SPDR S&P 500 (SPY): Rolling Returns

Last Update: 30 April 2022

Holding a position in the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) ETF, how long should you stay invested to have high probability to obtain a positive return?

Considering all 12 years rolling periods, you would have obtained a positive returns 100.00% of times

Considering all 6 years rolling periods, you would have obtained a positive returns 97.75% of times

All the returns are calculated over the available historical serie, starting from January 1972 until April 2022.

In order to have complete information about the ETF, please refer to the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) ETF: historical returns page.

Rolling Returns

SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) ETF: annualized rolling and average returns

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Rolling Period	*Return ()**			Negative Periods
Rolling Period	Average (%)	Best (%)	Worst (%)	Negative Periods
1 Year	12.03	58.83 Jul 1982 - Jun 1983	-43.44 Mar 2008 - Feb 2009	20.07%
2 Years	11.31	37.08 Mar 2009 - Feb 2011	-26.04 Mar 2007 - Feb 2009	14.80%
3 Years	11.22	32.80 Aug 1984 - Jul 1987	-16.28 Apr 2000 - Mar 2003	13.18%
4 Years	11.22	30.60 Feb 1995 - Jan 1999	-9.79 Mar 2005 - Feb 2009	12.57%
5 Years	11.20	28.95 Aug 1982 - Jul 1987	-6.67 Mar 2004 - Feb 2009	10.09%
6 Years	11.16	24.61 Apr 1994 - Mar 2000	-1.22 Jan 2000 - Dec 2005	2.25%
7 Years	11.18	22.44 Aug 1982 - Jul 1989	-3.91 Mar 2002 - Feb 2009	1.34%
8 Years	11.23	20.63 Jan 1991 - Dec 1998	-4.59 Mar 2001 - Feb 2009	2.55%
9 Years	11.23	20.83 Nov 1990 - Oct 1999	-5.20 Apr 2000 - Mar 2009	3.22%
10 Years	11.19	19.27 Sep 1990 - Aug 2000	-3.45 Mar 1999 - Feb 2009	4.95%
11 Years	11.18	19.12 Jan 1989 - Dec 1999	-1.59 Mar 1998 - Feb 2009	1.69%
12 Years	11.12	19.05 Dec 1987 - Nov 1999	0.48 Jan 2000 - Dec 2011	0.00%
13 Years	11.06	18.62 Aug 1984 - Jul 1997	1.60 Jan 2000 - Dec 2012	0.00%
14 Years	11.00	18.64 Aug 1984 - Jul 1998	2.84 Jan 1999 - Dec 2012	0.00%
15 Years	11.01	19.24 Aug 1982 - Jul 1997	3.67 Sep 2000 - Aug 2015	0.00%

(*) Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods

Annualized Rolling Returns - 1 Year (12 months)

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Average Return	Best Return	Worst Return	Negative Periods
+12.03%	+58.83% Jul 1982 - Jun 1983	-43.44% Mar 2008 - Feb 2009	20.07% 119 out of 593

1 Year Annualized Rolling Returns over time

1 Year Annualized Rolling Returns Histogram

Annualized Rolling Returns - 2 Years (24 months)

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Average Return	Best Return	Worst Return	Negative Periods
+11.31%	+37.08% Mar 2009 - Feb 2011	-26.04% Mar 2007 - Feb 2009	14.80% 86 out of 581

2 Years Annualized Rolling Returns over time

2 Years Annualized Rolling Returns Histogram

Annualized Rolling Returns - 3 Years (36 months)

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Average Return	Best Return	Worst Return	Negative Periods
+11.22%	+32.80% Aug 1984 - Jul 1987	-16.28% Apr 2000 - Mar 2003	13.18% 75 out of 569

3 Years Annualized Rolling Returns over time

3 Years Annualized Rolling Returns Histogram

Annualized Rolling Returns - 4 Years (48 months)

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Average Return	Best Return	Worst Return	Negative Periods
+11.22%	+30.60% Feb 1995 - Jan 1999	-9.79% Mar 2005 - Feb 2009	12.57% 70 out of 557

