DCA Math
ETC · bought Jan 1, 2019 at $5.25

$1,000 in Ethereum Classic in 2019 would be worth $1,447 today

That is a +44.7% return, or +4.9% a year over 7.7 years. It peaked at $25,488 and fell 95.5% from a high at the worst point.

$100 in 2019
$145
$500 in 2019
$724
$1,000 in 2019
$1,447
$5,000 in 2019
$7,235
$10,000 in 2019
$14,471
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Price data from Jun 12, 2018 to Sep 13, 2026.

Buys at that day's close. Fees and taxes are not included.

Worth today
$1,447
190.4037 ETC at $7.60
Profit
$447
Return
+44.7%
Annualised
+4.9%
over 7.7 years
Bought at
$5.25
Jan 1, 2019
Peak value
$25,488
May 6, 2021
Lowest value
$661
Dec 17, 2019
Worst drawdown
-95.5%
peak to trough

$1,000 in Ethereum Classic on Jan 1, 2019 is worth $1,447 today. Holding through it meant sitting through a 95.5% drop at the worst point.

What happened after Jan 1, 2019

$1,000 bought 190.4037 ETC. The position hit its highest value of $25,488 on May 6, 2021 and its lowest of $661 on Dec 17, 2019. Today, with ETC at $7.60, it is worth $1,447.

The 95.5% worst drawdown is the number to weigh against the headline. A holder who sold at the bottom of that fall never saw today's figure.

Other starting years

The same $1,000 at the start of a different year gives a very different answer. The Ethereum Classic overview compares every year side by side, and the DCA calculator shows what spreading the purchase out would have done instead.

Frequently asked questions

How much would $1,000 in Ethereum Classic in 2019 be worth today?
$1,447. $1,000 bought 190.4037 ETC at $5.25 on Jan 1, 2019, and ETC closed at $7.60 on Sep 13, 2026.
What was the Ethereum Classic price in 2019?
$5.25 at the close of Jan 1, 2019, the first trading day of 2019 in the data. The price moved a lot within the year; use the date picker to test a specific day.
What was the peak value of that investment?
$25,488 on May 6, 2021. The lowest point was $661 on Dec 17, 2019, and the deepest fall from a peak was 95.5%.
Does this include fees or taxes?
No. A typical 0.1% to 0.6% exchange fee would trim the result slightly, and any sale is a taxable event in most countries.