Data Source: from January 1972 to July 2022
Consolidated Returns as of 31 Jul 2022
Live Update: Aug 18 2022
Category: Stocks
ETF: SPDR S&P 500 (SPY)
ETF • LIVE PERFORMANCE (USD currency)
0.29%
1 Day
Aug 18 2022
3.86%
Current Month
August 2022

In the last 30 Years, the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) ETF obtained a 9.91% compound annual return, with a 14.66% standard deviation.

In 2021, the ETF granted a 1.54% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) ETF: Dividend Yield page.

The ETF is related to the following investment themes:

  • Asset Class: Equity
  • Size: Large Cap
  • Style: Blend
  • Region: North America
  • Country: U.S.

The SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) ETF is part of the following Lazy Portfolios:

Portfolio Name Author SPY Weight
Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy Paul Merriman 10.0%
Perfect Portfolio Ben Stein 20.0%
Global Market Portfolio Credit Suisse 20.0%

Historical Returns as of Jul 31, 2022

Historical returns and stats of SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) ETF. Total Returns and Inflation Adjusted Returns are both mentioned.

SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) ETF
Consolidated returns as of 31 Jul 2022
Data Source: from January 1972 to July 2022
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Period Return (%)
as of Jul 2022		 Return (%)
Infl.Adj.		 Standard
Deviation (%)		 Max
Drawdown (%)		 Months
Pos - Neg
1M
Jul 2022
9.21
9.22
0.00
1 - 0
3M
0.43
-2.00
-8.25
Jun 2022 - Jun 2022
2 - 1
6M
-7.75
-12.46
-16.11
Apr 2022 - Jun 2022
3 - 3
YTD
-12.62
-17.77
-19.98
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
3 - 4
1Y
-4.71
-12.19
19.54
-19.98
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
6 - 6
50% pos
3Y(*)
13.31
8.01
18.92
-19.98
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
23 - 13
64% pos
5Y(*)
12.75
8.52
17.13
-19.98
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
42 - 18
70% pos
10Y(*)
13.72
10.84
13.85
-19.98
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
86 - 34
72% pos
15Y(*)
9.31
6.77
15.81
-50.80
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
120 - 60
67% pos
20Y(*)
9.93
7.23
14.73
-50.80
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
162 - 78
68% pos
25Y(*)
7.94
5.32
15.39
-50.80
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
190 - 110
63% pos
30Y(*)
9.91
7.21
14.66
-50.80
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
236 - 124
66% pos
MAX(*)
01 Jan 1972
10.45
6.22
15.30
-50.80
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
380 - 227
63% pos
(*) Returns over 1 year are annualized

US Inflation is updated to Jul 2022. Current inflation (annualized) is 1Y: 8.52% , 5Y: 3.89% , 10Y: 2.60% , 30Y: 2.52%

ETF Returns, up to December 1993, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.

Correlations as of Jul 31, 2022

Monthly correlations of SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) ETF vs the main Asset Classes, over different timeframes.

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SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) ETF
Monthly correlations as of 31 Jul 2022
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Correlation vs SPY
 
