$1,000 in Alibaba Group Holding Limited American Depositary Shares each representing eight in 2023 → $1,555 today
If you'd invested $1,000 in Alibaba Group Holding Limited American Depositary Shares each representing eight (BABA) on January 1, 2023 — at the December 2022 month-end close of $82.90 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $1,555. That's a +55.5% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $2,008.
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FAQ
How much is $1,000 invested in BABA in 2023 worth today?
$1,000 invested in Alibaba Group Holding Limited American Depositary Shares each representing eight (BABA) at the month-end close of 2022-12- would be worth $1,555 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +55.5% with dividends reinvested.
Did $1,000 in BABA in 2023 beat the market?
Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $2,008 — so Alibaba Group Holding Limited American Depositary Shares each representing eight (BABA) trailed the index by +22.5%.
What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?
The scenario invests at the December 2022 month-end close (the price entering 2023) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the BABA calculator page.
Is the 2023–2026 return in BABA typical?
No single year is typical. BABA's best calendar-year return since 2014 was about +96.4%, and its worst was -49.0%.
Methodology
Alibaba Group Holding Limited American Depositary Shares each representing eight (BABA) total-return data from January 2023 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).
The entry price is the 2022 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.
Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the BABA calculator page.
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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.