S&P 500 Monthly Return (1928-2021)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.4% | 2.6% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 18.5% | |||||
| 2020 | -1% | -10.8% | -10.2% | 12.7% | 4.5% | 1% | 6.4% | 7% | -3.7% | -3% | 10.8% | 3.7% | 16.2% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | 3% | 1.6% | 4.1% | -6.5% | 6.5% | 1.7% | -1.8% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 28.9% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -3.9% | -2.7% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 0.5% | 3.6% | 3% | 0.4% | -6.9% | 1.8% | -9.2% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | 3.7% | -0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 0.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 1% | 19.4% |
| 2016 | -5.1% | -0.4% | 6.6% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 0.1% | 3.6% | -0.1% | -0.1% | -1.9% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 9.5% |
| 2015 | -3.1% | 5.5% | -1.7% | 0.9% | 1.1% | -2.1% | 2% | -6.3% | -2.7% | 8.3% | 0.1% | -1.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | -3.6% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 1.9% | -1.5% | 3.8% | -1.6% | 2.3% | 2.5% | -0.4% | 11.4% |
| 2013 | 5% | 1.1% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 2.1% | -1.5% | 4.9% | -3.1% | 3% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 29.6% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | 4.1% | 3.1% | -0.8% | -6.3% | 4% | 1.3% | 2% | 2.4% | -2% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 13.4% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | 3.2% | -0.1% | 2.9% | -1.4% | -1.8% | -2.1% | -5.7% | -7.2% | 10.8% | -0.5% | 0.9% | 0% |
| 2010 | -3.7% | 2.9% | 5.9% | 1.5% | -8.2% | -5.4% | 6.9% | -4.8% | 8.8% | 3.7% | -0.2% | 6.5% | 12.8% |
| 2009 | -8.6% | -11% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 5.3% | 0% | 7.4% | 3.4% | 3.6% | -2% | 5.7% | 1.8% | 23.5% |
| 2008 | -6.1% | -3.5% | -0.6% | 4.8% | 1.1% | -8.6% | -1% | 1.2% | -9.1% | -16.9% | -7.5% | 0.8% | -38.5% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -2.2% | 1% | 4.3% | 3.3% | -1.8% | -3.2% | 1.3% | 3.6% | 1.5% | -4.4% | -0.9% | 3.5% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | -3.1% | 0% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 13.6% |
| 2005 | -2.5% | 1.9% | -1.9% | -2% | 3% | -0% | 3.6% | -1.1% | 0.7% | -1.8% | 3.5% | -0.1% | 3% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | 1.2% | -1.6% | -1.7% | 1.2% | 1.8% | -3.4% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 9% |
| 2003 | -2.7% | -1.7% | 0.8% | 8.1% | 5.1% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 1.8% | -1.2% | 5.5% | 0.7% | 5.1% | 26.4% |
| 2002 | -1.6% | -2.1% | 3.7% | -6.1% | -0.9% | -7.2% | -7.9% | 0.5% | -11% | 8.7% | 5.7% | -6% | -23.4% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -9.2% | -6.4% | 7.7% | 0.5% | -2.5% | -1.1% | -6.4% | -8.2% | 1.8% | 7.5% | 0.8% | -13% |
| 2000 | -5.1% | -2% | 9.7% | -3.1% | -2.2% | 2.4% | -1.6% | 6.1% | -5.4% | -0.5% | -8% | 0.4% | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -3.2% | 3.9% | 3.8% | -2.5% | 5.5% | -3.2% | -0.6% | -2.9% | 6.3% | 1.9% | 5.8% | 19.5% |
