If you invested $1,000 in ETH-USD — what it would be worth today
A $1,000 investment in Ethereum (ETH-USD) in March 2016 would be worth $167,783 as of August 2026 — 63.8% a year. Use the dropdowns above to try any amount, ticker, or starting month back to March 2016.
Over the same period, the same $1,000 would be worth $4,684 in the S&P 500 (SPY) and $7,427 in the Nasdaq-100 (QQQ). ETH-USD beat both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 over that period.
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 starting year#
| Invested in | Worth today | Same in QQQ | Multiple | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $167,783 | $7,427 | 168× | 63.8% |
| 2017 | $178,749 | $6,141 | 179× | 72.2% |
| 2018 | $1,707 | $4,475 | 1.7× | 6.5% |
| 2019 | $17,652 | $4,470 | 17.7× | 46.3% |
| 2020 | $10,631 | $3,403 | 10.6× | 43.5% |
| 2021 | $1,457 | $2,353 | 1.5× | 7.0% |
| 2022 | $712 | $2,029 | 0.7× | -7.2% |
| 2023 | $1,207 | $2,482 | 1.2× | 5.5% |
| 2024 | $838 | $1,742 | 0.8× | -6.7% |
| 2025 | $580 | $1,382 | 0.6× | -29.7% |
Methodology#
Investments are assumed made at the first trading day's close of the chosen year. 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 August 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 $167,783 as of August 2026. That works out to about 63.8% a year.
- 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).