S&P 500 Monthly Total Return Monthly Trends: S&P 500 Returns (2024)

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S&P 500 Monthly Total Return Monthly Trends: S&P 500 Returns? ›

Basic Info. S&P 500 Monthly Total Return is at 2.43%, compared to 1.22% last month and -1.59% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 0.73%. The S&P 500 Monthly Total Return is the investment return received each month, including dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.

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S&P 500 Monthly Return is at 2.28%, compared to 1.13% last month and -1.77% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 0.58%. 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 12 Month Total Return is at 27.14%, compared to 22.15% last month and 15.94% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 8.99%.

S&P 500 is at a current level of 5648.40, up from 5522.30 last month and up from 4507.66 one year ago. This is a change of 2.28% from last month and 25.31% from one year ago.

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S&P 500 Monthly Total Return is at 2.43%, compared to 1.22% last month and -1.59% last year.

Basic Info. S&P 500 6 Month Return is at 10.83%, compared to 13.96% last month and 13.54% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 3.49%.

The average yearly return of the S&P 500 is 10.52% over the last 30 years, as of the end of May 2024. This assumes dividends are reinvested. Adjusted for inflation, the 30-year average stock market return (including dividends) is 7.78%.

Basic Info. S&P 500 10 Year Return is at 181.9%, compared to 186.0% last month and 176.0% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 115.5%.

What is the average growth rate of the S&P 500 in 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).

So no; stocks do not generate compound interest — but they do have compounding value. Let's say you invest $100,000 in an S&P 500 index fund with an average annual return of 9% and very little variance. Next year, your shares will be worth $109,000. The year after that, they'll be worth $109,000 x 1.09 = $118,810.

The SPTR is different from the standard S&P Index (SPX), which does not include dividend gains. The total return indexes follow a similar pattern in which many mutual funds operate, where all resulting cash payouts are automatically reinvested back into the fund itself.

Our recommendation for the best overall S&P 500 index fund is the Fidelity 500 Index Fund. With a 0.015% expense ratio, it's the cheapest on our list. And it doesn't have a minimum initial investment requirement, sales loads or trading fees. Over the last 10 years, FXAIX has returned an annualized 12.82%.

S&P 500 3 Month Return is at 7.03%, compared to 9.66% last month and 7.84% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 1.74%.

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 10 Year Return (I:SP50010Y)

S&P 500 10 Year Return is at 181.9%, compared to 186.0% last month and 176.0% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 115.5%.