You would have purchased 100 shares at ~$5 each.
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If you had invested $500 in Apple Stock in 2005, when the price was approximately $5, you would have purchased 100 shares. At today's price of approximately $225, that investment would be worth $22,500 — a 4,400% return over 21 years.