If you invested $100 in the S&P 500 at the beginning of 1950, you would have about $212,624.72 at the beginning of 2021, assuming you reinvested all dividends. This is a return on investment of 212,524.72%, or 11.40% per year.
This investment result beats inflation during this period for an inflation-adjusted return of about 19,245.79% cumulatively, or 7.70% per year.
The graph below shows the performance of $100 over time if invested in an S&P 500 index fund. The returns assume that all dividends are automatically reinvested.
This chart shows the rate of gains and loss by month, including dividends:
The nominal return on investment of $100 is $212,524.72, or 212,524.72%. This means by 2021 you would have $212,624.72 in your pocket.
However, it's important to take into account the effect of inflation when considering an investment and especially a long-term investment. You can convert S&P returns to their real (inflation-adjusted) value using an inflation calculation based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI).
In the case of the returns described above, the CPI in 1950 was 24.100 and the CPI in 2021 was 264.877.
The ratio between these CPIs describes how relative buying power of a dollar has changed over 71 years.
Adjusted for inflation, the $212,624.72 nominal end value of the original $100 investment would have a real value of roughly $19,245.79 in 1950 dollars. This means the inflation-adjusted return is 19,245.79% as opposed to the original 212,524.72%.
For more information on inflation, see our U.S. inflation calculator for 1950.
The table below shows the full dataset pertaining to a $100 investment, including gains and losses over the 852-month period between 1950 and 2021.
Note that data shown is the monthly average closing price. Returns include dividends.
Year | Month | Return (%) | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | 1 | 2.52% | 102.52 |
1950 | 2 | 1.38% | 103.93 |
1950 | 3 | 3.39% | 107.45 |
1950 | 4 | 3.91% | 111.66 |
1950 | 5 | 2.16% | 114.08 |
1950 | 6 | -6.72% | 106.41 |
1950 | 7 | 6.64% | 113.47 |
1950 | 8 | 4.11% | 118.13 |
1950 | 9 | 4.72% | 123.71 |
1950 | 10 | 0.38% | 124.17 |
1950 | 11 | 0.19% | 124.41 |
1950 | 12 | 8.01% | 134.38 |
1951 | 1 | 4.31% | 140.17 |
1951 | 2 | -1.11% | 138.61 |
1951 | 3 | 1.93% | 141.28 |
1951 | 4 | 0.63% | 142.17 |
1951 | 5 | -1.15% | 140.54 |
1951 | 6 | 2.37% | 143.87 |
1951 | 7 | 4.97% | 151.01 |
1951 | 8 | 3.14% | 155.75 |
1951 | 9 | 0.03% | 155.79 |
1951 | 10 | -2.25% | 152.28 |
1951 | 11 | 3.61% | 157.79 |
1951 | 12 | 3.83% | 163.83 |
1952 | 1 | -1.33% | 161.65 |
1952 | 2 | 0.75% | 162.86 |
1952 | 3 | 0.20% | 163.19 |
1952 | 4 | 0.46% | 163.95 |
1952 | 5 | 3.24% | 169.26 |
1952 | 6 | 3.37% | 174.96 |
1952 | 7 | 0.88% | 176.50 |
1952 | 8 | -1.11% | 174.55 |
1952 | 9 | -1.61% | 171.74 |
1952 | 10 | 3.67% | 178.03 |
1952 | 11 | 4.51% | 186.06 |
1952 | 12 | 0.99% | 187.90 |
1953 | 1 | -0.77% | 186.45 |
1953 | 2 | 0.96% | 188.23 |
1953 | 3 | -4.47% | 179.81 |
1953 | 4 | 1.00% | 181.62 |
1953 | 5 | -3.11% | 175.97 |
1953 | 6 | 1.91% | 179.34 |
1953 | 7 | 0.90% | 180.95 |
1953 | 8 | -4.11% | 173.52 |
1953 | 9 | 3.52% | 179.62 |
1953 | 10 | 2.71% | 184.49 |
1953 | 11 | 1.84% | 187.88 |
1953 | 12 | 3.02% | 193.56 |
1954 | 1 | 2.68% | 198.74 |
1954 | 2 | 2.58% | 203.87 |
1954 | 3 | 4.45% | 212.94 |
1954 | 4 | 4.42% | 222.36 |
1954 | 5 | 1.22% | 225.08 |
1954 | 6 | 4.46% | 235.11 |
1954 | 7 | 2.39% | 240.74 |
1954 | 8 | 2.74% | 247.34 |
1954 | 9 | 2.71% | 254.04 |
1954 | 10 | 4.30% | 264.97 |
1954 | 11 | 4.95% | 278.10 |
1954 | 12 | 2.17% | 284.13 |
