What if you invested in BlackRock in 1999?
BLK · Financial · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in BlackRock in 1999
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $9,412(+841.2%)
The S&P 500 returned $9,412 on the same $1,000. BlackRock beat the market by $96,536.
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Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in BlackRock starting January 1999
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | $9.02 | $1,000 | - |
| 2000 | $10.36 | $1,148 | +14.8% |
| 2001 | $23.62 | $2,618 | +128.1% |
| 2002 | $25.45 | $2,820 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | $25.00 | $2,770 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | $34.62 | $3,836 | +38.5% |
| 2005 | $48.63 | $5,388 | +40.5% |
| 2006 | $81.56 | $9,037 | +67.7% |
| 2007 | $104.29 | $11,556 | +27.9% |
| 2008 | $139.30 | $15,435 | +33.6% |
| 2009 | $69.98 | $7,754 | -49.8% |
| 2010 | $140.33 | $15,549 | +100.5% |
| 2011 | $133.10 | $14,749 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | $126.08 | $13,970 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | $169.15 | $18,743 | +34.2% |
| 2014 | $220.61 | $24,444 | +30.4% |
| 2015 | $256.01 | $28,367 | +16% |
| 2016 | $242.26 | $26,843 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | $295.74 | $32,769 | +22.1% |
| 2018 | $454.80 | $50,394 | +53.8% |
| 2019 | $344.52 | $38,174 | -24.2% |
| 2020 | $451.02 | $49,975 | +30.9% |
| 2021 | $615.10 | $68,156 | +36.4% |
| 2022 | $736.06 | $81,559 | +19.7% |
| 2023 | $698.40 | $77,386 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | $732.83 | $81,201 | +4.9% |
| 2025 | $1,042.19 | $115,479 | +42.2% |
| 2026 | $1,106.51 | $122,606 | +6.2% |
What this return means
$1,000 put into BlackRock (BLK) in 1999 turned into $105,948. That is a +10,495% total return, or roughly 106x your money, measured through 2026-06-01.
In compound terms that is roughly 18.4% a year, well above what a broad index has historically returned. By comparison the S&P 500 returned about $9,412 on the same stake, putting BlackRock ahead by close to $96,536. The index compounded at about 8.5% a year over that period.
The path was not smooth. The best single year was 2001 at +128.1%, and the worst was 2009 at -49.8%. At its lowest point the position was down about 50% from an earlier high. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
None of this is a recommendation. It is a record of what already happened, and past performance does not guarantee future results.
What if you invested $100 a month instead?
Most people do not drop a lump sum in on day one. They add a fixed amount every month. Putting $100 into BlackRock at the close of every month from October 1999 through June 2026 means 321 buys and $32,100 contributed over about 26.8 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$398,736
+1,142.2% on $32,100 in
Same $32,100, all in at the start
$3,402,778
+10,501% on $32,100 in
Going all in at the start beat spreading the buys out by $3,004,042. That is the usual result when a stock trends up: each monthly buy pays a higher price than the last, so the average cost climbs. Averaging in also meant an average buy price of $76.98 per share across the whole stretch, so the monthly buyer never had to time a single low. Neither number counts dividends, taxes, or trading costs.
Illustrative fixed $100/month example, not a recommendation. Figures are computed from BLK split-adjusted monthly closes through June 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. All calculations are based on split-adjusted closing prices from Yahoo Finance and do not account for dividends, taxes, or trading fees. See our methodology and full disclaimer.