The Bureau of Historic Losses · Counterfactual Division
What if you'd bought Betashares A200 in 2019?
BetaShares launched the cheapest way to own the ASX 200 and undercut everyone on fees. A strong 2019 for Australian shares meant the low-cost newcomer started life looking very clever indeed.
$100 on 2019-01-01, worth today
A$210
As of 2026-06-12, $100 of Betashares A200 bought at 2019's open (A$70.16) is worth A$210 — 2.10×.
total return · dividends reinvested · AUD
How much would $100 of Betashares A200 bought in 2019 be worth today?
| You'd have put in | You'd have now | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| A$100 | A$210 | 2.10× |
| A$1,000 | A$2,103 | 2.10× |
| A$10,000 | A$21,030 | 2.10× |
Lump sum on the year's first trading day, total return (dividends reinvested, splits adjusted), valued at the latest close. Past performance isn't a promise — it's a taunt.
What did Betashares A200 do in 2019?
Opened
A$70.16
2019-01-01
Peaked
A$90.07
2019-12-01
Bottomed
A$70.16
2019-01-01
Closed
A$87.90
2019-12-30
Levels are dividend-adjusted, so historical figures look lower than the headline price of the day — that's the total-return lens, and it's the honest one.
Would steady buying have beaten going all in?
A$38,900 deployed as $100 a week from 2019-01-01, under four temperaments — same money, different nerves.
| All in on day one | A$81,807 |
| Steady weekly buys | A$55,513 |
| Sold dips, rebought rallies | A$55,129 |
| Traded it perfectly | A$57,317 |
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