1955 | 1 | 3.70% | 294.65 |
1955 | 2 | -0.44% | 293.37 |
1955 | 3 | 3.81% | 304.54 |
1955 | 4 | -0.08% | 304.30 |
1955 | 5 | 6.15% | 323.00 |
1955 | 6 | 7.64% | 347.69 |
1955 | 7 | -0.30% | 346.65 |
1955 | 8 | 4.82% | 363.34 |
1955 | 9 | -4.72% | 346.18 |
1955 | 10 | 7.07% | 370.64 |
1955 | 11 | 1.24% | 375.22 |
1955 | 12 | -2.39% | 366.26 |
1956 | 1 | 0.95% | 369.74 |
1956 | 2 | 7.21% | 396.39 |
1956 | 3 | 1.48% | 402.26 |
1956 | 4 | -2.84% | 390.84 |
1956 | 5 | -0.26% | 389.82 |
1956 | 6 | 5.75% | 412.23 |
1956 | 7 | -0.28% | 411.06 |
1956 | 8 | -3.09% | 398.36 |
1956 | 9 | -0.95% | 394.56 |
1956 | 10 | -0.71% | 391.75 |
1956 | 11 | 1.81% | 398.84 |
1956 | 12 | -1.86% | 391.41 |
1957 | 1 | -4.00% | 375.77 |
1957 | 2 | 1.62% | 381.86 |
1957 | 3 | 2.64% | 391.95 |
1957 | 4 | 4.16% | 408.26 |
1957 | 5 | 1.95% | 416.24 |
1957 | 6 | 2.32% | 425.90 |
1957 | 7 | -5.21% | 403.74 |
1957 | 8 | -3.74% | 388.64 |
1957 | 9 | -5.90% | 365.72 |
1957 | 10 | -1.80% | 359.14 |
1957 | 11 | 0.32% | 360.28 |
1957 | 12 | 2.33% | 368.67 |
1958 | 1 | 0.70% | 371.26 |
1958 | 2 | 2.42% | 380.24 |
1958 | 3 | 0.90% | 383.65 |
1958 | 4 | 3.56% | 397.29 |
1958 | 5 | 2.74% | 408.16 |
1958 | 6 | 3.07% | 420.70 |
1958 | 7 | 4.05% | 437.75 |
1958 | 8 | 2.94% | 450.64 |
1958 | 9 | 4.36% | 470.28 |
1958 | 10 | 3.33% | 485.92 |
1958 | 11 | 2.16% | 496.43 |
1958 | 12 | 4.25% | 517.55 |
1959 | 1 | -1.27% | 511.01 |
1959 | 2 | 2.81% | 525.35 |
1959 | 3 | 1.94% | 535.52 |
1959 | 4 | 1.77% | 544.97 |
1959 | 5 | -0.61% | 541.67 |
1959 | 6 | 4.23% | 564.57 |
1959 | 7 | -0.32% | 562.77 |
1959 | 8 | -3.70% | 541.93 |
1959 | 9 | 0.18% | 542.89 |
1959 | 10 | 0.67% | 546.52 |
1959 | 11 | 3.46% | 565.45 |
1959 | 12 | -1.49% | 557.05 |
1960 | 1 | -3.61% | 536.94 |
1960 | 2 | -1.08% | 531.15 |
1960 | 3 | 1.58% | 539.57 |
1960 | 4 | -0.62% | 536.20 |
1960 | 5 | 3.99% | 557.58 |
1960 | 6 | -2.20% | 545.34 |
1960 | 7 | 1.49% | 553.47 |
1960 | 8 | -2.72% | 538.41 |
1960 | 9 | -1.67% | 529.39 |
1960 | 10 | 3.54% | 548.14 |
1960 | 11 | 2.69% | 562.89 |
1960 | 12 | 5.43% | 593.44 |
1961 | 1 | 4.37% | 619.39 |
1961 | 2 | 3.40% | 640.43 |
1961 | 3 | 2.92% | 659.13 |
1961 | 4 | 1.26% | 667.46 |
1961 | 5 | -1.08% | 660.25 |
1961 | 6 | -0.03% | 660.06 |
1961 | 7 | 3.84% | 685.40 |
1961 | 8 | -0.54% | 681.69 |
1961 | 9 | 1.34% | 690.84 |
1961 | 10 | 4.77% | 723.81 |
1961 | 11 | 1.16% | 732.23 |
1961 | 12 | -3.49% | 706.69 |
1962 | 1 | 1.91% | 720.19 |
1962 | 2 | 0.34% | 722.64 |
1962 | 3 | -2.94% | 701.36 |
1962 | 4 | -7.19% | 650.97 |
1962 | 5 | -11.41% | 576.68 |
1962 | 6 | 2.72% | 592.35 |
1962 | 7 | 3.02% | 610.25 |
1962 | 8 | -0.59% | 606.63 |
1962 | 9 | -2.86% | 589.31 |
1962 | 10 | 7.20% | 631.74 |
1962 | 11 | 4.62% | 660.95 |
1962 | 12 | 4.15% | 688.36 |
1963 | 1 | 1.60% | 699.34 |
1963 | 2 | -0.11% | 698.58 |
1963 | 3 | 4.98% | 733.36 |
1963 | 4 | 2.27% | 750.00 |
1963 | 5 | 0.22% | 751.63 |
1963 | 6 | -1.22% | 742.45 |
1963 | 7 | 3.03% | 764.95 |
1963 | 8 | 2.89% | 787.08 |
1963 | 9 | 0.50% | 791.02 |
1963 | 10 | -0.31% | 788.59 |
1963 | 11 | 2.39% | 807.47 |
1963 | 12 | 3.33% | 834.36 |
1964 | 1 | 1.48% | 846.71 |
1964 | 2 | 2.07% | 864.24 |
1964 | 3 | 1.69% | 878.87 |
1964 | 4 | 1.22% | 889.60 |
1964 | 5 | -0.35% | 886.48 |
1964 | 6 | 3.96% | 921.59 |
1964 | 7 | -1.23% | 910.30 |
1964 | 8 | 1.97% | 928.19 |
1964 | 9 | 1.97% | 946.48 |
1964 | 10 | 0.94% | 955.34 |
1964 | 11 | -1.49% | 941.11 |
1964 | 12 | 2.82% | 967.65 |
1965 | 1 | 0.98% | 977.09 |
1965 | 2 | 0.34% | 980.37 |
1965 | 3 | 1.56% | 995.64 |
1965 | 4 | 1.73% | 1,012.89 |
1965 | 5 | -4.51% | 967.23 |
1965 | 6 | 0.10% | 968.23 |
