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$1,000 in Bank of America Corporation in 2000 → $4,960 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Bank of America Corporation (BAC) on January 1, 2000 — at the December 1999 month-end close of $12.74 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $4,960. That's a +396.0% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $5,246.

$1,000 in 2000$4,960Total return+396.0%Multiple5.0×CAGR+6.2%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in BAC in 2000 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Bank of America Corporation (BAC) at the month-end close of 1999-12- would be worth $4,960 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +396.0% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in BAC in 2000 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $5,246 — so Bank of America Corporation (BAC) trailed the index by +5.5%.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

The scenario invests at the December 1999 month-end close (the price entering 2000) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the BAC calculator page.

Is the 2000–2026 return in BAC typical?

No single year is typical. BAC's best calendar-year return since 1973 was about +109.8%, and its worst was -81.0%.

Methodology

Bank of America Corporation (BAC) total-return data from January 2000 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 1999 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 BAC calculator page.

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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.