You would have purchased 25 shares at ~$20 each.
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If you had invested $500 in Apple Stock in 2008, when the price was approximately $20, you would have purchased 25 shares. At today's price of approximately $225, that investment would be worth $5,625 — a 1,025% return over 18 years.