1965 | 7 | 2.12% | 988.74 |
1965 | 8 | 3.60% | 1,024.30 |
1965 | 9 | 2.50% | 1,049.87 |
1965 | 10 | 1.08% | 1,061.17 |
1965 | 11 | -0.21% | 1,058.92 |
1965 | 12 | 1.98% | 1,079.90 |
1966 | 1 | -0.43% | 1,075.25 |
1966 | 2 | -3.86% | 1,033.72 |
1966 | 3 | 3.32% | 1,068.05 |
1966 | 4 | -5.01% | 1,014.56 |
1966 | 5 | -0.56% | 1,008.89 |
1966 | 6 | 0.02% | 1,009.07 |
1966 | 7 | -5.77% | 950.85 |
1966 | 8 | -3.22% | 920.19 |
1966 | 9 | -0.56% | 915.00 |
1966 | 10 | 5.32% | 963.64 |
1966 | 11 | 0.72% | 970.54 |
1966 | 12 | 4.13% | 1,010.62 |
1967 | 1 | 3.73% | 1,048.32 |
1967 | 2 | 2.63% | 1,075.93 |
1967 | 3 | 1.99% | 1,097.37 |
1967 | 4 | 2.06% | 1,119.95 |
1967 | 5 | -0.99% | 1,108.84 |
1967 | 6 | 1.99% | 1,130.93 |
1967 | 7 | 1.85% | 1,151.87 |
1967 | 8 | 1.65% | 1,170.92 |
1967 | 9 | 0.10% | 1,172.06 |
1967 | 10 | -2.88% | 1,138.29 |
1967 | 11 | 3.11% | 1,173.71 |
1967 | 12 | -0.02% | 1,173.50 |
1968 | 1 | -4.26% | 1,123.55 |
1968 | 2 | -1.56% | 1,106.03 |
1968 | 3 | 7.66% | 1,190.77 |
1968 | 4 | 2.56% | 1,221.23 |
1968 | 5 | 2.94% | 1,257.14 |
1968 | 6 | 0.05% | 1,257.75 |
1968 | 7 | -1.93% | 1,233.43 |
1968 | 8 | 3.51% | 1,276.69 |
1968 | 9 | 2.72% | 1,311.39 |
1968 | 10 | 1.79% | 1,334.80 |
1968 | 11 | 1.29% | 1,351.96 |
1968 | 12 | -3.99% | 1,298.08 |
1969 | 1 | -0.24% | 1,294.99 |
1969 | 2 | -1.91% | 1,270.20 |
1969 | 3 | 2.27% | 1,299.09 |
1969 | 4 | 3.51% | 1,344.73 |
1969 | 5 | -4.97% | 1,277.88 |
1969 | 6 | -4.21% | 1,224.14 |
1969 | 7 | -0.28% | 1,220.67 |
1969 | 8 | 0.63% | 1,228.34 |
1969 | 9 | 1.35% | 1,244.88 |
1969 | 10 | 1.00% | 1,257.30 |
1969 | 11 | -5.03% | 1,194.09 |
1969 | 12 | -0.59% | 1,187.06 |
1970 | 1 | -3.20% | 1,149.12 |
1970 | 2 | 2.01% | 1,172.24 |
1970 | 3 | -2.75% | 1,140.03 |
1970 | 4 | -11.20% | 1,012.36 |
1970 | 5 | -0.27% | 1,009.63 |
1970 | 6 | 0.52% | 1,014.90 |
1970 | 7 | 3.26% | 1,047.94 |
1970 | 8 | 6.32% | 1,114.19 |
1970 | 9 | 2.49% | 1,141.93 |
1970 | 10 | 0.21% | 1,144.29 |
1970 | 11 | 7.16% | 1,226.20 |
1970 | 12 | 4.11% | 1,276.60 |
1971 | 1 | 4.15% | 1,329.60 |
1971 | 2 | 2.83% | 1,367.25 |
1971 | 3 | 3.67% | 1,417.48 |
1971 | 4 | -1.11% | 1,401.78 |
1971 | 5 | -1.60% | 1,379.40 |
1971 | 6 | -0.46% | 1,373.02 |
1971 | 7 | -1.52% | 1,352.19 |
1971 | 8 | 2.49% | 1,385.81 |
1971 | 9 | -1.86% | 1,359.98 |
1971 | 10 | -4.37% | 1,300.53 |
1971 | 11 | 7.16% | 1,393.69 |
1971 | 12 | 4.42% | 1,455.33 |
1972 | 1 | 2.09% | 1,485.70 |
1972 | 2 | 2.62% | 1,524.62 |
1972 | 3 | 1.26% | 1,543.82 |
1972 | 4 | -0.78% | 1,531.84 |
1972 | 5 | 0.52% | 1,539.74 |
1972 | 6 | -0.50% | 1,531.99 |
1972 | 7 | 3.78% | 1,589.95 |
1972 | 8 | -1.21% | 1,570.71 |
1972 | 9 | 0.42% | 1,577.26 |
1972 | 10 | 5.25% | 1,660.14 |
1972 | 11 | 2.31% | 1,698.51 |
1972 | 12 | 0.99% | 1,715.31 |
1973 | 1 | -3.33% | 1,658.28 |
1973 | 2 | -1.35% | 1,635.97 |
1973 | 3 | -1.63% | 1,609.25 |
1973 | 4 | -2.57% | 1,567.89 |
1973 | 5 | -1.99% | 1,536.70 |
1973 | 6 | 1.21% | 1,555.29 |
1973 | 7 | -1.64% | 1,529.86 |
1973 | 8 | 2.00% | 1,560.38 |
1973 | 9 | 4.24% | 1,626.47 |
1973 | 10 | -6.85% | 1,515.01 |
1973 | 11 | -6.81% | 1,411.91 |
1973 | 12 | 1.70% | 1,435.92 |
1974 | 1 | -2.47% | 1,400.41 |
1974 | 2 | 4.57% | 1,464.47 |
1974 | 3 | -4.82% | 1,393.94 |
1974 | 4 | -2.71% | 1,356.22 |
1974 | 5 | 0.46% | 1,362.42 |
1974 | 6 | -11.35% | 1,207.83 |
1974 | 7 | -3.76% | 1,162.36 |
1974 | 8 | -10.01% | 1,045.96 |
1974 | 9 | 2.38% | 1,070.83 |
1974 | 10 | 3.74% | 1,110.91 |
1974 | 11 | -6.09% | 1,043.24 |
1974 | 12 | 8.63% | 1,133.30 |
1975 | 1 | 10.81% | 1,255.78 |
1975 | 2 | 4.97% | 1,318.24 |
1975 | 3 | 1.49% | 1,337.84 |
1975 | 4 | 6.71% | 1,427.64 |
