That works out to about 68.0% a year compounded (CAGR).
- How far back does the ETH-USD calculation go?
- ETH-USD data begins March 2016. You can pick any starting month from then to the present and see what your investment would be worth today.
- Does this include staking or dividends?
- No. ETH-USD is a cryptocurrency — it pays no dividends and doesn't split, so this is a pure price return from daily closing prices (no taxes or fees, and no staking rewards).