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it would be worth today
$17,400
+$16,400 profit17.4x30.5% a year
The same $1,000 in an S&P 500 index fund: $4,503
Aftertax on the gain, you’d keep$14,940
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
$17,399.58
Total Profit
$16,399.58
Multiplier
17.4x
CAGR
30.5%
Max Drawdown
-77.5%
Inflation-Adjusted
$12,809.50
Benchmark Comparison
How does $1,000.00 invested in 2016 compare across different asset classes?
| Asset | Value Today | Return |
|---|---|---|
| Super Micro Computer | $17,399.58 | 17.4x |
| S&P 500 | $4,503.50 | 4.50x |
| Gold | $3,955.93 | 3.96x |
| Savings (2% APY) | $1,237.13 | 1.24x |
Dividends
Super Micro Computer 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 2016
- In August 2016, Supermicro said its quarterly results fell below expectations, citing weaker demand from large data center customers and issues with a global SAP implementation. sec.gov
- In 2016, a gallon of gas averaged $2.14, a movie ticket averaged $8.65 and the new iPhone 7 started at $649. eia.govapple.comdeadline.com
- During 2016 itself, Super Micro Computer rose 20%, #28 of the 85 investments we track. The best was Ethereum (+778%); the worst was Palo Alto Networks (−26%). Full 2016 results →
$1,000 in Super Micro Computer, year by year
Of the 85 investments we track that were available at the start of 2016, Super Micro Computer ranks #13 by growth to today — just behind Litecoin and ahead of Eli Lilly. See the full 2016 ranking →
Super Micro Computer started 2016 32% below its start-of-2015 high, after falling 32% in 2015. It was worth less than the $1,000 put in at the start of 2018, 2019 and 2020, and has been above it since the start of 2021. Today's $17,400 is more than it was worth at any January since. It rose in 8 of the 10 full years since. It moved ahead of the same $1,000 in the S&P 500 at the start of 2023 and has stayed ahead since. Month by month, the deepest fall ran from Mar 2024 ($42,937) to Mar 2026 ($9,680), a drop of 77%. At its lowest month-end, in Oct 2018, it was worth $556.89.
| When | Worth | Change | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start of 2016 | $1,000 | — | $1,000 |
| Start of 2017 | $1,203 | +20% | $1,120 |
| Start of 2018 | $907 | −25% | $1,364 |
| Start of 2019 | $638 | −30% | $1,304 |
| Start of 2020 | $999 | +56% | $1,715 |
| Start of 2021 | $1,313 | +31% | $2,030 |
| Start of 2022 | $1,929 | +47% | $2,613 |
| Start of 2023 | $3,546 | +84% | $2,140 |
| Start of 2024 | $12,072 | +240% | $2,702 |
| Start of 2025 | $12,706 | +5.3% | $3,379 |
| Start of 2026 | $13,091 | +3.0% | $3,983 |
| Today | $17,400 | +33% | $4,503 |
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 2016, Super Micro Computer was priced at $2.37 (adjusted for later splits and dividends). $1,000 would have bought about 423 shares. Super Micro Computer builds servers, including systems for AI data centers.
Measured from one January to the next, Super Micro Computer's best year since then was 2023 (+240%) and its worst was 2018 (−30%). Holding on wasn't easy: between the start of 2017 and the start of 2019, the position fell 47% from its high.
Frequently Asked Questions
A $1,000 investment in Super Micro Computer at the start of 2016 would be worth approximately $17,399.58 today — a 17.4x return ($16,399.58 profit) over 10.7 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 2016 (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 of2016 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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