The Bureau of Historic Losses · Counterfactual Division
What if you'd bought Betashares Nasdaq 100 (NDQ) in 2020?
Lockdown sent everything online and the Nasdaq-100 vertical, and the ASX-listed version went along for the ride. The year an Australian could own Apple, Amazon and Tesla in one trade — and watch it go parabolic.
$100 on 2020-01-01, worth today
A$338
As of 2026-06-12, $100 of Betashares Nasdaq 100 (NDQ) bought at 2020's open (A$18.24) is worth A$338 — 3.38×.
total return · dividends reinvested · AUD
How much would $100 of Betashares Nasdaq 100 (NDQ) bought in 2020 be worth today?
| You'd have put in | You'd have now | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| A$100 | A$338 | 3.38× |
| A$1,000 | A$3,380 | 3.38× |
| A$10,000 | A$33,798 | 3.38× |
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 2020?
Opened
A$18.24
2020-01-01
Peaked
A$24.84
2020-12-08
Bottomed
A$16.86
2020-03-12
Closed
A$24.42
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$113,898 |
| Steady weekly buys | A$65,704 |
| Sold dips, rebought rallies | A$53,564 |
| Traded it perfectly | A$67,214 |
“Traded it perfectly” requires knowing the future. Nobody knew the future.
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