The Bureau of Historic Losses · Counterfactual Division
What if you'd bought Apple in 2015?
Peak-iPhone maturity — surely the growth was finally over? It wasn't. Again.
$100 on 2015-01-02, worth today
US$1,203
As of 2026-06-12, $100 of Apple bought at 2015's open (US$24.19) is worth US$1,203 — 12.0×.
total return · dividends reinvested · USD
How much would $100 of Apple bought in 2015 be worth today?
| You'd have put in | You'd have now | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| US$100 | US$1,203 | 12.0× |
| US$1,000 | US$12,034 | 12.0× |
| US$10,000 | US$120,338 | 12.0× |
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 Apple do in 2015?
Opened
US$24.19
2015-01-02
Peaked
US$29.57
2015-05-22
Bottomed
US$23.11
2015-08-24
Closed
US$23.69
2015-12-31
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?
US$59,800 deployed as $100 a week from 2015-01-02, under four temperaments — same money, different nerves.
| All in on day one | US$719,624 |
| Steady weekly buys | US$295,889 |
| Sold dips, rebought rallies | US$196,326 |
| Traded it perfectly | US$320,345 |
“Traded it perfectly” requires knowing the future. Nobody knew the future.
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$1,000 at 2015's open, each valued at the latest close. Hindsight remains undefeated.
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