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it would be worth today
$1,246
+$246.30 profit1.25x6.1% a year
The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund: $2,104
Its shares paid about $12.13 in dividends over the last 12 months.
Aftertax on the gain, you’d keep$1,209
US federal long-term rates: 15% for most people, 0% on lower incomes, 20% + 3.8% on high incomes. No state tax included; none inside a Roth IRA.
Growth Over Time
Performance Metrics
Total Invested
$1,000.00
Current Value
$1,246.30
Total Profit
$246.30
Multiplier
1.25x
CAGR
6.1%
Max Drawdown
-45.8%
Inflation-Adjusted
$1,164.87
Benchmark Comparison
How does $1,000.00 invested in 2023 compare across different asset classes?
| Asset | Value Today | Return |
|---|---|---|
| Alibaba | $1,246.30 | 1.25x |
| S&P 500 | $2,104.49 | 2.10x |
| Gold | $2,303.29 | 2.30x |
| Savings (2% APY) | $1,076.98 | 1.08x |
Dividends
Over the last 12 months, the 11.55 shares you'd own now paid about $12.13 in dividends (about $1.01 a month). That's 1.2% of the $1,000 put in.
Price growth alone turned $1,000 into $1,173; reinvested dividends added the other $73.41, 30% of the gain.
Dividends from Yahoo Finance. Shares today assume every dividend was reinvested.
Back in 2023
- In March 2023, Alibaba said it would split into six business groups, each with its own CEO, in the biggest overhaul of its 24-year history. techcrunch.com
- In 2023, a gallon of gas averaged $3.52 and the new iPhone 15 Pro started at $999. eia.govapple.com
- During 2023 itself, Alibaba fell 18%, #111 of the 113 investments we track. The best was Solana (+913%); the worst was AMC Entertainment (−84%). Full 2023 results →
$1,000 in Alibaba, year by year
Of the 113 investments we track that were available at the start of 2023, Alibaba ranks #85 by growth to today, in the bottom quarter — just behind Zoom and ahead of Disney. See the full 2023 ranking →
Alibaba started 2023 60% below its start-of-2021 high, after falling 24% in 2022. It was worth less than the $1,000 put in at the start of 2024 and 2025, and has been above it since the start of 2026. Its best January was 2026, at $1,783. Today it's 30% below that, so selling then would have beaten holding. It rose in 2 of the 3 full years since. It has trailed the same $1,000 in the S&P 500 at every January since, and still does. Month by month, the deepest fall ran from Sep 2025 ($2,049) to Jun 2026 ($1,110), a drop of 46%. At its lowest month-end, in Jan 2024, it was worth $796.19.
| When | Worth | Change | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start of 2023 | $1,000 | — | $1,000 |
| Start of 2024 | $824 | −18% | $1,263 |
| Start of 2025 | $956 | +16% | $1,579 |
| Start of 2026 | $1,783 | +86% | $1,861 |
| Today | $1,246 | −30% | $2,104 |
Values at the start of each year (first trading day for stocks). The S&P 500 column includes reinvested dividends, like the stock values.
Historical Context
At the start of 2023, Alibaba was priced at $86.56 (adjusted for later splits and dividends). $1,000 would have bought about 11.55 shares. Alibaba runs China's largest e-commerce platforms. Its US shares listed in September 2014.
Measured from one January to the next, Alibaba's best year since then was 2025 (+86%) and its worst was 2023 (−18%).
Frequently Asked Questions
A $1,000 investment in Alibaba at the start of 2023 would be worth approximately $1,246.30 today — a 1.25x return ($246.30 profit) over 3.7 years.
Methodology & Sources
Price data: Historical prices are the closing price on the first trading day of each year, adjusted for splits and dividends (so returns assume dividends were reinvested), from Yahoo Finance and MacroTrends. Current prices come from Yahoo Finance and refresh hourly; if that source is unavailable, the last saved price is used.
Calculation: Assumes a single purchase at the start of 2023 (or the first trading day, for companies that listed that year), held until today. No transaction fees, taxes, or slippage are included.
Benchmarks: The S&P 500 comparison uses the S&P 500 Total Return index (dividends reinvested, like an index fund) at the start of2023 and today. Gold uses the price per troy ounce. Savings account assumes a 2% APY compounded annually.
Inflation adjustment: Uses U.S. CPI-U annual averages from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 2026 CPI value is estimated.
Educational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Not financial advice.
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