S&P 500 12 Month Total Return Monthly Insights: S&P 500 Returns (2024)

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S&P 500 12 Month Total Return Monthly Insights: S&P 500 Returns? ›

S&P 500 12 Month Total Return is at 27.14%, compared to 22.15% last month and 15.94% last year.

Basic Info. S&P 500 1 Year Return is at 25.31%, compared to 20.34% last month and 13.97% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 6.97%. The S&P 500 1 Year Return is the investment return received for a 1 year period, excluding dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.

Basic Info. S&P 500 6 Month Return is at 10.83%, compared to 13.96% last month and 13.54% last year.

Total return is the amount of value an investor earns from a security over a specific period, typically one year when all distributions are reinvested. The total return is expressed as a percentage of the amount invested.

The value of the S&P 500 is susceptible to market risk, meaning that it can fluctuate if the overall conditions of the broader market changes.

The index has returned a historic annualized average return of around 10.26% since its 1957 inception through the end of 2023. While that average number may sound attractive, timing is everything: Get in at a high or out at a relative low, and you will not enjoy such returns.

Stock market returns since 1970

This is a return on investment of 27,269.78%, or 10.86% per year.

So no; stocks do not generate compound interest — but they do have compounding value. Let's say you invest $100,000 in an S&P 500 index fund with an average annual return of 9% and very little variance. Next year, your shares will be worth $109,000. The year after that, they'll be worth $109,000 x 1.09 = $118,810.

What is the monthly investment return for the S&P 500? ›

S&P 500 Monthly Total Return is at 2.43%, compared to 1.22% last month and -1.59% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 0.73%. The S&P 500 Monthly Total Return is the investment return received each month, including dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.

S&P 500 10 Year Return (I:SP50010Y)

S&P 500 10 Year Return is at 181.9%, compared to 186.0% last month and 176.0% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 115.5%.

Basic Info. S&P 500 Monthly Return is at 2.28%, compared to 1.13% last month and -1.77% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 0.58%. The S&P 500 Monthly Return is the investment return received each month, excluding dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.

The index has returned a historic annualized average return of around 10.26% since its 1957 inception through the end of 2023. While that average number may sound attractive, timing is everything: Get in at a high or out at a relative low, and you will not enjoy such returns.

S&P 500 2 Year Return is at 42.82%, compared to 33.70% last month and -0.33% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 14.40%. The S&P 500 2 Year Return is the investment return received for a 2 year period, excluding dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.

Average S&P 500 Return for the Last 30 Years

When we add another decade to the mix, the average return inches closer to the annual average of 10%. Looking at the S&P 500 for the years 1993 to mid-2023, the average stock market return for the last 30 years is 9.90% (7.22% when adjusted for inflation).