1975 | 5 | 2.89% | 1,468.97 |
1975 | 6 | 0.43% | 1,475.31 |
1975 | 7 | -7.00% | 1,372.10 |
1975 | 8 | -0.85% | 1,360.40 |
1975 | 9 | 4.97% | 1,428.03 |
1975 | 10 | 2.04% | 1,457.18 |
1975 | 11 | -1.18% | 1,439.99 |
1975 | 12 | 9.55% | 1,577.44 |
1976 | 1 | 4.18% | 1,643.35 |
1976 | 2 | 0.80% | 1,656.54 |
1976 | 3 | 1.10% | 1,674.69 |
1976 | 4 | -0.38% | 1,668.27 |
1976 | 5 | 0.90% | 1,683.29 |
1976 | 6 | 2.67% | 1,728.16 |
1976 | 7 | -0.56% | 1,718.47 |
1976 | 8 | 2.44% | 1,760.36 |
1976 | 9 | -3.11% | 1,705.65 |
1976 | 10 | -0.37% | 1,699.39 |
1976 | 11 | 3.79% | 1,763.74 |
1976 | 12 | -0.54% | 1,754.26 |
1977 | 1 | -2.37% | 1,712.71 |
1977 | 2 | -0.05% | 1,711.79 |
1977 | 3 | -1.19% | 1,691.35 |
1977 | 4 | 0.06% | 1,692.44 |
1977 | 5 | 0.90% | 1,707.67 |
1977 | 6 | 1.28% | 1,729.57 |
1977 | 7 | -2.08% | 1,693.62 |
1977 | 8 | -1.18% | 1,673.71 |
1977 | 9 | -2.20% | 1,636.93 |
1977 | 10 | 0.98% | 1,652.99 |
1977 | 11 | -0.08% | 1,651.66 |
1977 | 12 | -3.39% | 1,595.67 |
1978 | 1 | -0.97% | 1,580.16 |
1978 | 2 | 0.27% | 1,584.35 |
1978 | 3 | 4.83% | 1,660.88 |
1978 | 4 | 5.50% | 1,752.30 |
1978 | 5 | 0.67% | 1,764.10 |
1978 | 6 | -0.06% | 1,763.00 |
1978 | 7 | 7.33% | 1,892.20 |
1978 | 8 | 0.40% | 1,899.76 |
1978 | 9 | -2.77% | 1,847.07 |
1978 | 10 | -5.44% | 1,746.63 |
1978 | 11 | 1.92% | 1,780.22 |
1978 | 12 | 4.19% | 1,854.73 |
1979 | 1 | -1.06% | 1,835.12 |
1979 | 2 | 2.34% | 1,878.09 |
1979 | 3 | 2.43% | 1,923.74 |
1979 | 4 | -1.89% | 1,887.32 |
1979 | 5 | 2.42% | 1,932.95 |
1979 | 6 | 1.42% | 1,960.42 |
1979 | 7 | 5.01% | 2,058.72 |
1979 | 8 | 1.54% | 2,090.43 |
1979 | 9 | -3.35% | 2,020.35 |
1979 | 10 | -0.32% | 2,013.84 |
1979 | 11 | 4.40% | 2,102.52 |
1979 | 12 | 3.31% | 2,172.17 |
1980 | 1 | 4.40% | 2,267.66 |
1980 | 2 | -8.78% | 2,068.60 |
1980 | 3 | -1.16% | 2,044.57 |
1980 | 4 | 5.04% | 2,147.53 |
1980 | 5 | 6.86% | 2,294.91 |
1980 | 6 | 4.97% | 2,408.96 |
1980 | 7 | 3.50% | 2,493.38 |
1980 | 8 | 2.84% | 2,564.09 |
1980 | 9 | 3.32% | 2,649.34 |
1980 | 10 | 4.61% | 2,771.60 |
1980 | 11 | -1.24% | 2,737.10 |
1980 | 12 | 0.01% | 2,737.37 |
1981 | 1 | -3.07% | 2,653.33 |
1981 | 2 | 4.14% | 2,763.27 |
1981 | 3 | 1.29% | 2,799.02 |
1981 | 4 | -1.62% | 2,753.75 |
1981 | 5 | 0.86% | 2,777.37 |
1981 | 6 | -2.02% | 2,721.37 |
1981 | 7 | 0.80% | 2,743.21 |
1981 | 8 | -8.30% | 2,515.45 |
1981 | 9 | 1.73% | 2,558.90 |
1981 | 10 | 3.04% | 2,636.78 |
1981 | 11 | 1.18% | 2,667.88 |
1981 | 12 | -4.80% | 2,539.71 |
1982 | 1 | -1.91% | 2,491.10 |
1982 | 2 | -2.74% | 2,422.73 |
1982 | 3 | 5.47% | 2,555.24 |
1982 | 4 | 0.57% | 2,569.80 |
1982 | 5 | -5.27% | 2,434.35 |
1982 | 6 | 0.24% | 2,440.29 |
1982 | 7 | 0.79% | 2,459.66 |
1982 | 8 | 12.10% | 2,757.19 |
1982 | 9 | 8.88% | 3,002.07 |
1982 | 10 | 4.50% | 3,137.16 |
1982 | 11 | 1.36% | 3,179.69 |
1982 | 12 | 3.93% | 3,304.51 |
1983 | 1 | 2.13% | 3,374.90 |
1983 | 2 | 3.87% | 3,505.36 |
1983 | 3 | 4.20% | 3,652.49 |
1983 | 4 | 4.42% | 3,814.08 |
1983 | 5 | 1.75% | 3,880.96 |
1983 | 6 | 0.71% | 3,908.44 |
1983 | 7 | -2.41% | 3,814.36 |
1983 | 8 | 3.31% | 3,940.76 |
1983 | 9 | 0.65% | 3,966.29 |
1983 | 10 | -1.14% | 3,921.02 |
1983 | 11 | -0.13% | 3,916.00 |
1983 | 12 | 1.58% | 3,977.71 |
1984 | 1 | -5.11% | 3,774.36 |
1984 | 2 | 0.44% | 3,791.06 |
1984 | 3 | 0.51% | 3,810.29 |
1984 | 4 | -0.25% | 3,800.67 |
1984 | 5 | -1.85% | 3,730.42 |
1984 | 6 | -0.91% | 3,696.53 |
1984 | 7 | 9.21% | 4,036.85 |
1984 | 8 | 1.41% | 4,093.65 |
1984 | 9 | -0.41% | 4,076.77 |
1984 | 10 | 1.29% | 4,129.19 |
1984 | 11 | -0.71% | 4,099.97 |
1984 | 12 | 4.70% | 4,292.57 |
1985 | 1 | 5.79% | 4,541.00 |
