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

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Basic Info. S&P 500 Monthly Return is at -4.16%, compared to 3.10% last month and 1.46% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 0.55%. The S&P 500 Monthly Return is the investment return received each month, excluding dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.

Basic Info. 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.

S&P 500 12 Month Total Return is at 22.66%, compared to 29.88% last month and 2.66% last year.

The average yearly return of the S&P 500 is 10.62% over the last 100 years, as of the end of April 2024. This assumes dividends are reinvested. Dividends account for about 40% of the total gain over this period. Adjusted for inflation, the 100-year average stock market return (including dividends) is 7.44%.

S&P 500 10 Year Return is at 167.3%, compared to 180.6% last month and 161.0% last year.

An average annual total return is the standard format. It calculates an asset's total return over a 12 month period. Typically, it shows how the asset performed over the previous year based on either a hypothetical investment or your own initial investment.

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.

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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.

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.

There is a related index called the S&P 500 Total Return, which calculates what the performance would be if dividends paid by index constituents on the ex-dividend date of each index share were reinvested. Total return indices, therefore, represent changes in market capitalization plus reinvested dividends.

Basic Info. S&P 500 2 Year Return is at 21.87%, compared to 15.98% last month and -0.28% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 14.10%. 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.

The easiest way to invest in the S&P 500

The simplest way to invest in the index is through S&P 500 index funds or ETFs that replicate the index. You can purchase these in a taxable brokerage account, or if you're investing for retirement, in a 401(k) or IRA, which come with added tax benefits.

If you purchase a 10-year Treasury at time of writing, you could expect a yield of about 4.45%. Based on yields over the past 20 years, you can expect average interest payments of between 3% and 4%.

General ROI: A positive ROI is generally considered good, with a normal ROI of 5-7% often seen as a reasonable expectation. However, a strong general ROI is something greater than 10%. Return on Stocks: On average, a ROI of 7% after inflation is often considered good, based on the historical returns of the market.