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$1,000 in Solana in 2022 → $505 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Solana (SOL-USD) on January 1, 2022 — at the December 2021 month-end close of $170 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $505. That's a -49.5% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $1,617.

$1,000 in 2022$505Total return-49.5%Multiple51%CAGR-13.6%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in SOL-USD in 2022 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Solana (SOL-USD) at the month-end close of 2021-12- would be worth $505 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of -49.5% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in SOL-USD in 2022 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $1,617 — so Solana (SOL-USD) trailed the index by +68.8%.

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

The scenario invests at the December 2021 month-end close (the price entering 2022) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the SOL-USD calculator page.

Is the 2022–2026 return in SOL-USD typical?

No single year is typical. SOL-USD's best calendar-year return since 2020 was about +11170.6%, and its worst was -94.2%.

Methodology

Solana (SOL-USD) total-return data from January 2022 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2021 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 SOL-USD calculator page.

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