Asset Class 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years 30 Years Since
Jan 1992
US Total Stock Market
VTI
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.99
0.99
US Small Cap
IJR
0.92
0.88
0.86
0.81
0.81
US REITs
VNQ
0.90
0.80
0.68
0.59
0.58
US Technology
QQQ
0.96
0.93
0.92
0.82
0.82
Preferred Stocks
PFF
0.91
0.82
0.73
0.45
0.45
EAFE Stocks
EFA
0.93
0.90
0.85
0.80
0.79
World All Countries
VT
0.99
0.98
0.96
0.94
0.93
Emerging Markets
EEM
0.69
0.72
0.66
0.70
0.70
Europe
VGK
0.92
0.89
0.84
0.83
0.82
Pacific
VPL
0.85
0.86
0.78
0.65
0.64
Latin America
FLLA
0.52
0.57
0.54
0.63
0.63
US Total Bond Market
BND
0.69
0.33
0.23
0.10
0.10
Long Term Treasuries
TLT
0.58
-0.09
-0.13
-0.17
-0.17
US Cash
BIL
-0.04
-0.21
-0.15
-0.02
-0.02
TIPS
TIP
0.75
0.49
0.33
0.16
0.17
Investment Grade Bonds
LQD
0.80
0.58
0.47
0.28
0.28
High Yield Bonds
HYG
0.81
0.82
0.77
0.65
0.65
International Bond Market
BNDX
0.65
0.34
0.27
0.10
0.10
Emerging Market Bonds
EMB
0.90
0.69
0.60
0.55
0.55
Gold
GLD
0.23
0.13
0.04
0.02
0.03
Commodities
DBC
0.07
0.48
0.41
0.32
0.32

Capital Growth as of Jul 31, 2022

Capital growth, returns, stats are calculated assuming a reinvestment of dividends.

If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) ETF: Dividend Yield page.

An investment of 1000$, since August 1992, now would be worth 17040.93$, with a total return of 1604.09% (9.91% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 8081.15$, with a net total return of 708.11% (7.21% annualized).
An investment of 1000$, since January 1972, now would be worth 152591.74$, with a total return of 15159.17% (10.45% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 21167.83$, with a net total return of 2016.78% (6.22% annualized).
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Drawdowns

Worst drawdowns since August 1992.

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-50.80% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 16 Mar 2012 37 53
-44.71% Sep 2000 Sep 2002 25 Nov 2006 50 75
-19.98% Jan 2022 Jun 2022 6 in progress 1 7
-19.43% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 3 Jul 2020 4 7
-15.28% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 2 Nov 1998 3 5
-13.52% Oct 2018 Dec 2018 3 Apr 2019 4 7
-8.48% Aug 2015 Sep 2015 2 May 2016 8 10
-6.98% Feb 1994 Mar 1994 2 Aug 1994 5 7
-6.63% Apr 2012 May 2012 2 Aug 2012 3 5
-6.43% Jan 2000 Feb 2000 2 Mar 2000 1 3
-6.38% May 2019 May 2019 1 Jun 2019 1 2
-6.28% Feb 2018 Mar 2018 2 Jul 2018 4 6
-6.14% Sep 2020 Oct 2020 2 Nov 2020 1 3
-5.76% Jul 1999 Sep 1999 3 Oct 1999 1 4
-5.18% Aug 1997 Aug 1997 1 Nov 1997 3 4
-5.03% Apr 2000 May 2000 2 Aug 2000 3 5
-4.66% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Oct 2021 1 2
-4.55% Jun 2007 Jul 2007 2 Sep 2007 2 4
-4.49% Jul 1996 Jul 1996 1 Sep 1996 2 3
-4.41% Mar 1997 Mar 1997 1 Apr 1997 1 2

Worst drawdowns since January 1972.

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-50.80% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 16 Mar 2012 37 53
-44.87% Jan 1973 Sep 1974 21 Sep 1976 24 45
-44.71% Sep 2000 Sep 2002 25 Nov 2006 50 75
-29.78% Sep 1987 Nov 1987 3 May 1989 18 21
-19.98% Jan 2022 Jun 2022 6 in progress 1 7
-19.43% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 3 Jul 2020 4 7
-17.00% Dec 1980 Jul 1982 20 Oct 1982 3 23
-15.28% Jul 1998 Aug 1998 2 Nov 1998 3 5
-14.86% Jan 1977 Feb 1978 14 Aug 1978 6 20
-14.70% Jun 1990 Oct 1990 5 Feb 1991 4 9
-13.52% Oct 2018 Dec 2018 3 Apr 2019 4 7
-9.81% Mar 1980 Mar 1980 1 Jun 1980 3 4
-9.41% Sep 1978 Oct 1978 2 Mar 1979 5 7
-8.48% Aug 2015 Sep 2015 2 May 2016 8 10
-8.31% Sep 1986 Sep 1986 1 Jan 1987 4 5
-7.44% Dec 1983 May 1984 6 Aug 1984 3 9
-6.98% Feb 1994 Mar 1994 2 Aug 1994 5 7
-6.72% Jan 1990 Jan 1990 1 May 1990 4 5
-6.63% Apr 2012 May 2012 2 Aug 2012 3 5
-6.53% Oct 1979 Oct 1979 1 Jan 1980 3 4

