What if you invested in Sea Limited in 2017?
SE · Technology · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Sea Limited in 2017
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $3,801(+280.1%)
The S&P 500 returned $3,801 on the same $1,000. Sea Limited beat the market by $2,553.
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Sea Limited vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2017 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Sea Limited starting January 2017
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $15.08 | $1,000 | - |
| 2018 | $12.26 | $813 | -18.7% |
| 2019 | $14.01 | $929 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | $45.24 | $3,000 | +222.9% |
| 2021 | $216.71 | $14,371 | +379% |
| 2022 | $150.31 | $9,968 | -30.6% |
| 2023 | $64.45 | $4,274 | -57.1% |
| 2024 | $38.14 | $2,529 | -40.8% |
| 2025 | $121.79 | $8,076 | +219.3% |
| 2026 | $116.49 | $7,725 | -4.4% |
What this return means
Putting $1,000 into Sea Limited (SE) in 2017 returned $6,355. That is a +535.5% gain, a little over 6.4x your money, measured to 2026-06-01.
In compound terms that is roughly 21.3% a year, well above what a broad index has historically returned. The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund over the same span would be about $3,801, so Sea Limited beat the index by roughly $2,553. The index compounded at about 15% a year over that period.
The path was not smooth. The best single year was 2021 at +379.0%, and the worst was 2023 at -57.1%. At its lowest point the position was down about 82% 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.
Treat this as history rather than 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 Sea Limited at the close of every month from October 2017 through June 2026 means 105 buys and $10,500 contributed over about 8.8 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$24,195
+130.4% on $10,500 in
Same $10,500, all in at the start
$66,725
+535.5% on $10,500 in
Going all in at the start beat spreading the buys out by $42,531. 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 $41.59 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 SE split-adjusted monthly closes through June 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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