1985 | 2 | -0.48% | 4,519.28 |
1985 | 3 | 1.02% | 4,565.59 |
1985 | 4 | 2.74% | 4,690.49 |
1985 | 5 | 2.51% | 4,808.26 |
1985 | 6 | 2.25% | 4,916.31 |
1985 | 7 | -1.85% | 4,825.59 |
1985 | 8 | -1.88% | 4,734.63 |
1985 | 9 | 1.50% | 4,805.44 |
1985 | 10 | 6.42% | 5,113.97 |
1985 | 11 | 5.29% | 5,384.73 |
1985 | 12 | 0.75% | 5,425.21 |
1986 | 1 | 5.70% | 5,734.30 |
1986 | 2 | 6.18% | 6,088.84 |
1986 | 3 | 2.74% | 6,255.76 |
1986 | 4 | 0.49% | 6,286.53 |
1986 | 5 | 3.13% | 6,483.50 |
1986 | 6 | -1.80% | 6,366.54 |
1986 | 7 | 2.28% | 6,511.76 |
1986 | 8 | -2.46% | 6,351.81 |
1986 | 9 | -0.09% | 6,346.10 |
1986 | 10 | 3.53% | 6,570.31 |
1986 | 11 | 1.71% | 6,682.59 |
1986 | 12 | 6.67% | 7,128.54 |
1987 | 1 | 6.46% | 7,589.18 |
1987 | 2 | 4.38% | 7,921.32 |
1987 | 3 | -0.86% | 7,853.48 |
1987 | 4 | 0.17% | 7,867.05 |
1987 | 5 | 4.50% | 8,220.94 |
1987 | 6 | 3.12% | 8,477.61 |
1987 | 7 | 6.45% | 9,024.76 |
1987 | 8 | -3.03% | 8,751.27 |
1987 | 9 | -11.85% | 7,713.90 |
1987 | 10 | -12.30% | 6,764.83 |
1987 | 11 | -1.33% | 6,674.54 |
1987 | 12 | 4.25% | 6,957.98 |
1988 | 1 | 3.33% | 7,189.58 |
1988 | 2 | 3.23% | 7,421.95 |
1988 | 3 | -0.89% | 7,356.19 |
1988 | 4 | -2.19% | 7,195.22 |
1988 | 5 | 6.00% | 7,626.80 |
1988 | 6 | -0.31% | 7,603.39 |
1988 | 7 | -1.72% | 7,472.73 |
1988 | 8 | 1.93% | 7,616.74 |
1988 | 9 | 3.80% | 7,906.30 |
1988 | 10 | -2.02% | 7,746.57 |
1988 | 11 | 2.33% | 7,926.75 |
1988 | 12 | 3.51% | 8,205.19 |
1989 | 1 | 3.30% | 8,475.95 |
1989 | 2 | -0.16% | 8,462.25 |
1989 | 3 | 3.56% | 8,763.91 |
1989 | 4 | 4.12% | 9,124.57 |
1989 | 5 | 3.39% | 9,434.14 |
1989 | 6 | 2.80% | 9,698.31 |
1989 | 7 | 4.69% | 10,153.23 |
1989 | 8 | 0.46% | 10,199.48 |
1989 | 9 | 0.29% | 10,228.68 |
1989 | 10 | -1.81% | 10,043.18 |
1989 | 11 | 2.74% | 10,318.03 |
1989 | 12 | -2.21% | 10,089.88 |
1990 | 1 | -2.53% | 9,834.89 |
1990 | 2 | 2.71% | 10,101.13 |
1990 | 3 | 0.20% | 10,120.93 |
1990 | 4 | 3.85% | 10,510.68 |
1990 | 5 | 3.17% | 10,843.86 |
1990 | 6 | 0.17% | 10,862.27 |
1990 | 7 | -7.86% | 10,008.36 |
1990 | 8 | -4.34% | 9,573.89 |
1990 | 9 | -2.32% | 9,352.18 |
1990 | 10 | 2.98% | 9,631.23 |
1990 | 11 | 4.59% | 10,072.98 |
1990 | 12 | -0.69% | 10,003.96 |
1991 | 1 | 11.61% | 11,165.10 |
1991 | 2 | 3.04% | 11,505.04 |
1991 | 3 | 2.26% | 11,764.92 |
1991 | 4 | -0.18% | 11,743.87 |
1991 | 5 | 0.35% | 11,784.62 |
1991 | 6 | 0.78% | 11,876.60 |
1991 | 7 | 2.68% | 12,194.77 |
1991 | 8 | -0.30% | 12,157.80 |
1991 | 9 | 0.18% | 12,179.89 |
1991 | 10 | 0.02% | 12,181.81 |
1991 | 11 | 0.94% | 12,295.73 |
1991 | 12 | 7.36% | 13,200.45 |
1992 | 1 | -0.60% | 13,121.14 |
1992 | 2 | -1.01% | 12,988.30 |
1992 | 3 | 0.26% | 13,022.63 |
1992 | 4 | 2.07% | 13,291.98 |
1992 | 5 | -1.33% | 13,115.32 |
1992 | 6 | 1.91% | 13,366.10 |
1992 | 7 | 0.94% | 13,491.97 |
1992 | 8 | 0.38% | 13,543.00 |
1992 | 9 | -1.18% | 13,382.91 |
1992 | 10 | 2.76% | 13,751.86 |
1992 | 11 | 3.27% | 14,201.71 |
1992 | 12 | 0.14% | 14,222.01 |
1993 | 1 | 1.72% | 14,467.23 |
1993 | 2 | 2.15% | 14,778.30 |
1993 | 3 | -1.34% | 14,580.01 |
1993 | 4 | 0.72% | 14,685.68 |
1993 | 5 | 0.87% | 14,812.73 |
1993 | 6 | 0.06% | 14,821.77 |
1993 | 7 | 1.76% | 15,083.00 |
1993 | 8 | 1.35% | 15,287.37 |
1993 | 9 | 1.24% | 15,477.22 |
1993 | 10 | 0.01% | 15,478.39 |
1993 | 11 | 0.89% | 15,615.71 |
1993 | 12 | 1.74% | 15,886.78 |
1994 | 1 | -0.08% | 15,874.76 |
1994 | 2 | -1.42% | 15,648.73 |
1994 | 3 | -3.35% | 15,125.06 |
1994 | 4 | 1.06% | 15,285.12 |
1994 | 5 | 1.11% | 15,454.50 |
1994 | 6 | -0.52% | 15,374.31 |
1994 | 7 | 3.08% | 15,848.16 |
1994 | 8 | 0.82% | 15,977.71 |
1994 | 9 | -0.44% | 15,906.77 |
