S&P 500® Index


The S&P 500® Price Return Index is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities. The index includes 500 leading companies and covers approximately 80% of available market capitalization.

  • Created in 1957, it’s the first U.S. market-cap-weighted stock market index
  • World-renowned index includes 500 of the top companies in leading industries of the US economy
  • Represents approximately 50% of the global equity market
  • An estimated USD 15.6 trillion is indexed or benchmarked to the index, with indexed assets comprising approximately USD 7.1 trillion of this total (as of Dec. 31, 2021).
  • Bloomberg Ticker SPX

Resources

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Performance Summary*

1-yr (annualized)
8.92%

2-yr (annualized)
7.94%

5-yr (annualized)
7.79%

10-yr (annualized)
8.77%

S&P 500® Index Performance

12/31/2003 – 12/31/2023