If you invested in Apple’s IPO 44 years ago, here’s what your shares would be worth today

Apple raised roughly $100 million in its IPO in 1980. Today, it’s worth more than $3 trillion. But the stock hasn’t always seemed like a good investment.

On December 12, 1980, a few hours after the opening bell rang on Wall Street, shares of Apple Computer officially began trading. The numbers, by today’s standards, weren’t that impressive.