What if I invested in Filecoin?
$1,000 in Filecoin five years ago, on Sep 13, 2021, is worth $10.36 today, a -99.0% return. Pick any date to test your own.
Buys at that day's close. Fees and taxes are not included.
$1,000 in Filecoin on Sep 13, 2021 is worth $10.36 today, a loss of $990. It peaked at $1,106 on Sep 15, 2021.
$1,000 in Filecoin at the start of each year
Bought on the first trading day of the year, valued at the close on Sep 13, 2026.
| Year | Bought at | Worth today | Return | Annualised | Peak value | Worst drawdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 → | $22.22 | $36.36 | -96.4% | -44.1% | $8,591 | -99.7% |
| 2022 → | $35.88 | $22.52 | -97.7% | -55.4% | $1,008 | -98.3% |
| 2023 → | $3.11 | $260 | -74.0% | -30.5% | $3,685 | -94.5% |
| 2024 → | $7.57 | $107 | -89.3% | -56.3% | $1,513 | -94.5% |
| 2025 → | $5.12 | $158 | -84.2% | -66.3% | $1,169 | -89.4% |
| 2026 → | $1.48 | $545 | -45.5% | -58.1% | $1,074 | -60.3% |
Reading the Filecoin table
The spread between the best and worst starting year is the whole story of FIL: 2026 turned $1,000 into $545, while 2022 turned it into $22.52. Same coin, same holding discipline, different entry.
Annualised return is the fairer comparison across rows, since a purchase in 2021 has had far longer to compound than one in 2026. Worst drawdown shows the deepest fall each position took from its own peak, which is what a holder actually had to sit through.
If the entry date matters this much
That is the argument for spreading purchases out. The Filecoin DCA calculator runs the same price history with a fixed weekly or monthly buy instead of a single date.
Frequently asked questions
- What would $1,000 in Filecoin be worth today?
- It depends entirely on the date. Bought five years ago on Sep 13, 2021 it is worth $10.36. Bought at the start of 2026 it is worth $545, and at the start of 2022 it is worth $22.52.
- What was the best year to buy Filecoin?
- Of the years with data, a purchase on the first trading day of 2026 did best: $1,000 became $545, an annualised -58.1%. The worst was 2022 at $22.52.
- How far did FIL fall along the way?
- The five-year position fell 99.3% from its peak at the worst point. Every row in the year table shows the same drawdown figure for that start date.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Daily closing prices for FIL/USDT on Binance from Oct 15, 2020 to Sep 13, 2026, refreshed weekly.