1994 | 10 | -0.37% | 15,847.93 |
1994 | 11 | -1.03% | 15,685.38 |
1994 | 12 | 2.45% | 16,069.85 |
1995 | 1 | 3.82% | 16,683.57 |
1995 | 2 | 2.56% | 17,110.37 |
1995 | 3 | 3.22% | 17,660.56 |
1995 | 4 | 3.35% | 18,251.80 |
1995 | 5 | 3.18% | 18,831.91 |
1995 | 6 | 3.55% | 19,499.97 |
1995 | 7 | 0.51% | 19,600.03 |
1995 | 8 | 3.72% | 20,328.70 |
1995 | 9 | 0.91% | 20,514.21 |
1995 | 10 | 2.36% | 20,998.01 |
1995 | 11 | 3.39% | 21,709.66 |
1995 | 12 | 0.16% | 21,744.96 |
1996 | 1 | 5.90% | 23,028.87 |
1996 | 2 | -0.20% | 22,982.65 |
1996 | 3 | 0.20% | 23,027.93 |
1996 | 4 | 2.35% | 23,570.20 |
1996 | 5 | 1.28% | 23,871.57 |
1996 | 6 | -3.48% | 23,041.66 |
1996 | 7 | 3.08% | 23,750.36 |
1996 | 8 | 2.02% | 24,231.01 |
1996 | 9 | 4.12% | 25,229.20 |
1996 | 10 | 5.05% | 26,503.80 |
1996 | 11 | 1.20% | 26,821.38 |
1996 | 12 | 3.26% | 27,695.09 |
1997 | 1 | 4.36% | 28,902.92 |
1997 | 2 | -0.62% | 28,722.66 |
1997 | 3 | -3.41% | 27,744.58 |
1997 | 4 | 9.22% | 30,302.03 |
1997 | 5 | 5.34% | 31,919.20 |
1997 | 6 | 5.74% | 33,750.06 |
1997 | 7 | 0.35% | 33,867.44 |
1997 | 8 | 1.19% | 34,271.14 |
1997 | 9 | 1.65% | 34,835.03 |
1997 | 10 | -1.15% | 34,433.71 |
1997 | 11 | 2.63% | 35,340.91 |
1997 | 12 | 0.24% | 35,424.70 |
1998 | 1 | 6.40% | 37,692.65 |
1998 | 2 | 5.31% | 39,695.21 |
1998 | 3 | 3.41% | 41,047.10 |
1998 | 4 | -0.22% | 40,956.03 |
1998 | 5 | 0.12% | 41,003.73 |
1998 | 6 | 4.47% | 42,835.64 |
1998 | 7 | -6.97% | 39,849.56 |
1998 | 8 | -4.90% | 37,897.55 |
1998 | 9 | 1.29% | 38,386.75 |
1998 | 10 | 10.97% | 42,599.46 |
1998 | 11 | 4.10% | 44,347.79 |
1998 | 12 | 5.05% | 46,586.33 |
1999 | 1 | -0.07% | 46,555.25 |
1999 | 2 | 2.92% | 47,916.30 |
1999 | 3 | 4.25% | 49,952.75 |
1999 | 4 | -0.10% | 49,903.38 |
1999 | 5 | -0.61% | 49,598.09 |
1999 | 6 | 4.52% | 51,841.11 |
1999 | 7 | -3.77% | 49,884.42 |
1999 | 8 | -0.60% | 49,586.11 |
1999 | 9 | -1.27% | 48,955.14 |
1999 | 10 | 7.11% | 52,433.87 |
1999 | 11 | 2.81% | 53,906.59 |
1999 | 12 | -0.12% | 53,842.48 |
2000 | 1 | -2.48% | 52,508.22 |
2000 | 2 | 3.94% | 54,577.55 |
2000 | 3 | 1.42% | 55,355.09 |
2000 | 4 | -2.84% | 53,783.68 |
2000 | 5 | 3.16% | 55,485.11 |
2000 | 6 | 0.85% | 55,956.93 |
2000 | 7 | 0.94% | 56,482.76 |
2000 | 8 | -1.08% | 55,872.94 |
2000 | 9 | -5.21% | 52,959.60 |
2000 | 10 | -0.77% | 52,550.45 |
2000 | 11 | -3.32% | 50,805.74 |
2000 | 12 | 0.46% | 51,036.91 |
2001 | 1 | -2.14% | 49,946.63 |
2001 | 2 | -9.08% | 45,411.52 |
2001 | 3 | 0.45% | 45,615.28 |
2001 | 4 | 6.88% | 48,753.31 |
2001 | 5 | -2.39% | 47,588.76 |
2001 | 6 | -2.66% | 46,322.79 |
2001 | 7 | -2.05% | 45,375.10 |
2001 | 8 | -11.25% | 40,271.62 |
2001 | 9 | 3.18% | 41,553.88 |
2001 | 10 | 5.05% | 43,653.66 |
2001 | 11 | 1.47% | 44,293.64 |
2001 | 12 | -0.30% | 44,161.78 |
2002 | 1 | -3.35% | 42,681.14 |
2002 | 2 | 4.95% | 44,791.84 |
2002 | 3 | -3.51% | 43,217.66 |
2002 | 4 | -2.82% | 41,998.76 |
2002 | 5 | -5.92% | 39,512.03 |
2002 | 6 | -10.76% | 35,261.13 |
2002 | 7 | 1.14% | 35,662.68 |
2002 | 8 | -4.76% | 33,965.95 |
2002 | 9 | -1.37% | 33,501.62 |
2002 | 10 | 6.63% | 35,721.29 |
2002 | 11 | -1.04% | 35,351.56 |
2002 | 12 | -0.22% | 35,272.89 |
2003 | 1 | -6.41% | 33,010.19 |
2003 | 2 | 1.31% | 33,441.93 |
2003 | 3 | 5.29% | 35,209.63 |
2003 | 4 | 5.31% | 37,080.04 |
2003 | 5 | 5.70% | 39,195.15 |
2003 | 6 | 0.60% | 39,428.72 |
2003 | 7 | -0.17% | 39,363.14 |
2003 | 8 | 3.16% | 40,607.48 |
2003 | 9 | 2.03% | 41,430.93 |
2003 | 10 | 1.21% | 41,932.48 |
2003 | 11 | 3.06% | 43,217.21 |
2003 | 12 | 4.93% | 45,349.97 |
2004 | 1 | 1.09% | 45,842.77 |
2004 | 2 | -1.57% | 45,125.24 |
2004 | 3 | 0.97% | 45,562.11 |
