The Bureau of Historic Losses · Counterfactual Division
What if you'd bought Invesco QQQ (Nasdaq-100) in 2020?
Lockdowns sent the world online and the Nasdaq-100 vertical. The year owning a basket of big-tech felt like a cheat code — right up until 2022 reminded everyone it wasn't.
$100 on 2020-01-02, worth today
US$346
As of 2026-06-12, $100 of Invesco QQQ (Nasdaq-100) bought at 2020's open (US$208.32) is worth US$346 — 3.46×.
total return · dividends reinvested · USD
How much would $100 of Invesco QQQ (Nasdaq-100) bought in 2020 be worth today?
| You'd have put in | You'd have now | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| US$100 | US$346 | 3.46× |
| US$1,000 | US$3,463 | 3.46× |
| US$10,000 | US$34,627 | 3.46× |
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 Invesco QQQ (Nasdaq-100) do in 2020?
Opened
US$208.32
2020-01-02
Peaked
US$304.08
2020-12-31
Bottomed
US$163.16
2020-03-16
Closed
US$304.08
2020-12-31
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?
US$33,700 deployed as $100 a week from 2020-01-02, under four temperaments — same money, different nerves.
| All in on day one | US$116,693 |
| Steady weekly buys | US$68,652 |
| Sold dips, rebought rallies | US$51,785 |
| Traded it perfectly | US$71,006 |
“Traded it perfectly” requires knowing the future. Nobody knew the future.
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