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 $154,514 as of July 2026 — 63.5% 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 $4,545 in the S&P 500 (SPY) and $7,377 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#
monthlyEthereum (ETH-USD). Price return from daily closes — crypto pays no dividends and doesn't split (no taxes or fees). Not investment advice.
Growth of $1,000 in ETH-USD by starting month#
$1,000 invested in ETH-USD, by starting year#
| Invested in | Worth today | Same in QQQ | Multiple | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $154,514 | $7,377 | 155× | 63.5% |
| 2017 | $164,613 | $6,099 | 165× | 71.9% |
| 2018 | $1,572 | $4,444 | 1.6× | 5.5% |
| 2019 | $16,256 | $4,439 | 16.3× | 45.6% |
| 2020 | $9,790 | $3,380 | 9.8× | 42.7% |
| 2021 | $1,341 | $2,337 | 1.3× | 5.6% |
| 2022 | $655 | $2,015 | 0.7× | -9.1% |
| 2023 | $1,112 | $2,465 | 1.1× | 3.1% |
| 2024 | $772 | $1,730 | 0.8× | -10.1% |
| 2025 | $534 | $1,373 | 0.5× | -35.7% |
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 July 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 $154,514 as of July 2026. That works out to about 63.5% 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).