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it would be worth today
$149.44
−$850.56 loss0.15x-32.2% a year
The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund: $2,218
No tax on a loss. Selling can offset tax on other gains.
Growth Over Time
Performance Metrics
Total Invested
$1,000.00
Current Value
$149.44
Total Loss
−$850.56
Multiplier
0.15x
CAGR
-32.2%
Max Drawdown
-91.4%
Inflation-Adjusted
$124.18
Benchmark Comparison
How does $1,000.00 invested in 2021 compare across different asset classes?
| Asset | Value Today | Return |
|---|---|---|
| Rivian | $149.44 | 0.15x |
| S&P 500 | $2,218.04 | 2.22x |
| Gold | $2,213.49 | 2.21x |
| Savings (2% APY) | $1,101.60 | 1.10x |
Dividends
Rivian paid no dividends over this period, so the whole return came from its share price.
Dividends from Yahoo Finance. Shares today assume every dividend was reinvested.
Back in 2021
- In November 2021, Ford and Rivian abandoned their plan to jointly develop an electric vehicle; Ford had invested $500 million in Rivian in 2019. techcrunch.com
- In 2021, a gallon of gas averaged $3.01 and the new iPhone 13 Pro started at $999. eia.govapple.com
- From its first trading day to the end of 2021, Rivian rose 2.0%, #94 of the 111 investments we track. The best was Solana (+11,084%); the worst was Zoom (−49%). Full 2021 results →
$1,000 in Rivian, year by year
Of the 111 investments we track that were available at the start of 2021, Rivian ranks #109 by growth to today, in the bottom quarter — just behind AMC Entertainment and ahead of Polkadot. See the full 2021 ranking →
It's worth less than the $1,000 put in today; the last January it was above that was 2022. Its best January was 2022, at $1,020. Today it's 85% below that, so selling then would have beaten holding. It rose in 3 of the 5 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 Dec 2021 ($1,032) to Apr 2024 ($88.61), a drop of 91%. At its lowest month-end, in Apr 2024, it was worth $88.61.
| When | Worth | Change | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2021 | $1,000 | — | $1,000 |
| Start of 2022 | $1,020 | +2.0% | $1,287 |
| Start of 2023 | $172 | −83% | $1,054 |
| Start of 2024 | $209 | +22% | $1,331 |
| Start of 2025 | $132 | −37% | $1,664 |
| Start of 2026 | $193 | +46% | $1,962 |
| Today | $149 | −22% | $2,218 |
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
Rivian began trading on November 10, 2021 and closed its first day at $100.73 (adjusted for later splits and dividends). $1,000 would have bought about 9.93 shares. Rivian makes electric pickups, SUVs and delivery vans. It went public in November 2021.
Measured from one January to the next, Rivian's best year since then was 2025 (+46%) and its worst was 2022 (−83%). Holding on wasn't easy: between the start of 2022 and the start of 2025, the position fell 87% from its high.
Frequently Asked Questions
A $1,000 investment in Rivian at the close of its first trading day (November 10, 2021) would be worth approximately $149.44 today — a 0.15x return ($850.56 loss) over 4.9 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 2021 (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 of2021 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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