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it would be worth today
$927.38
−$72.62 loss0.93x-1.6% a year
The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund: $1,723
Includes the fund’s 0.75% yearly fee, roughly $22.38 over this time.
No tax on a loss. Selling can offset tax on other gains.
Growth Over Time
Performance Metrics
Total Invested
$1,000.00
Current Value
$927.38
Total Loss
−$72.62
Multiplier
0.93x
CAGR
-1.6%
Max Drawdown
-68.6%
Inflation-Adjusted
$832.65
Benchmark Comparison
How does $1,000.00 invested in 2022 compare across different asset classes?
| Asset | Value Today | Return |
|---|---|---|
| ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) | $927.38 | 0.93x |
| S&P 500 | $1,723.35 | 1.72x |
| Gold | $2,296.99 | 2.30x |
| Savings (2% APY) | $1,098.50 | 1.10x |
Dividends
Without reinvesting dividends, it would be worth $919.69 instead of $927.38.
Dividends from Yahoo Finance. Shares today assume every dividend was reinvested.
ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) charges a yearly fee of 0.75%. It’s already taken out of the fund’s price, so the results above include it; at today’s rate it came to roughly $22.38 on this investment. Source
Back in 2022
- In 2022, a gallon of gas averaged $3.95, a movie ticket averaged $10.53 and the new iPhone 14 Pro started at $999. eia.govapple.comindiewire.com
- During 2022 itself, ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) fell 69%, #94 of the 112 investments we track. The best was Super Micro Computer (+84%); the worst was Solana (−94%). Full 2022 results →
$1,000 in ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), year by year
Of the 112 investments we track that were available at the start of 2022, ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) ranks #72 by growth to today — just behind Sony and ahead of Starbucks. See the full 2022 ranking →
ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) started 2022 22% below its start-of-2021 high, after falling 22% in 2021. It has been worth less than the $1,000 put in at every January since, and still is today. Today's $927.38 is more than it was worth at any January since. It rose in 3 of the 4 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 Jan 2022 ($1,000) to Dec 2022 ($321.21), a drop of 68%. At its lowest month-end, in Dec 2022, it was worth $321.21.
| When | Worth | Change | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start of 2022 | $1,000 | — | $1,000 |
| Start of 2023 | $314 | −69% | $819 |
| Start of 2024 | $525 | +67% | $1,034 |
| Start of 2025 | $591 | +13% | $1,293 |
| Start of 2026 | $814 | +38% | $1,524 |
| Today | $927 | +14% | $1,723 |
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 2022, ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) was priced at $96.19 (adjusted for later splits and dividends). $1,000 would have bought about 10.40 shares. ARKK is Cathie Wood's actively managed fund of disruptive-innovation stocks, launched in October 2014.
Measured from one January to the next, ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)'s best year since then was 2023 (+67%) and its worst was 2022 (−69%). Holding on wasn't easy: between the start of 2022 and the start of 2023, the position fell 69% from its high.
Frequently Asked Questions
A $1,000 investment in ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) at the start of 2022 would be worth approximately $927.38 today — a 0.93x return ($72.62 loss) over 4.7 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 2022 (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 of2022 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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