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S&P 500 returns

Measured with SPY, a fund that tracks it, with dividends and interest reinvested. All periods end November 2, 2026; updated each evening after the market closes.

3 months +0.9%
6 months +4.9%
12 months +11.5%
2 years +34.7% +16.1% a year
3 years +81.0% +21.9% a year
4 years +111.3% +20.6% a year

S&P 500 return by year

2026 (to Nov 2) +11.2%
2025 +17.7%
2024 +24.9%
2023 +26.2%
2022 −18.2%
2021 +28.7%
2020 +18.3%
2019 +31.2%
2018 −4.6%
2017 +21.7%
2016 +12.0%
2015 +1.2%
2014 +13.5%
2013 +32.3%
2012 +16.0%
2011 +1.9%
2010 +15.1%
2009 +26.3%
2008 −36.8%
2007 +5.1%
2006 +15.9%
2005 +4.8%
2004 +10.7%
2003 +28.2%
2002 −21.6%
2001 −11.8%
2000 −9.7%
1999 +20.4%
1998 +28.7%
1997 +33.5%
1996 +22.6%
1995 +38.0%
1994 +0.4%
Each figure is the fund's total return after its own small yearly fee: what $100 at the start would have grown to, minus $100. Price history for SPY starts January 1993. Past results only; general information, not investment advice.

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