$1,000 in Ethereum Classic in 2019 → $1,303 today
If you'd invested $1,000 in Ethereum Classic (ETC-USD) on January 1, 2019 — at the December 2018 month-end close of $5.05 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $1,303. That's a +30.3% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $3,075.
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FAQ
How much is $1,000 invested in ETC-USD in 2019 worth today?
$1,000 invested in Ethereum Classic (ETC-USD) at the month-end close of 2018-12- would be worth $1,303 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +30.3% with dividends reinvested.
Did $1,000 in ETC-USD in 2019 beat the market?
Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $3,075 — so Ethereum Classic (ETC-USD) trailed the index by +57.6%.
What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?
The scenario invests at the December 2018 month-end close (the price entering 2019) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the ETC-USD calculator page.
Is the 2019–2026 return in ETC-USD typical?
No single year is typical. ETC-USD's best calendar-year return since 2017 was about +500.7%, and its worst was -82.0%.
Methodology
Ethereum Classic (ETC-USD) total-return data from January 2019 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).
The entry price is the 2018 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 ETC-USD calculator page.
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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.