What if you invested in Ethereum in 2023?
ETH-USD · Crypto · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Ethereum in 2023
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $1,942(+94.2%)
The S&P 500 returned $1,942 on the same $1,000. S&P 500 outperformed by $703.
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Growth of $1,000
Ethereum vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2023 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Ethereum starting January 2023
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1,586.54 | $1,000 | - |
| 2024 | $2,282.54 | $1,439 | +43.9% |
| 2025 | $3,298.27 | $2,079 | +44.5% |
| 2026 | $2,445.09 | $1,541 | -25.9% |
What this return means
A $1,000 stake in Ethereum (ETH-USD) from 2023 sits at $1,239 today. The total return is +23.9% over 3.5 years, as of 2026-06-01.
That is only about 6.3% a year once you compound it across 3.5 years. A plain S&P 500 fund would have grown that $1,000 to about $1,942 instead, beating Ethereum by around $703. The index compounded at about 20.9% a year, a reminder that a single stock can lag a basket of them.
The path was not smooth. The best single year was 2025 at +44.5%, and the worst was 2024 at +43.9%. At its lowest point the position was down about 26% from an earlier high. Ethereum price history used here starts in 2017; trading on other exchanges before that is not included. 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.
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* Ethereum price data from Yahoo Finance begins in 2017. Earlier trading history from other exchanges is not included. 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.