If I'd invested in Nasdaq-100 since 2021
$1,000 put into the Nasdaq-100 at the end of 2021 would be worth about $1,813 today — a 1.81× return, or roughly 14.4% a year. Change the amount below to run your own number.
You'd have
$1,813
from $1,000 invested — up 81%.
The story behind the number
Nasdaq-100 since 2021 has been a remarkably smooth ride. $1,000 put in at the end of 2021 grew to $1,813 — a 1.81× return, or about 14.4% a year. That beat the S&P 500, which turned the same $1,000 into $1,562 — you'd have come out roughly 1.16× ahead of simply buying the index.
The ride mattered as much as the destination. The strongest single year was 2026, up 16%; the worst was 2022, down 14%.
Holding on took nerve: the position fell as much as 33% from its 2021 peak to its 2022 low, before climbing back above that high by 2023. Inflation takes a bite, too — consumer prices rose about 19% over the period, so in today's money the result is closer to 1.52× what you put in.
Common questions
- How much would I have if I'd invested $1,000 in Nasdaq-100 in 2021?
- $1,000 invested in the Nasdaq-100 at the end of 2021 would be worth about $1,813 today — a 1.81× return, or roughly 14.4% per year.
- What were the best and worst years for Nasdaq-100 since 2021?
- The best year was 2026, up about 16%. The toughest was 2022, when it fell about 14%. Across the window, 22 of 54 years finished lower than they started.
- What was the biggest drop along the way?
- The steepest decline was about 33%, from a peak in 2021 to a low in 2022, with the value recovering above its prior high by 2023.
- Would I have done better in S&P 500?
- No — the S&P 500 turned $1,000 into about $1,562 over the same window, while Nasdaq-100 reached $1,813. Nasdaq-100 came out ahead.
The chart above shows the whole journey, not just the destination. Try switching to a bit each year to see how spreading your buying would have changed the outcome — or skip the latte to find out what a small daily habit could have grown into instead.
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