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$1,000 in Broadcom Inc. in 2009 → $283,188 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) on January 1, 2009 — at the December 2008 month-end close of $1.28 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $283,188. That's a +28218.8% total return — beating the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $7,552.

$1,000 in 2009$283,188Total return+28218.8%Multiple283.2×CAGR+39.4%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in AVGO in 2009 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) at the month-end close of 2009-08- would be worth $283,188 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +28218.8% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in AVGO in 2009 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $7,552 — so Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) beat the index by +3649.7%.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

The scenario invests at the December 2008 month-end close (the price entering 2009) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the AVGO calculator page.

Is the 2009–2026 return in AVGO typical?

No single year is typical. AVGO's best calendar-year return since 2009 was about +110.5%, and its worst was -13.3%.

Methodology

Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) total-return data from January 2009 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2008 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.

Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the AVGO calculator page.

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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.