The Bureau of Historic Losses · Counterfactual Division
What if you'd bought Commonwealth Bank in 2009?
The post-GFC bottom for Australia's biggest bank. Fully-franked dividends plus a decade of capital growth, starting from fear.
$100 on 2009-01-01, worth today
A$1,294
As of 2026-06-12, $100 of Commonwealth Bank bought at 2009's open (A$12.33) is worth A$1,294 — 12.9×.
total return · dividends reinvested · AUD
How much would $100 of Commonwealth Bank bought in 2009 be worth today?
| You'd have put in | You'd have now | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| A$100 | A$1,294 | 12.9× |
| A$1,000 | A$12,942 | 12.9× |
| A$10,000 | A$129,418 | 12.9× |
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 Commonwealth Bank do in 2009?
Opened
A$12.33
2009-01-01
Peaked
A$25.24
2009-10-22
Bottomed
A$10.16
2009-01-22
Closed
A$24.62
2009-12-30
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$91,100 deployed as $100 a week from 2009-01-01, under four temperaments — same money, different nerves.
| All in on day one | A$1.2M |
| Steady weekly buys | A$321,895 |
| Sold dips, rebought rallies | A$247,170 |
| Traded it perfectly | A$374,731 |
“Traded it perfectly” requires knowing the future. Nobody knew the future.
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$1,000 at 2009's open, each valued at the latest close. Hindsight remains undefeated.
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