Rolling Returns ( more details)

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

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Rolling
Period		 Return (*) Negative
Periods
Average (%) Best (%) Worst (%)
1 Year
 11.94 58.83
Jul 1982 - Jun 1983 		-43.44
Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 		20.47%
2 Years
 11.33 37.08
Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 		-26.04
Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 		14.73%
3 Years
 11.23 32.80
Aug 1984 - Jul 1987 		-16.28
Apr 2000 - Mar 2003 		13.11%
5 Years
 11.20 28.95
Aug 1982 - Jul 1987 		-6.67
Mar 2004 - Feb 2009 		10.04%
7 Years
 11.19 22.44
Aug 1982 - Jul 1989 		-3.91
Mar 2002 - Feb 2009 		1.34%
10 Years
 11.20 19.27
Sep 1990 - Aug 2000 		-3.45
Mar 1999 - Feb 2009 		4.92%
15 Years
 10.99 19.24
Aug 1982 - Jul 1997 		3.67
Sep 2000 - Aug 2015 		0.00%
20 Years
 10.97 17.90
Apr 1980 - Mar 2000 		4.69
Apr 2000 - Mar 2020 		0.00%
(*) Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods

If you need a deeper detail about rolling returns, please refer to the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) ETF: Rolling Returns page.

Seasonality

SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) ETF: in which months is it better to invest?

Both the Average Return and the Gain Frequency (Win %) are useful to get an idea of what happened in the past.

For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Win %		 1.21
57% 		0.39
57% 		1.09
69% 		1.66
71% 		1.05
65% 		0.48
59% 		1.01
53% 		0.42
62% 		-0.63
52% 		1.19
62% 		1.87
74% 		1.42
72%
Best
Year		 13.3
1987 		7.6
1986 		9.7
2000 		12.7
2020 		9.7
1990 		7.0
2019 		9.2
2022 		12.4
1982 		9.0
2010 		18.3
1974 		11.0
1980 		11.4
1991
Worst
Year		 -8.2
2009 		-10.7
2009 		-12.5
2020 		-8.8
2022 		-7.9
2010 		-8.4
2008 		-8.0
1974 		-14.1
1998 		-11.5
1974 		-21.7
1987 		-10.9
1973 		-8.8
2018
Statistics calculated for the period Jan 1972 - Jul 2022

Monthly/Yearly Returns

SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) ETF monthly and yearly returns: how is the distribution of the returns recorded so far?

