What if I invested in Uniswap?
$1,000 in Uniswap five years ago, on Oct 19, 2021, is worth $285 today, a -71.5% return. Pick any date to test your own.
Buys at that day's close. Fees and taxes are not included.
$1,000 in Uniswap on Oct 19, 2021 is worth $285 today, a loss of $715. It peaked at $1,042 on Oct 20, 2021.
$1,000 in Uniswap at the start of each year
Bought on the first trading day of the year, valued at the close on Oct 19, 2026.
| Year | Bought at | Worth today | Return | Annualised | Peak value | Worst drawdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 → | $4.74 | $1,564 | +56.4% | +8.0% | $9,104 | -94.4% |
| 2022 → | $17.48 | $424 | -57.6% | -16.4% | $1,064 | -87.1% |
| 2023 → | $5.25 | $1,411 | +41.1% | +9.5% | $3,544 | -87.1% |
| 2024 → | $7.60 | $975 | -2.5% | -0.9% | $2,448 | -87.1% |
| 2025 → | $13.63 | $543 | -45.7% | -28.8% | $1,121 | -84.3% |
| 2026 → | $5.81 | $1,275 | +27.5% | +35.7% | $1,760 | -61.1% |
Reading the Uniswap table
The spread between the best and worst starting year is the whole story of UNI: 2021 turned $1,000 into $1,564, while 2022 turned it into $424. 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 Uniswap 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 Uniswap be worth today?
- It depends entirely on the date. Bought five years ago on Oct 19, 2021 it is worth $285. Bought at the start of 2021 it is worth $1,564, and at the start of 2022 it is worth $424.
- What was the best year to buy Uniswap?
- Of the years with data, a purchase on the first trading day of 2021 did best: $1,000 became $1,564, an annualised +8.0%. The worst was 2022 at $424.
- How far did UNI fall along the way?
- The five-year position fell 91.2% 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 UNI/USDT on Binance from Sep 17, 2020 to Oct 19, 2026, refreshed weekly.