$1,000 in Avalanche in 2020

A $1,000 investment in Avalanche (AVAX) made in September 2020 would be worth about $10,706 as of May 2026 (latest complete month) — a ×11 return, or +51.9% per year. Adjusted for US inflation (CPI), that equals $8,334 in 2020 dollars. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested would have grown to $2,240.

In plain terms: after stripping out +28.5% US inflation since September 2020, today's $10,706 buys roughly what $8,334 bought back in 2020 — a ×8.3 gain in actual purchasing power.

Avalanche started trading in September 2020, so the calculation starts there rather than in January 2020.

Avalanche is a smart-contract platform that launched in 2020 and peaked during the 2021 alt-L1 rotation, when capital chased Ethereum competitors. AVAX rose enormously from its 2020 lows to the 2021 top — and gave most of it back, a textbook altcoin round trip.

Data as of · updated weekly

Worth today
$10,706
×11 · +51.9%/yr
Inflation-adjusted
$8,334
in 2020 dollars
S&P 500 instead
$2,240
same period, dividends reinvested
Gold instead
$2,364
same period, futures price

The actual numbers: Avalanche since 2020

AVAX price in September 2020$0.85
AVAX price as of May 2026$9.10
Nominal return×11 (+51.9%/yr)
US CPI inflation since September 2020+28.5%
Real (inflation-adjusted) return×8.3 (+45.4%/yr)
Same money in the S&P 500$2,240

Methodology: start-of-month prices, one-time purchase, no fees or taxes assumed. Full methodology.

What happened in 2020

2020 began with the COVID crash — Bitcoin halved in days that March — then turned into the start of an institutional bull market: the third halving, MicroStrategy and PayPal entering, and DeFi summer on Ethereum.

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Year
Month
Worth today
$10,706
×11 · +51.9%/yr
Inflation-adjusted
$8,334
in 2020 dollars
S&P 500 instead
$2,240
dividends reinvested
Gold instead
$2,364
same period

Avalanche vs S&P 500 total return vs uninvested cash eroded by CPI. Monthly grid, start-of-month prices.

FAQ: Avalanche returns since 2020

How much would $1,000 invested in Avalanche in 2020 be worth today?

About $10,706 as of May 2026 — a ×11 return. Adjusted for inflation, that equals $8,334 in 2020 dollars. This assumes a one-time purchase in September 2020 at $0.85 and never selling.

What does “inflation-adjusted” mean here?

US consumer prices rose +28.5% between September 2020 and May 2026 (CPI). So $10,706 today buys roughly what $8,334 bought in 2020. We deflate by CPI to show the gain in actual purchasing power.

Did Avalanche beat the S&P 500 since 2020?

Yes. $1,000 in Avalanche grew to $10,706, versus $2,240 for the same money in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested over the same period.

What was the average annual return of Avalanche since 2020?

+51.9% per year nominal (CAGR over 5.7 years), or +45.4% per year after CPI inflation.

Where does the data come from?

Crypto prices: Coin Metrics community data and Binance public market data. S&P 500: total-return index (^SP500TR). Inflation: US CPI (CPIAUCSL) from FRED. All series use a monthly grid and refresh weekly.

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Educational purposes only — not investment advice and not a recommendation to buy or sell any asset. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Calculations assume a one-time purchase at the start-of-month price, no fees, no taxes and no selling.