2004 | 4 | -2.56% | 44,393.79 |
2004 | 5 | 2.86% | 45,662.42 |
2004 | 6 | -2.24% | 44,640.14 |
2004 | 7 | -1.39% | 44,020.72 |
2004 | 8 | 2.78% | 45,245.65 |
2004 | 9 | 0.10% | 45,292.07 |
2004 | 10 | 4.77% | 47,454.27 |
2004 | 11 | 2.73% | 48,748.56 |
2004 | 12 | -1.35% | 48,090.83 |
2005 | 1 | 1.68% | 48,899.34 |
2005 | 2 | -0.26% | 48,774.36 |
2005 | 3 | -2.41% | 47,599.42 |
2005 | 4 | 1.34% | 48,235.29 |
2005 | 5 | 2.18% | 49,287.16 |
2005 | 6 | 1.81% | 50,178.17 |
2005 | 7 | 0.31% | 50,333.73 |
2005 | 8 | 0.28% | 50,474.51 |
2005 | 9 | -2.62% | 49,149.94 |
2005 | 10 | 3.96% | 51,097.04 |
2005 | 11 | 2.14% | 52,192.63 |
2005 | 12 | 1.47% | 52,958.17 |
2006 | 1 | -0.02% | 52,949.36 |
2006 | 2 | 1.49% | 53,736.26 |
2006 | 3 | 0.80% | 54,165.26 |
2006 | 4 | -0.79% | 53,739.17 |
2006 | 5 | -2.71% | 52,285.10 |
2006 | 6 | 0.72% | 52,661.58 |
2006 | 7 | 2.29% | 53,868.45 |
2006 | 8 | 2.53% | 55,231.96 |
2006 | 9 | 3.62% | 57,229.10 |
2006 | 10 | 2.00% | 58,374.62 |
2006 | 11 | 2.15% | 59,628.66 |
2006 | 12 | 0.69% | 60,041.78 |
2007 | 1 | 1.60% | 61,000.08 |
2007 | 2 | -2.47% | 59,491.00 |
2007 | 3 | 4.18% | 61,977.88 |
2007 | 4 | 3.39% | 64,080.02 |
2007 | 5 | 0.34% | 64,301.03 |
2007 | 6 | 0.57% | 64,670.52 |
2007 | 7 | -4.20% | 61,953.64 |
2007 | 8 | 3.07% | 63,858.55 |
2007 | 9 | 2.99% | 65,768.97 |
2007 | 10 | -4.81% | 62,607.91 |
2007 | 11 | 1.24% | 63,383.13 |
2007 | 12 | -6.64% | 59,177.54 |
2008 | 1 | -1.56% | 58,252.02 |
2008 | 2 | -2.63% | 56,721.95 |
2008 | 3 | 4.24% | 59,129.12 |
2008 | 4 | 2.56% | 60,644.36 |
2008 | 5 | -4.25% | 58,069.05 |
2008 | 6 | -6.08% | 54,539.34 |
2008 | 7 | 2.11% | 55,690.41 |
2008 | 8 | -4.85% | 52,990.80 |
2008 | 9 | -20.19% | 42,290.06 |
2008 | 10 | -8.61% | 38,650.85 |
2008 | 11 | -0.35% | 38,515.10 |
2008 | 12 | -1.10% | 38,093.15 |
2009 | 1 | -6.70% | 35,539.95 |
2009 | 2 | -5.69% | 33,518.64 |
2009 | 3 | 12.32% | 37,648.72 |
2009 | 4 | 6.66% | 40,156.06 |
2009 | 5 | 2.87% | 41,308.08 |
2009 | 6 | 1.28% | 41,835.85 |
2009 | 7 | 8.12% | 45,233.23 |
2009 | 8 | 3.65% | 46,884.40 |
2009 | 9 | 2.40% | 48,011.09 |
2009 | 10 | 2.09% | 49,016.59 |
2009 | 11 | 2.23% | 50,107.63 |
2009 | 12 | 1.36% | 50,787.58 |
2010 | 1 | -2.90% | 49,315.51 |
2010 | 2 | 5.94% | 52,246.35 |
2010 | 3 | 4.09% | 54,382.15 |
2010 | 4 | -5.88% | 51,183.17 |
2010 | 5 | -3.54% | 49,369.46 |
2010 | 6 | -0.16% | 49,290.93 |
2010 | 7 | 0.86% | 49,716.61 |
2010 | 8 | 3.37% | 51,392.64 |
2010 | 9 | 4.58% | 53,745.10 |
2010 | 10 | 2.49% | 55,083.85 |
2010 | 11 | 3.71% | 57,129.52 |
2010 | 12 | 3.46% | 59,107.45 |
2011 | 1 | 3.15% | 60,969.85 |
2011 | 2 | -1.11% | 60,291.58 |
2011 | 3 | 2.22% | 61,630.65 |
2011 | 4 | 0.66% | 62,036.94 |
2011 | 5 | -3.66% | 59,764.77 |
2011 | 6 | 3.10% | 61,618.52 |
2011 | 7 | -10.40% | 55,209.79 |
2011 | 8 | -0.79% | 54,774.05 |
2011 | 9 | 3.02% | 56,427.63 |
2011 | 10 | 1.77% | 57,424.77 |
2011 | 11 | 1.55% | 58,317.59 |
2011 | 12 | 4.78% | 61,106.66 |
2012 | 1 | 4.16% | 63,650.29 |
2012 | 2 | 2.88% | 65,485.86 |
2012 | 3 | -0.04% | 65,460.84 |
2012 | 4 | -3.09% | 63,437.47 |
2012 | 5 | -1.15% | 62,706.41 |
2012 | 6 | 2.92% | 64,538.12 |
2012 | 7 | 3.39% | 66,724.48 |
2012 | 8 | 3.02% | 68,740.34 |
2012 | 9 | -0.22% | 68,591.08 |
2012 | 10 | -2.84% | 66,644.81 |
2012 | 11 | 2.18% | 68,094.69 |
2012 | 12 | 4.27% | 71,001.49 |
2013 | 1 | 2.33% | 72,657.97 |
2013 | 2 | 2.72% | 74,636.05 |
2013 | 3 | 1.45% | 75,721.11 |
2013 | 4 | 4.57% | 79,184.79 |
2013 | 5 | -1.12% | 78,299.69 |
2013 | 6 | 3.25% | 80,847.93 |
2013 | 7 | 0.25% | 81,052.09 |
2013 | 8 | 1.19% | 82,018.61 |
2013 | 9 | 2.12% | 83,755.40 |
