If You'd Invested $1,000 in Amazon 5 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today

I won't sugarcoat it: Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) hasn't exactly been the best-performing stock over the past five years, with a gain of about 56% during that time period. In other words, a $1,000 investment in Amazon five years ago -- on Sept. 17, 2020 -- would be worth $1,560 today.That is significantly less than the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), which has delivered a 112% total return over the past five years. So, why did Amazon produce less than half of the gains as a simple S&P 500 index fund?Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool