The Bureau of Historic Losses · Counterfactual Division
What if you'd bought Commonwealth Bank in 2015?
Already 'too expensive at $90,' said the analysts. It roughly doubled from here — before counting a cent of dividends.
$100 on 2015-01-01, worth today
A$311
As of 2026-06-12, $100 of Commonwealth Bank bought at 2015's open (A$51.30) is worth A$311 — 3.11×.
total return · dividends reinvested · AUD
How much would $100 of Commonwealth Bank bought in 2015 be worth today?
| You'd have put in | You'd have now | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| A$100 | A$311 | 3.11× |
| A$1,000 | A$3,110 | 3.11× |
| A$10,000 | A$31,096 | 3.11× |
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 2015?
Opened
A$51.30
2015-01-01
Peaked
A$58.87
2015-03-19
Bottomed
A$44.32
2015-09-29
Closed
A$54.04
2015-12-30
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$59,800 deployed as $100 a week from 2015-01-01, under four temperaments — same money, different nerves.
| All in on day one | A$185,957 |
| Steady weekly buys | A$135,574 |
| Sold dips, rebought rallies | A$115,920 |
| Traded it perfectly | A$157,464 |
“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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