MONTHLY RETURNS HISTOGRAM
380 Positive Months (63%) - 227 Negative Months (37%)
Jan 1972 - Jul 2022
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Yearly Return(%)
Monthly Return(%)
Year Total Infl.Adj Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2022
 -12.62 -17.77 -5.3 -3.0 3.8 -8.8 0.2 -8.2 9.2
2021
 +28.74 +20.28 -1.0 2.8 4.5 5.3 0.7 2.2 2.4 3.0 -4.7 7.0 -0.8 4.6
2020
 +18.37 +16.78 0.0 -7.9 -12.5 12.7 4.8 1.8 5.9 7.0 -3.7 -2.5 10.9 3.7
2019
 +31.22 +28.29 8.0 3.2 1.8 4.1 -6.4 7.0 1.5 -1.7 1.9 2.2 3.6 2.9
2018
 -4.56 -6.35 5.6 -3.6 -2.7 0.5 2.4 0.6 3.7 3.2 0.6 -6.9 1.9 -8.8
2017
 +21.70 +19.19 1.8 3.9 0.1 1.0 1.4 0.6 2.1 0.3 2.0 2.4 3.1 1.2
2016
 +12.00 +9.72 -5.0 -0.1 6.7 0.4 1.7 0.3 3.6 0.1 0.0 -1.7 3.7 2.0
2015
 +1.25 +0.52 -3.0 5.6 -1.6 1.0 1.3 -2.0 2.3 -6.1 -2.5 8.5 0.4 -1.7
2014
 +13.46 +12.61 -3.5 4.6 0.8 0.7 2.3 2.1 -1.3 3.9 -1.4 2.4 2.7 -0.3
2013
 +32.31 +30.35 5.1 1.3 3.8 1.9 2.4 -1.3 5.2 -3.0 3.2 4.6 3.0 2.6
2012
 +15.99 +14.01 4.6 4.3 3.2 -0.7 -6.0 4.1 1.2 2.5 2.5 -1.8 0.6 0.9
2011
 +1.89 -1.04 2.3 3.5 0.0 2.9 -1.1 -1.7 -2.0 -5.5 -6.9 10.9 -0.4 1.0
2010
 +15.06 +13.36 -3.6 3.1 6.1 1.5 -7.9 -5.2 6.8 -4.5 9.0 3.8 0.0 6.7
2009
 +26.36 +23.02 -8.2 -10.7 8.3 9.9 5.8 -0.1 7.5 3.7 3.5 -1.9 6.2 1.9
2008
 -36.81 -36.86 -6.0 -2.6 -0.9 4.8 1.5 -8.4 -0.9 1.5 -9.4 -16.5 -7.0 1.0
2007
 +5.14 +1.01 1.5 -2.0 1.2 4.4 3.4 -1.5 -3.1 1.3 3.9 1.4 -3.9 -1.1
2006
 +15.85 +12.98 2.4 0.6 1.7 1.3 -3.0 0.3 0.4 2.2 2.7 3.2 2.0 1.3
2005
 +4.83 +1.36 -2.2 2.1 -1.8 -1.9 3.2 0.2 3.8 -0.9 0.8 -2.4 4.4 -0.2
2004
 +10.70 +7.21 2.0 1.4 -1.3 -1.9 1.7 1.8 -3.2 0.2 1.0 1.3 4.5 3.0
2003
 +28.18 +25.81 -2.5 -1.3 0.2 8.5 5.5 1.1 1.8 2.1 -1.1 5.4 1.1 5.0
2002
 -21.59 -23.41 -1.0 -1.8 3.3 -5.8 -0.6 -7.4 -7.9 0.7 -10.5 8.2 6.2 -5.7
2001
 -11.75 -13.10 4.4 -9.5 -5.6 8.5 -0.6 -2.4 -1.0 -5.9 -8.2 1.3 7.8 0.6
2000
 -9.73 -12.69 -5.0 -1.5 9.7 -3.5 -1.6 2.0 -1.6 6.5 -5.5 -0.5 -7.5 -0.5
1999
 +20.39 +17.24 3.5 -3.2 4.2 3.8 -2.3 5.5 -3.1 -0.5 -2.2 6.4 1.7 5.7
1998
 +28.69 +26.65 1.3 6.9 4.9 1.3 -2.1 4.3 -1.4 -14.1 6.4 8.1 5.6 6.5
