The Bureau of Historic Losses · Counterfactual Division
What if you'd bought WiseTech Global in 2020?
By 2020 WiseTech traded near $24 and had spent years bolting on regional logistics firms in a 'string of pearls' acquisition spree, even as short-sellers questioned the model. Then the pandemic snarled global supply chains, and software that untangles shipping suddenly looked less like a luxury and more like plumbing.
$100 on 2020-01-01, worth today
A$162
As of 2026-06-12, $100 of WiseTech Global bought at 2020's open (A$23.09) is worth A$162 — 1.62×.
total return · dividends reinvested · AUD
How much would $100 of WiseTech Global bought in 2020 be worth today?
| You'd have put in | You'd have now | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| A$100 | A$162 | 1.62× |
| A$1,000 | A$1,624 | 1.62× |
| A$10,000 | A$16,242 | 1.62× |
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 WiseTech Global do in 2020?
Opened
A$23.09
2020-01-01
Peaked
A$32.61
2020-11-08
Bottomed
A$10.35
2020-03-18
Closed
A$30.38
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$54,734 |
| Steady weekly buys | A$27,705 |
| Sold dips, rebought rallies | A$32,431 |
| Traded it perfectly | A$103,508 |
“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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