What if I had invested $1,000 in Dow in 2020?

$1,000 in Dow in 2020

$1,000 put into Dow (DOW) on January 2, 2020, its first trading day of 2020 in our data, was worth $693 on September 23, 2026, with dividends counted to the end of 2024. Over the same days to July 31, 2026, $1,000 in the whole US stock market became $2,515.

$1,000 became$693by September 23, 2026

Total return-30.7%dividends counted to 2024

A year, on average-5.3%over 6.7 years

The whole US market$2,515same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; DOW by then: $733

The S&P 500 index$2,365price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on January 2, 2020, dividends put back in, no costs and no tax. Dividends are counted to the end of 2024; from 2025 on our prices are adjusted for splits only, so dividends paid since then are left out. The stock figure counts dividends; the S&P 500 index figure does not, so compare the stock with the whole-market figure. The market figure is the Fama-French US market return (Kenneth R. French data library), which runs to July 31, 2026. Our stock prices run to September 23, 2026.

Another stock, another year

Dow in: 2019 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026

Also in 2020

Nvidia · $1,000 became $37,756
Apple Inc. · $1,000 became $4,630
Microsoft · $1,000 became $3,259
Amazon · $1,000 became $2,627
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) · $1,000 became $4,955
Avago Technologies · $1,000 became $12,683
Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock · $1,000 became $4,917
Meta Platforms · $1,000 became $3,561

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