| 1998 | 1% | 7% | 5% | 0.9% | -1.9% | 3.9% | -1.2% | -14.6% | 6.2% | 8% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 26.7% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | 0.6% | -4.3% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 4.3% | 7.8% | -5.7% | 5.3% | -3.5% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 31% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 0.2% | -4.6% | 1.9% | 5.4% | 2.6% | 7.3% | -2.2% | 20.3% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 3.2% | -0% | 4% | -0.5% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 34.1% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | -3% | -4.6% | 1.1% | 1.2% | -2.7% | 3.2% | 3.8% | -2.7% | 2.1% | -4% | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.9% | -2.6% | 2.3% | 0.1% | -0.5% | 3.5% | -1% | 1.9% | -1.3% | 1% | 7.1% |
| 1992 | -2% | 1% | -2.2% | 2.8% | 0.1% | -1.8% | 4% | -2.4% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 3% | 1% | 4.5% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | 6.8% | 2.2% | 0% | 3.9% | -4.8% | 4.5% | 2% | -1.9% | 1.2% | -4.4% | 11.2% | 26.3% |
| 1990 | -6.9% | 0.9% | 2.4% | -2.7% | 9.2% | -0.9% | -0.5% | -9.4% | -5.1% | -0.7% | 6% | 2.5% | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 7.1% | -2.9% | 2.1% | 5% | 3.5% | -0.8% | 8.8% | 1.6% | -0.7% | -2.5% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 27.3% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | 4.2% | -3.3% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 4.3% | -0.6% | -3.9% | 4% | 2.6% | -1.9% | 1.5% | 12.4% |
| 1987 | 13.2% | 3.7% | 2.6% | -1.1% | 0.6% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 3.5% | -2.4% | -21.8% | -8.5% | 7.3% | 2% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | 7.1% | 5.3% | -1.4% | 5.1% | 1.4% | -5.9% | 7.1% | -8.5% | 5.5% | 2.1% | -2.8% | 14.6% |
| 1985 | 7.4% | 0.9% | -0.3% | -0.5% | 5.5% | 1.2% | -0.5% | -1.2% | -3.5% | 4.2% | 6.5% | 4.5% | 26.3% |
| 1984 | -0.9% | -3.9% | 1.3% | 0.6% | -5.9% | 1.7% | -1.6% | 10.6% | -0.4% | 0% | -1.5% | 2.2% | 1.4% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 7.5% | -1.2% | 3.2% | -3% | 1.1% | 1% | -1.5% | 1.7% | -0.9% | 17.3% |
| 1982 | -1.8% | -6.1% | -1% | 3.9% | -3.9% | -2.1% | -2.3% | 11.6% | 0.8% | 11.1% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 14.8% |
| 1981 | -4.6% | 1.3% | 3.6% | -2.4% | -0.2% | -1.1% | -0.2% | -6.2% | -5.4% | 4.9% | 3.7% | -3% | -9.7% |
| 1980 | 5.8% | -0.4% | -10.2% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 2.7% | 6.6% | 0.6% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 10.2% | -3.4% | 25.8% |
| 1979 | 4% | -3.6% | 5.5% | 0.2% | -2.7% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 5.3% | 0% | -6.9% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 12.3% |
| 1978 | -6.1% | -2.6% | 2.5% | 8.5% | 0.4% | -1.8% | 5.5% | 2.6% | -0.8% | -9.1% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| 1977 | -5.1% | -2.2% | -1.4% | 0% | -2.3% | 4.6% | -1.6% | -2.1% | -0.3% | -4.4% | 2.7% | 0.3% | -11.5% |
| 1976 | 11.9% | -1.2% | 3.1% | -1.2% | -1.4% | 4.1% | -0.9% | -0.5% | 2.2% | -2.2% | -0.8% | 5.3% | 19.2% |
| 1975 | 12.2% | 6% | 2.2% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.4% | -6.7% | -2.1% | -3.5% | 6.1% | 2.5% | -1.1% | 31.6% |
| 1974 | -1% | -0.4% | -2.3% | -3.9% | -3.3% | -1.5% | -7.8% | -9% | -12.1% | 16.4% | -5.3% | -2% | -29.7% |
| 1973 | -1.8% | -3.7% | -0.2% | -4% | -1.9% | -0.7% | 3.7% | -3.6% | 3.9% | -0.1% | -11.4% | 1.7% | -17.4% |
| 1972 | 1.8% | 2.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.7% | -2.2% | 0.3% | 3.5% | -0.5% | 0.9% | 4.6% | 1.2% | 15.6% |
