$1,000 in Polkadot in 2022 → $29.87 today
If you'd invested $1,000 in Polkadot (DOT-USD) on January 1, 2022 — at the December 2021 month-end close of $26.72 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $29.87. That's a -97.0% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $1,617.
Nearby years: 2020 · 2021 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026 all years →
FAQ
How much is $1,000 invested in DOT-USD in 2022 worth today?
$1,000 invested in Polkadot (DOT-USD) at the month-end close of 2021-12- would be worth $29.87 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of -97.0% with dividends reinvested.
Did $1,000 in DOT-USD in 2022 beat the market?
Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $1,617 — so Polkadot (DOT-USD) trailed the index by +98.2%.
What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?
The scenario invests at the December 2021 month-end close (the price entering 2022) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the DOT-USD calculator page.
Is the 2022–2026 return in DOT-USD typical?
No single year is typical. DOT-USD's best calendar-year return since 2020 was about +187.5%, and its worst was -83.9%.
Methodology
Polkadot (DOT-USD) total-return data from January 2022 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).
The entry price is the 2021 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 DOT-USD calculator page.
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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.