What if you invested in Broadcom in 2009?

AVGO · Technology · Data through 2026-06-01

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If you invested $1,000 in Broadcom in 2009

$295,117today
+29411.7% total return|+38.2% annualized

The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $12,328(+1132.8%)

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The S&P 500 returned $12,328 on the same $1,000. Broadcom beat the market by $283,398.

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Broadcom vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2009 to present

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Year-by-Year Returns

$1,000 invested in Broadcom starting January 2009

YearPriceValueAnnual
2009$1.28$1,000-
2010$1.22$955-4.5%
2011$2.02$1,582+65.6%
2012$2.42$1,893+19.7%
2013$2.59$2,030+7.2%
2014$4.05$3,169+56.1%
2015$7.74$6,061+91.3%
2016$10.18$7,973+31.5%
2017$15.43$12,077+51.5%
2018$19.56$15,310+26.8%
2019$22.14$17,335+13.2%
2020$26.16$20,477+18.1%
2021$40.38$31,611+54.4%
2022$54.07$42,331+33.9%
2023$55.73$43,628+3.1%
2024$114.97$90,002+106.3%
2025$218.48$171,042+90%
2026$330.08$258,410+51.1%

What this return means

A single $1,000 stake in Broadcom (AVGO) at the start of 2009 is now $295,726. That is a +29,473% total return, or roughly 296x your money, measured through 2026-06-01.

That is a compound rate of about 38.2% a year, an extreme pace that few holdings sustain for 17.6 years. The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund over the same span would be about $12,328, so Broadcom beat the index by roughly $283,398. The index compounded at about 15.4% a year over that period.

The path was not smooth. The best single year was 2024 at +106.3%, and the worst was 2010 at -4.5%. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.

This is historical math, not financial advice. 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 Broadcom at the close of every month from August 2009 through June 2026 means 203 buys and $20,300 contributed over about 16.9 years.

$100/month, dollar-cost averaged

$1,281,595

+6,213.3% on $20,300 in

Same $20,300, all in at the start

$5,990,879

+29,412% on $20,300 in

Going all in at the start beat spreading the buys out by $4,709,284. 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 $5.98 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 AVGO 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.