The Bureau of Historic Losses · Counterfactual Division
What if you'd bought iShares S&P 500 AUD (IVV) in 2020?
COVID crashed Wall Street and the ASX-listed wrapper fell in lockstep. The fastest US recovery on record then played out on Australian screens, a reminder that you could own the S&P 500 without ever leaving Commsec.
$100 on 2020-01-01, worth today
A$246
As of 2026-06-12, $100 of iShares S&P 500 AUD (IVV) bought at 2020's open (A$28.45) is worth A$246 — 2.46×.
total return · dividends reinvested · AUD
How much would $100 of iShares S&P 500 AUD (IVV) bought in 2020 be worth today?
| You'd have put in | You'd have now | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| A$100 | A$246 | 2.46× |
| A$1,000 | A$2,463 | 2.46× |
| A$10,000 | A$24,626 | 2.46× |
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 iShares S&P 500 AUD (IVV) do in 2020?
Opened
A$28.45
2020-01-01
Peaked
A$31.37
2020-02-19
Bottomed
A$23.87
2020-03-22
Closed
A$30.32
2020-12-30
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$33,700 deployed as $100 a week from 2020-01-01, under four temperaments — same money, different nerves.
| All in on day one | A$82,990 |
| Steady weekly buys | A$56,815 |
| Sold dips, rebought rallies | A$51,115 |
| Traded it perfectly | A$57,398 |
“Traded it perfectly” requires knowing the future. Nobody knew the future.
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$1,000 at 2020's open, each valued at the latest close. Hindsight remains undefeated.
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