2013 | 10 | 3.86% | 86,988.35 |
2013 | 11 | 1.52% | 88,312.02 |
2013 | 12 | 0.97% | 89,166.71 |
2014 | 1 | -0.13% | 89,050.76 |
2014 | 2 | 2.72% | 91,474.96 |
2014 | 3 | 0.20% | 91,659.49 |
2014 | 4 | 1.53% | 93,063.75 |
2014 | 5 | 3.20% | 96,038.36 |
2014 | 6 | 1.50% | 97,474.92 |
2014 | 7 | -0.43% | 97,058.75 |
2014 | 8 | 1.78% | 98,784.49 |
2014 | 9 | -2.65% | 96,170.08 |
2014 | 10 | 5.71% | 101,657.21 |
2014 | 11 | 0.63% | 102,301.60 |
2014 | 12 | -1.11% | 101,166.00 |
2015 | 1 | 2.83% | 104,026.37 |
2015 | 2 | 0.06% | 104,083.96 |
2015 | 3 | 0.88% | 104,998.25 |
2015 | 4 | 0.98% | 106,026.08 |
2015 | 5 | -0.44% | 105,564.33 |
2015 | 6 | -0.08% | 105,480.27 |
2015 | 7 | -2.42% | 102,923.01 |
2015 | 8 | -4.51% | 98,284.17 |
2015 | 9 | 4.32% | 102,527.22 |
2015 | 10 | 2.93% | 105,533.80 |
2015 | 11 | -1.10% | 104,369.79 |
2015 | 12 | -6.42% | 97,669.65 |
2016 | 1 | -0.55% | 97,132.55 |
2016 | 2 | 6.36% | 103,312.83 |
2016 | 3 | 2.83% | 106,237.89 |
2016 | 4 | -0.30% | 105,914.54 |
2016 | 5 | 1.07% | 107,044.10 |
2016 | 6 | 3.30% | 110,573.82 |
2016 | 7 | 1.20% | 111,899.88 |
2016 | 8 | -0.44% | 111,409.01 |
2016 | 9 | -0.51% | 110,845.30 |
2016 | 10 | 1.20% | 112,176.73 |
2016 | 11 | 3.95% | 116,603.19 |
2016 | 12 | 1.44% | 118,279.51 |
2017 | 1 | 2.58% | 121,326.92 |
2017 | 2 | 1.75% | 123,449.24 |
2017 | 3 | -0.15% | 123,259.12 |
2017 | 4 | 1.69% | 125,345.13 |
2017 | 5 | 1.78% | 127,571.79 |
2017 | 6 | 0.99% | 128,832.05 |
2017 | 7 | 0.25% | 129,151.31 |
2017 | 8 | 1.65% | 131,286.52 |
2017 | 9 | 2.73% | 134,876.94 |
2017 | 10 | 1.59% | 137,020.90 |
2017 | 11 | 2.88% | 140,971.88 |
2017 | 12 | 4.86% | 147,825.79 |
2018 | 1 | -2.89% | 143,558.52 |
2018 | 2 | 0.06% | 143,651.23 |
2018 | 3 | -1.66% | 141,260.92 |
2018 | 4 | 1.96% | 144,031.92 |
2018 | 5 | 2.11% | 147,075.27 |
2018 | 6 | 1.58% | 149,400.15 |
2018 | 7 | 2.45% | 153,061.66 |
2018 | 8 | 1.68% | 155,632.71 |
2018 | 9 | -3.85% | 149,642.43 |
2018 | 10 | -2.08% | 146,535.69 |
2018 | 11 | -5.56% | 138,384.62 |
2018 | 12 | 1.74% | 140,786.48 |
2019 | 1 | 5.83% | 148,992.78 |
2019 | 2 | 1.95% | 151,895.19 |
2019 | 3 | 3.72% | 157,550.59 |
2019 | 4 | -1.53% | 155,137.24 |
2019 | 5 | 1.40% | 157,316.53 |
2019 | 6 | 3.83% | 163,337.58 |
2019 | 7 | -3.13% | 158,217.90 |
2019 | 8 | 3.09% | 163,099.28 |
2019 | 9 | 0.01% | 163,115.27 |
2019 | 10 | 4.43% | 170,347.30 |
2019 | 11 | 2.47% | 174,553.72 |
2019 | 12 | 3.35% | 180,394.98 |
2020 | 1 | 0.12% | 180,615.20 |
2020 | 2 | -18.92% | 146,446.94 |
2020 | 3 | 4.32% | 152,771.42 |
2020 | 4 | 5.89% | 161,765.63 |
2020 | 5 | 6.51% | 172,293.78 |
2020 | 6 | 3.48% | 178,283.46 |
2020 | 7 | 5.89% | 188,790.61 |
2020 | 8 | -0.63% | 187,606.89 |
2020 | 9 | 1.73% | 190,844.98 |
2020 | 10 | 3.95% | 198,391.22 |
2020 | 11 | 4.26% | 206,842.84 |
2020 | 12 | 2.80% | 212,624.72 |
The information on this page is derived from Robert Shiller's book, Irrational Exuberance and the accompanying dataset, as well as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly CPI logs.
Note that S&P index value for the current quarter is based on a moving average of closing prices, per Robert Shiller's methodology. The inflation data used is based on annual CPI averages.
Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.
Start Value
Average monthly close |
$16.88 |
End Value
Average monthly close |
$3,278.20 |
Change in price |
+19,320.63%
+7.81% / yr |
Change incl. dividends |
+212,524.72%
+11.40% / yr |
Change, inflation-adjusted |
+19,245.79%
+7.70% |
Final amount, nominal ($100 base) |
$212,624.72 |
Final amount, inflation-adjusted ($100 base) |
$19,345.79 |