Category: Returns

Here you'll find past annual investment return data, including contemporaneous commentary and dividend math. For the newest data (and other investment tools), visit the Investing page.

2017 S&P 500 Return

The S&P 500 Price index returned +18.74% in 2017. Using a better calculation which includes dividend reinvestment, the S&P 500 […]

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2016 NASDAQ Return with Dividends Reinvested

With dividends included and reinvested, the 2016 NASDAQ Return was 11.28%.  The number you'll probably see quoted more often is […]

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2016 Dow Jones Industrial Average Return

The Dow Jones Industrial Average did not return 13.54% in 2016, although that is probably a number that you'll see […]

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2016 S&P 500 Return

The S&P 500 Price index returned 9.84% in 2016 - and that is the number you'll see quoted most often […]

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2015 NASDAQ Dividend Reinvested Return

Many other sites report that the NASDAQ returned +5.19% in 2015.  On the contrary: with dividends included and reinvested, the […]

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2015 Dow Jones Industrial Average Return

The Dow Jones Industrial Average did not return -2.23% in 2015, although that is the number you see reported in […]

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2015 S&P 500 Return

Although many sources will report that the S&P 500 returned -0.73% in 2015... if you include dividend reinvestment, the 2015 […]

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2014 NASDAQ Return

You've probably already seen other financial websites reporting the correct-yet-incomplete number of 13.85% for the 2014 NASDAQ return.  You come to […]

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2014 Dow Jones Industrial Average Return

Unlike typical financial sites which have already reported that the Dow Jones Industrial Average returned a 'meh' 7.55% from the […]

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2014 S&P 500 Return

We include dividend reinvestment in our calculations Although most financial media sources will list 11.74% as the S&P 500 index's […]

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