S&P 500 1 Year Return Monthly Analysis: S&P 500 Returns (2024)

FAQs

What is the average return of the S&P 500 in 1 years? ›

Basic Info. S&P 500 1 Year Return is at 20.78%, compared to 27.86% last month and 0.91% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 6.75%. 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.

S&P 500 Monthly Total Return is at -4.08%, compared to 3.22% last month and 1.56% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 0.70%. The S&P 500 Monthly Total Return is the investment return received each month, including dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.

For a point of reference, the S&P 500 has a historical average annual total return of about 10%, not accounting for inflation. This doesn't mean you can expect 10% growth every year; you could experience a gain one year and a loss the next.

Does the S&P 500 Pay Dividends? The S&P 500 is an index, so it does not pay dividends; however, there are mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track the index, which you can invest in. If the companies in these funds pay dividends, you'll receive yours based on how many shares of the funds you hold.

S&P 500 2 Year Return is at 21.87%, compared to 15.98% last month and -0.28% last year.

Basic Info. S&P 500 Dividend Yield is at 1.35%, compared to 1.47% last month and 1.66% last year.

Basic Info. S&P 500 Annual Return is at 24.23%, compared to -19.44% last year.

Since it was expanded to include 500 stocks in 1957, the average annualized return in the S&P 500 is closer to 10.15%. That means the average annualized return in SPY is roughly 10%.

Over the past decade, you would have done even better, as the S&P 500 posted an average annual return of a whopping 12.68%. Here's how much your account balance would be now if you were invested over the past 10 years: $1,000 would grow to $3,300. $5,000 would grow to $16,498.

How much money do I need to invest to make $3,000 a month? ›

Imagine you wish to amass $3000 monthly from your investments, amounting to $36,000 annually. If you park your funds in a savings account offering a 2% annual interest rate, you'd need to inject roughly $1.8 million into the account.

It's extremely unlikely you'll earn 10% returns every single year, but the annual highs and lows have historically averaged out to roughly 10% per year over several decades. Over a lifetime, it's possible to earn over half a million dollars with just $100 per month.

If the S&P 500 outperforms its historical average and generates, say, a 12% annual return, you would reach $1 million in 26 years by investing $500 a month.

If you take your $100,000 and put it in an S&P 500 index fund, you could end up with over $1 million within 24 years if the index produces returns in line with its historical average. If you keep saving, you can get there even faster.

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

S&P 500 10 Year Return is at 167.3%, compared to 180.6% last month and 161.0% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 114.6%.

S&P 500 5 Year Return is at 70.94%, compared to 85.38% last month and 57.45% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 45.28%. The S&P 500 5 Year Return is the investment return received for a 5 year period, excluding dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.

S&P 500 3 Year Return is at 20.44%, compared to 32.26% last month and 43.16% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 23.24%.