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

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S&P 500 1 Year Return Monthly Analysis: S&P 500 Returns? ›

S&P 500 1 Year Return is at 20.78%, compared to 27.86% last month and 0.91% last year.

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

S&P 500 Monthly Return is at -4.16%, compared to 3.10% last month and 1.46% last year.

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%.

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.

The historical average yearly return of the S&P 500 is 12.58% over the last 10 years, as of the end of April 2024. This assumes dividends are reinvested. Adjusted for inflation, the 10-year average stock market return (including dividends) is 9.52%.

But it's important to note that the S&P 500 index itself does not pay dividends—the companies in the index do. An investor has to buy shares of the companies themselves or of index funds in order to receive dividends. “The S&P itself does not pay a dividend,” explains Titan investment manager Christopher Seifel.

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

Does the S&P 500 pay dividends? ›

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 5 Year Return is at 70.94%, compared to 85.38% last month and 57.45% last year.

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.

The average stock market return is about 10% per year for nearly the last century, as measured by the S&P 500 index. In some years, the market returns more than that, and in other years it returns less.

Average Market Return for the Last 30 Years

Looking at the S&P 500 for the years 1993 to mid-2023, the average stock market return for the last 30 years is 9.90% (7.22% when adjusted for inflation).

Stock market returns since 2010

This is a return on investment of 486.76%, or 13.14% per year. This lump-sum investment beats inflation during this period for an inflation-adjusted return of about 308.06% cumulatively, or 10.31% per year.

40 Years (1982 – 2022): 11.6% annual return. 30 Years (1992 – 2022): 9.64% annual return. 20 Years (2002 – 2022): 8.14% annual return. 10 Years (2012 – 2022): 12.74% annual return.