1997
 +33.48 +31.24 6.2 1.0 -4.4 6.3 6.3 4.1 7.9 -5.2 4.8 -2.5 3.9 1.9
1996
 +22.49 +18.55 3.6 0.3 1.7 1.1 2.3 0.9 -4.5 1.9 5.6 3.2 7.3 -2.4
1995
 +38.05 +34.63 3.4 4.1 2.8 3.0 4.0 2.0 3.2 0.4 4.2 -0.3 4.4 1.6
1994
 +0.40 -2.21 3.5 -2.9 -4.2 1.1 1.6 -2.3 3.2 3.8 -2.5 2.8 -4.0 0.7
1993
 +9.89 +6.95 0.8 1.4 2.1 -2.4 2.7 0.3 -0.4 3.8 -0.8 2.1 -1.0 1.2
1992
 +7.42 +4.40 -1.9 1.2 -1.9 2.9 0.5 -1.5 4.0 -2.1 1.2 0.3 3.4 1.2
1991
 +30.22 +26.35 4.4 7.1 2.4 0.2 4.3 -4.6 4.6 2.3 -1.7 1.3 -4.0 11.4
1990
 -3.32 -8.89 -6.7 1.3 2.6 -2.5 9.7 -0.7 -0.4 -9.0 -4.9 -0.4 6.4 2.7
1989
 +31.36 +25.53 7.3 -2.5 2.3 5.2 4.0 -0.6 9.0 1.9 -0.4 -2.3 2.0 2.4
1988
 +16.22 +11.30 4.2 4.6 -3.0 1.0 0.8 4.6 -0.4 -3.4 4.3 2.7 -1.5 1.7
1987
 +4.71 +0.26 13.3 4.0 2.9 -1.0 1.0 5.0 4.9 3.8 -2.3 -21.7 -8.2 7.6
1986
 +18.06 +16.78 0.4 7.6 5.5 -1.3 5.5 1.7 -5.7 7.5 -8.3 5.6 2.6 -2.6
1985
 +31.23 +26.43 7.6 1.4 0.0 -0.3 6.0 1.4 -0.2 -0.7 -3.1 4.4 6.9 4.7
1984
 +6.21 +2.18 -0.5 -3.3 1.6 0.7 -5.4 2.2 -1.5 11.2 0.0 0.3 -1.0 2.6
1983
 +21.29 +16.86 3.4 2.5 3.5 7.6 -0.9 3.7 -3.2 1.8 1.3 -1.4 2.3 -0.6
1982
 +20.97 +16.51 -1.5 -5.1 -0.7 4.1 -2.8 -1.6 -2.2 12.4 1.0 11.1 4.2 1.7
1981
 -5.21 -12.97 -4.4 2.1 3.7 -2.2 0.6 -0.9 0.0 -5.4 -5.0 5.2 4.4 -2.8
1980
 +31.92 +17.24 5.9 0.4 -9.8 4.3 5.5 2.8 6.6 1.3 2.7 2.0 11.0 -3.1
1979
 +18.05 +4.20 4.1 -2.9 5.7 0.4 -1.7 4.0 1.1 6.1 0.2 -6.5 5.1 1.8
1978
 +5.87 -2.89 -6.0 -1.7 2.6 8.5 1.3 -1.6 5.7 3.4 -0.6 -8.9 2.6 1.7
1977
 -7.84 -13.63 -5.0 -1.4 -1.3 0.0 -1.5 4.5 -1.5 -1.4 0.0 -4.2 3.5 0.5
1976
 +24.18 +18.42 12.2 -0.8 2.7 -1.0 -1.0 5.0 -0.7 0.2 2.5 -2.1 0.3 5.4
1975
 +36.95 +28.06 12.3 6.5 2.6 5.2 5.7 5.0 -6.7 -2.0 -3.6 6.5 3.2 -1.3
1974
 -26.93 -34.95 -1.1 -0.3 -2.3 -4.0 -2.4 -1.9 -8.0 -8.7 -11.5 18.3 -4.0 -2.2
1973
 -16.18 -22.89 -2.0 -3.7 -0.4 -4.6 -1.4 -0.8 4.6 -3.1 4.5 -0.2 -10.9 1.5
1972
 +18.95 +15.04 2.2 3.0 0.8 0.7 1.9 -1.9 0.0 3.9 -0.4 1.2 4.9 1.4

ETF Returns, up to December 1993, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.

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