4 Years Annualized Rolling Returns over time

4 Years Annualized Rolling Returns Histogram

Annualized Rolling Returns - 5 Years (60 months)

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Average Return	Best Return	Worst Return	Negative Periods
+11.20%	+28.95% Aug 1982 - Jul 1987	-6.67% Mar 2004 - Feb 2009	10.09% 55 out of 545

5 Years Annualized Rolling Returns over time

5 Years Annualized Rolling Returns Histogram

Annualized Rolling Returns - 6 Years (72 months)

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Average Return	Best Return	Worst Return	Negative Periods
+11.16%	+24.61% Apr 1994 - Mar 2000	-1.22% Jan 2000 - Dec 2005	2.25% 12 out of 533

6 Years Annualized Rolling Returns over time

6 Years Annualized Rolling Returns Histogram

Annualized Rolling Returns - 7 Years (84 months)

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Average Return	Best Return	Worst Return	Negative Periods
+11.18%	+22.44% Aug 1982 - Jul 1989	-3.91% Mar 2002 - Feb 2009	1.34% 7 out of 521

7 Years Annualized Rolling Returns over time

7 Years Annualized Rolling Returns Histogram

Annualized Rolling Returns - 8 Years (96 months)

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Average Return	Best Return	Worst Return	Negative Periods
+11.23%	+20.63% Jan 1991 - Dec 1998	-4.59% Mar 2001 - Feb 2009	2.55% 13 out of 509

8 Years Annualized Rolling Returns over time

8 Years Annualized Rolling Returns Histogram

Annualized Rolling Returns - 9 Years (108 months)

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Average Return	Best Return	Worst Return	Negative Periods
+11.23%	+20.83% Nov 1990 - Oct 1999	-5.20% Apr 2000 - Mar 2009	3.22% 16 out of 497

9 Years Annualized Rolling Returns over time

9 Years Annualized Rolling Returns Histogram

Annualized Rolling Returns - 10 Years (120 months)

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Average Return	Best Return	Worst Return	Negative Periods
+11.19%	+19.27% Sep 1990 - Aug 2000	-3.45% Mar 1999 - Feb 2009	4.95% 24 out of 485

10 Years Annualized Rolling Returns over time

10 Years Annualized Rolling Returns Histogram

Annualized Rolling Returns - 11 Years (132 months)

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Average Return	Best Return	Worst Return	Negative Periods
+11.18%	+19.12% Jan 1989 - Dec 1999	-1.59% Mar 1998 - Feb 2009	1.69% 8 out of 473

11 Years Annualized Rolling Returns over time

11 Years Annualized Rolling Returns Histogram

Annualized Rolling Returns - 12 Years (144 months)

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Average Return	Best Return	Worst Return	Negative Periods
+11.12%	+19.05% Dec 1987 - Nov 1999	+0.48% Jan 2000 - Dec 2011	0.00% 0 out of 461

12 Years Annualized Rolling Returns over time

12 Years Annualized Rolling Returns Histogram

Annualized Rolling Returns - 13 Years (156 months)

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Average Return	Best Return	Worst Return	Negative Periods
+11.06%	+18.62% Aug 1984 - Jul 1997	+1.60% Jan 2000 - Dec 2012	0.00% 0 out of 449

13 Years Annualized Rolling Returns over time

13 Years Annualized Rolling Returns Histogram

Annualized Rolling Returns - 14 Years (168 months)

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Average Return	Best Return	Worst Return	Negative Periods
+11.00%	+18.64% Aug 1984 - Jul 1998	+2.84% Jan 1999 - Dec 2012	0.00% 0 out of 437

14 Years Annualized Rolling Returns over time

14 Years Annualized Rolling Returns Histogram

Annualized Rolling Returns - 15 Years (180 months)

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Average Return	Best Return	Worst Return	Negative Periods
+11.01%	+19.24% Aug 1982 - Jul 1997	+3.67% Sep 2000 - Aug 2015	0.00% 0 out of 425

15 Years Annualized Rolling Returns over time

15 Years Annualized Rolling Returns Histogram

In order to have complete information about the ETF, please refer to the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) ETF: historical returns page.