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$1,000 in Dow Jones Industrial Average in 2010 → $5,127 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) on January 1, 2010 — at the December 2009 month-end close of $10,428 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $5,127. That's a +412.7% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $6,912.

$1,000 in 2010$5,127Total return+412.7%Multiple5.1×CAGR+10.3%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in ^DJI in 2010 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) at the month-end close of 2009-12- would be worth $5,127 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +412.7% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in ^DJI in 2010 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $6,912 — so Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trailed the index by +25.8%.

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

The scenario invests at the December 2009 month-end close (the price entering 2010) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the ^DJI calculator page.

Is the 2010–2026 return in ^DJI typical?

No single year is typical. ^DJI's best calendar-year return since 1992 was about +33.5%, and its worst was -33.8%.

Methodology

Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) total-return data from January 2010 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2009 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 ^DJI calculator page.

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