| 1971 | 4% | 0.9% | 3.6% | 3.7% | -4.2% | -0.9% | -3.1% | 3.6% | -0.7% | -4.2% | -0.2% | 8.6% | 10.8% |
| 1970 | -7.7% | 5.3% | 0.1% | -9% | -6% | -5.1% | 7.4% | 4.4% | 3.4% | -1.2% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 0.1% |
| 1969 | -0.9% | -4.8% | 3.5% | 2.2% | -0.2% | -5.6% | -6% | 4% | -2.5% | 4.3% | -3.4% | -1.8% | -11.4% |
| 1968 | -4.5% | -3% | 0.9% | 8.1% | 1.2% | 0.9% | -1.9% | 1.2% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 4.8% | -4.2% | 7.7% |
| 1967 | 7.9% | 0.2% | 3.9% | 4.2% | -5.2% | 1.7% | 4.6% | -1.3% | 3.3% | -3.5% | 0.8% | 2.7% | 20.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | -1.8% | -2.2% | 2.1% | -5.5% | -1.6% | -1.3% | -7.8% | -0.7% | 4.7% | 0.4% | -0.3% | -13.1% |
| 1965 | 3.3% | -0.2% | -1.4% | 3.4% | -0.8% | -4.9% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 2.7% | -0.9% | 0.9% | 9.1% |
| 1964 | 2.7% | 1% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 1.8% | -1.7% | 2.9% | 0.8% | -0.6% | 0.5% | 13% |
| 1963 | 4.9% | -2.9% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 1.4% | -2% | -0.4% | 4.9% | -1.1% | 3.2% | -1.1% | 2.5% | 18.9% |
| 1962 | -3.9% | 1.7% | -0.6% | -6.3% | -8.6% | -8.1% | 6.2% | 1.6% | -4.7% | 0.4% | 10.3% | 1.3% | -11.8% |
| 1961 | 6.4% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.3% | 2% | -3% | 3.4% | 2% | -2.1% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 23.1% |
| 1960 | -7.2% | 0.9% | -1.4% | -1.6% | 2.6% | 2% | -2.5% | 2.7% | -6.1% | -0.2% | 3.9% | 4.7% | -3% |
| 1959 | 0.5% | -0.2% | 0% | 4% | 1.9% | -0.3% | 3.4% | -1.5% | -4.5% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 8.5% |
| 1958 | 4.3% | -2.2% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 5.1% | 38.1% |
| 1957 | -4.3% | -3.1% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 0% | 1.1% | -5.6% | -6.2% | -3.1% | 1.5% | -4.1% | -14.3% |
| 1956 | -3.7% | 3.4% | 7.1% | -0.2% | -6.6% | 4% | 5.1% | -3.9% | -4.4% | 0.4% | -1.1% | 3.6% | 2.6% |
| 1955 | 1.7% | 0.6% | -0.5% | 3.8% | -0.3% | 8.2% | 6.1% | -0.7% | 1.2% | -3.2% | 7.6% | 0% | 26.4% |
| 1954 | 5.2% | 0.4% | 2.7% | 5.2% | 3.2% | 0% | 5.8% | -3.6% | 8.4% | -1.9% | 7.9% | 5.3% | 45% |
| 1953 | -0.8% | -1.9% | -2.3% | -2.8% | -0.4% | -1.6% | 2.9% | -6.1% | 0.4% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 0% | -6.6% |
| 1952 | 1.3% | -3.3% | 4.7% | -4.5% | 2.6% | 4.6% | 1.6% | -1.6% | -2% | 0% | 4.9% | 3.5% | 11.8% |
| 1951 | 6.4% | 0.5% | -1.4% | 4.2% | -4% | -2.3% | 6.7% | 4% | 0% | -1.7% | 0% | 3.9% | 16.4% |
| 1950 | 1.8% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4.1% | 4.4% | -5.9% | 0.6% | 3.4% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 4.6% | 21.7% |
| 1949 | 0% | -4% | 3.4% | -2.7% | -3.4% | 0% | 5.6% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.6% | 4.4% | 10.5% |
| 1948 | -3.9% | -5.4% | 8.6% | 2.7% | 7.7% | 0% | -4.8% | 0.6% | -3.1% | 6.5% | -10.3% | 2.7% | -0.7% |
| 1947 | 2.6% | -1.9% | -1.3% | -4% | -0.7% | 4.8% | 4% | -3.2% | -1.3% | 2% | -2.6% | 2% | 0% |
| 1946 | 6.9% | -7% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 2.1% | -4.2% | -2.2% | -7.2% | -10.2% | -1.3% | -0.7% | 4.1% | -11.9% |
| 1945 | 1.5% | 5.9% | -4.9% | 8.8% | 1.4% | -0.7% | -1.3% | 5.4% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3% | 1.2% | 30.7% |
| 1944 | 1.7% | -0.8% | 1.7% | -0.8% | 4.2% | 4.8% | -2.3% | 0.8% | -0.8% | 0.8% | 0% | 3.9% | 13.8% |
