What if you invested in TSMC in 1997?
TSM · Technology · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in TSMC in 1997
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $15,763(+1476.3%)
The S&P 500 returned $15,763 on the same $1,000. TSMC beat the market by $214,055.
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Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in TSMC starting January 1997
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | $2.07 | $1,000 | - |
| 1998 | $2.49 | $1,203 | +20.3% |
| 1999 | $3.04 | $1,468 | +22.1% |
| 2000 | $9.71 | $4,685 | +219% |
| 2001 | $5.78 | $2,790 | -40.4% |
| 2002 | $5.69 | $2,746 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | $2.47 | $1,193 | -56.6% |
| 2004 | $4.46 | $2,149 | +80.2% |
| 2005 | $4.02 | $1,940 | -9.8% |
| 2006 | $5.40 | $2,604 | +34.2% |
| 2007 | $5.87 | $2,831 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | $5.19 | $2,505 | -11.5% |
| 2009 | $4.46 | $2,151 | -14.1% |
| 2010 | $6.33 | $3,055 | +42% |
| 2011 | $8.55 | $4,126 | +35% |
| 2012 | $9.60 | $4,632 | +12.3% |
| 2013 | $12.54 | $6,046 | +30.5% |
| 2014 | $12.29 | $5,928 | -2% |
| 2015 | $16.87 | $8,135 | +37.2% |
| 2016 | $17.13 | $8,261 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | $24.57 | $11,853 | +43.5% |
| 2018 | $37.20 | $17,942 | +51.4% |
| 2019 | $32.01 | $15,441 | -13.9% |
| 2020 | $48.07 | $23,185 | +50.2% |
| 2021 | $111.17 | $53,623 | +131.3% |
| 2022 | $113.97 | $54,975 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | $88.04 | $42,468 | -22.8% |
| 2024 | $109.34 | $52,739 | +24.2% |
| 2025 | $205.48 | $99,111 | +87.9% |
| 2026 | $328.86 | $158,626 | +60% |
What this return means
A single $1,000 stake in TSMC (TSM) at the start of 1997 is now $229,817. That is a +22,882% total return, or roughly 230x your money, measured through 2026-06-01.
In compound terms that is roughly 20.2% 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 $15,763, so TSMC beat the index by roughly $214,055. The index compounded at about 9.8% a year over that period.
The year-by-year record shows how bumpy the ride was. The best single year was 2000 at +219.0%, and the worst was 2003 at -56.6%. At its lowest point the position was down about 75% 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 TSMC at the close of every month from October 1997 through June 2026 means 345 buys and $34,500 contributed over about 28.8 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$2,121,407
+6,049.0% on $34,500 in
Same $34,500, all in at the start
$7,940,833
+22,917% on $34,500 in
Going all in at the start beat spreading the buys out by $5,819,426. 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 $7.75 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 TSM split-adjusted monthly closes through June 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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