Whether they’re tech stocks or not, you’re going to find more growth companies in the Nasdaq. This will lead to bigger gains during bull markets and bigger sell-offs during bear markets. On March 9, 2009, the Nasdaq traded at 1,268.64.
What was the Dow Jones industrial average on March 9, 2009?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is intended to track the 30 strongest blue-chip stocks throughout the entire market. Regardless, the DJIA stood at 6,507 on March 9, 2009. A $10,000 investment with the SPDR Dow Jones ETF (DIA) would have bought you 153 shares at $65.51 each. Today as of Oct. 5, the DJIA trades at 26,388.02.
What was S & P 500 at at time of financial crisis?
If you had $10,000 to invest at that time, it would have bought you 148 shares of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) at $67.95 (this is rounded up from 147.17 assuming you could have thrown in a few extra bucks). As of October 2020, the S&P 500 stands at 3,477.13 and SPY trades at $346.85. 3477.13 – 676 = 2,801.13 for a 414% gain or 3.14x increase
How many stocks are in the S & P 500?
Below, in addition to looking at how much money you would have made, we’ll also take a brief look to see if the same kind of return is possible over the next 10 years. The S&P 500 consists of approximately 500 large-cap stocks—it’s never exactly 500 stocks and the makeup tends to change over time—that are either listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ.
What was the value of a 10, 000 dollar investment in NASDAQ?
A $10,000 investment in Fidelity’s Nasdaq Composite ONEQ ETF at $50.75 would have bought you 198 shares. As of October 2020, the NASDAQ trades at 11,579.94. 11,579.94 – 1,268 = 10,311.94 for a 813% gain or 8.13x increase
What’s the return on a 10, 000 stock investment?
Thus, holding all of your shares, your investment would be worth $42,638.80. Pretty good for a $10,000 investment. And this doesn’t include the dividend yield, which is always changing, but currently stands at 1.89% for the S&P 500 Index and 1.72% for SPY.
