For almost one-year, a HODL investment in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, or Ripple would not have been profitable. The table and price charts below show the last time a HODL purchase in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC) would have been profitable when compared to its March 12th, 2020 low.
A HODL purchase in Ripple (XRP) after July 13th, 2019 would never have been profitable! It was only on February 2nd, 2020 that the price for XRP got close to break even. Since then it has decreased very much.

Click here f or the results of a 1-year and 2-year HODL investment in BTC, ETH, LTC, and XRP.
Note 1: Prices from https://finance.yahoo.com/
Note 2: This comparison is for information purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice.