Investors who have put money into major U.S. indices have enjoyed respectable returns since the bottom of the market in March 2020. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NASDAQ:SPY), Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (NASDAQ: QQQ) and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NASDAQ:DIA) have returned 68.51%, 69.49% and 60.53% since then.
As good as investors in the major U.S. indices have had it since 2020, a number of retail-favorite names have performed that much better. Tech and entertainment bulls who bought when U.S. markets bottomed out in March 2020 and held on for the long-term, despite the ongoing volatility, have been treated to epic returns on their investment.
Winners Since March 2020: Here's how much $100 in each of the following cryptocurrencies and stocks back at the bottom of the U.S. market in March 2020 would be worth today:
- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC): $361.81
- Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO: ETC): $261.22
- Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL): $262.96
- Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT): $178.19
- Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA): $1,064.39
- GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME): $3,046.81