You would have purchased 0.416667 index units at ~$1,200 each.
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If you had invested $500 in S&P 500 in 2005, when the price was approximately $1,200, you would have purchased 0.416667 index units. At today's price of approximately $5,600, that investment would be worth $2,333 — a 366.7% return over 21 years.