The Bureau of Historic Losses · Counterfactual Division
What if you'd bought Betashares Nasdaq 100 (NDQ) in 2016?
BetaShares wrapped the Nasdaq-100 for Australian investors just before big tech ate the world. In 2016 it was a niche curiosity; it was about to become the single most envied ticker on the ASX.
$100 on 2016-01-03, worth today
A$682
As of 2026-06-12, $100 of Betashares Nasdaq 100 (NDQ) bought at 2016's open (A$9.03) is worth A$682 — 6.82×.
total return · dividends reinvested · AUD
How much would $100 of Betashares Nasdaq 100 (NDQ) bought in 2016 be worth today?
| You'd have put in | You'd have now | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| A$100 | A$682 | 6.82× |
| A$1,000 | A$6,823 | 6.82× |
| A$10,000 | A$68,225 | 6.82× |
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 Nasdaq 100 (NDQ) do in 2016?
Opened
A$9.03
2016-01-03
Peaked
A$9.86
2016-12-20
Bottomed
A$7.97
2016-02-10
Closed
A$9.77
2016-12-29
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$54,600 deployed as $100 a week from 2016-01-03, under four temperaments — same money, different nerves.
| All in on day one | A$372,509 |
| Steady weekly buys | A$176,439 |
| Sold dips, rebought rallies | A$125,059 |
| Traded it perfectly | A$180,500 |
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