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$1,000 in Monero in 2017 → $2,329 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Monero (XMR-USD) on January 1, 2017 — at the December 2016 month-end close of $180 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $2,329. That's a +132.9% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $2,911.

$1,000 in 2017$2,329Total return+132.9%Multiple2.3×CAGR+10.1%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in XMR-USD in 2017 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Monero (XMR-USD) at the month-end close of 2017-11- would be worth $2,329 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +132.9% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in XMR-USD in 2017 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $2,911 — so Monero (XMR-USD) trailed the index by +20.0%.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

The scenario invests at the December 2016 month-end close (the price entering 2017) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the XMR-USD calculator page.

Is the 2017–2026 return in XMR-USD typical?

No single year is typical. XMR-USD's best calendar-year return since 2017 was about +251.3%, and its worst was -86.8%.

Methodology

Monero (XMR-USD) total-return data from January 2017 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2016 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 XMR-USD calculator page.

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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.