S&P 500 nominal total returns · 1871 – present · Starting value $10,000
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Worst Years
Year
Return
$10K →
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Best Years
Year
Return
$10K →
Returns are nominal total returns (price change + dividends), compounded from monthly data across each full calendar year.
Data: Robert Shiller / Yale Economics (shillerdata.com), 1871 – present.