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What If You Invested During the 2020 Crash?
The S&P 500 dropped 34% in March 2020. Investing $10,000 at the bottom meant first sitting through the part where nobody knew it was the bottom. Here is what holding from there returned.
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S&P 500
$10,000 invested in 2020
Worth today
$25,399
6.6 years
+15.2% annualized
Tesla
$10,000 invested in 2020
Worth today
$96,979
6.6 years
+41.2% annualized
Nvidia
Best$10,000 invested in 2020
Worth today
$339,898
6.6 years
+70.9% annualized
Apple
$10,000 invested in 2020
Worth today
$38,819
6.6 years
+22.9% annualized
Amazon
$10,000 invested in 2020
Worth today
$23,730
6.6 years
+14.0% annualized
Bitcoin
$10,000 invested in 2020
Worth today
$62,393
6.6 years
+32.1% annualized
Based on price data through 2026-06-01. Price return only (no dividends).
About this calculation
S&P 500 bottomed on March 23, 2020 at 2,237.40. Prices here use start-of-year data, so actual crash-bottom returns would be higher.
Returns are based on price appreciation only (no dividends reinvested). Past performance does not guarantee future results. Not financial advice.
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