| 1943 | 6.1% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 0% | 4.3% | 2.5% | -4% | -0.8% | 2.5% | -1.7% | -7.6% | 6.4% | 19.5% |
| 1942 | 2.3% | -3.4% | -7% | -3.8% | 6.5% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 0% | 3.5% | 5.6% | -1.1% | 5.4% | 12.4% |
| 1941 | -4.7% | -2% | 1% | -7% | 1.1% | 5.3% | 5.1% | -1% | -1% | -6.9% | -4.2% | -4.4% | -17.9% |
| 1940 | -3.2% | 0% | 0.8% | 0% | -23.8% | 7.5% | 3% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 3.7% | -4.5% | 0% | -15.1% |
| 1939 | -6.1% | 3.3% | -13.4% | -0.9% | 6.4% | -6% | 10.1% | -6.7% | 14.3% | 0% | -4.7% | 2.5% | -5.2% |
| 1938 | 0.9% | 5.6% | -24.8% | 15.3% | -5.1% | 24.7% | 6% | -1.6% | 0.8% | 8.2% | -3.8% | 3.2% | 24.6% |
| 1937 | 3.5% | 1.7% | -1.1% | -8.4% | -0.6% | -5.5% | 9.1% | -4.8% | -13.8% | -10.1% | -10.5% | -4.5% | -38.6% |
| 1936 | 6.7% | 2.1% | 2.1% | -7.4% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 7.4% | 0.6% | 0% | 7.5% | 0.6% | -0.6% | 27.9% |
| 1935 | -4.2% | -4.4% | -2.3% | 9.4% | 3.2% | 6.3% | 8.8% | 0.9% | 3.6% | 7.8% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 41.4% |
| 1934 | 12% | -3.6% | -1.9% | -0.9% | -8.6% | 2.1% | -11.2% | 5.8% | -1.1% | -3.3% | 8% | 0% | -4.7% |
| 1933 | 0% | -17.4% | 3.5% | 32.2% | 23.1% | 13.5% | -8.3% | 11% | -12.6% | -7.2% | 10% | 1% | 44.1% |
| 1932 | -2.5% | 5.1% | -12.1% | -20.6% | -22.4% | -2.2% | 36.4% | 40% | -3.6% | -13.6% | -5.7% | 4.6% | -14.8% |
| 1931 | 5.9% | 11.1% | -7.2% | -9.6% | -13.9% | 13.9% | -7.4% | 1.5% | -30.2% | 7.2% | -8.7% | -14.7% | -47.1% |
| 1930 | 6.1% | 2.2% | 3.9% | 2.9% | -1.6% | -16.3% | 3.4% | 0.9% | -13.1% | -9.1% | -3% | -6.7% | -28.5% |
| 1929 | 5.3% | -0.4% | -0.4% | 1.6% | -4.3% | 10.5% | 5.5% | 9.7% | -4.7% | -19.9% | -13.6% | 2.9% | -11.9% |
| 1928 | -1.1% | -1.7% | 11.6% | 2.6% | 1% | -4.5% | 1.6% | 7.7% | 1% | 2.8% | 12% | 0.4% | 37.9% |
S&P 500 Worst Months (1928-2021)
| Month-Year | Return | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 1931 | -30.2% |
| 2 | Mar 1938 | -24.8% |
| 3 | May 1940 | -23.8% |
| 4 | May 1932 | -22.4% |
| 5 | Oct 1987 | -21.8% |
| 6 | Apr 1932 | -20.5% |
| 7 | Oct 1929 | -19.9% |
| 8 | Feb 1933 | -17.4% |
| 9 | Oct 2008 | -16.9% |
| 10 | Jun 1930 | -16.3% |
| 11 | Dec 1931 | -14.7% |
| 12 | Aug 1998 | -14.6% |
| 13 | May 1931 | -13.9% |
| 14 | Sep 1937 | -13.8% |
| 15 | Nov 1929 | -13.6% |
| 16 | Oct 1932 | -13.6% |
| 17 | Mar 1939 | -13.4% |
| 18 | Sep 1930 | -13.1% |
| 19 | Sep 1933 | -12.6% |
| 20 | Sep 1974 | -12% |
| 21 | Mar 1932 | -12% |
| 22 | Nov 1973 | -11.4% |
| 23 | Jul 1934 | -11.2% |
| 24 | Sep 2002 | -11% |
| 25 | Feb 2009 | -11% |
S&P 500 Best Months (1928-2021)
| Month-Year | Return | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 1932 | 40% |
| 2 | Jul 1932 | 36.4% |
| 3 | Apr 1933 | 32.2% |
| 4 | Jun 1938 | 24.7% |
| 5 | May 1933 | 23.1% |
| 6 | Oct 1974 | 16.4% |
| 7 | Apr 1938 | 15.3% |
| 8 | Sep 1939 | 14.3% |
| 9 | Jun 1931 | 13.8% |
| 10 | Jun 1933 | 13.5% |
| 11 | Jan 1987 | 13.2% |
| 12 | Apr 2020 | 12.7% |
| 13 | Jan 1975 | 12.2% |
| 14 | Jan 1934 | 12% |
| 15 | Nov 1928 | 12% |
| 16 | Jan 1976 | 11.9% |
| 17 | Aug 1982 | 11.6% |
| 18 | Mar 1928 | 11.6% |
| 19 | Dec 1991 | 11.2% |
| 20 | Feb 1931 | 11.1% |
| 21 | Oct 1982 | 11% |
| 22 | Aug 1933 | 11% |
| 23 | Oct 2011 | 10.8% |
| 24 | Nov 2020 | 10.8% |
| 25 | Aug 1984 | 10.6% |