Note: All figures exclude dividends.
How to query the performance of these indices?
You can click on the investment tool, you can connect to my website, click on the index you want to query the major index, enter the starting and ending numbers, you can get the past annualized return of the index between the two years rate. If you enter the same starting and ending numbers, you can get the reported rate of return of the index for that year.
The corresponding ETFs in the market
For an introduction to these major indices, see my previous article”Top 10 ETFs and important major US stock market index“
The following is a list of well-known large-cap ETFs on the market:
| Major index | Corresponding ETFs | The tool to look up the annualized return of the index, or get the rate of return for a specific year (click the link) |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | DIA | Dow Jones Industrial Average IRR Query |
| S&P 500 Index | SPY、IVV、VOO | S&P 500 Index IRR Query |
| Nasdaq index | QQQ | Nasdaq Index IRR Query |
| Philadelphia Semiconductor index | SOXX | Philadelphia Semiconductor Index IRR Query |
A table of 4 major market index
| Year | DJIA | DJIA | S&P500 | S&P500 | Nasdaq | Nasdaq | PHLX | PHLX |
| Return | IRR | Return | IRR | Return | IRR | Return | IRR | |
| 1885 | 38.05% | 38.05% | ||||||
| 1886 | 4.44% | 20.07% | ||||||
| 1887 | -8.41% | 9.71% | ||||||
| 1888 | 4.82% | 8.47% | ||||||
| 1889 | 5.51% | 7.87% | ||||||
| 1890 | -14.15% | 3.84% | ||||||
| 1891 | 17.63% | 5.71% | ||||||
| 1892 | 6.58% | 5.82% | ||||||
| 1893 | -24.59% | 1.91% | ||||||
| 1894 | -0.57% | 1.66% | ||||||
| 1895 | 2.28% | 1.71% | ||||||
| 1896 | -1.70% | 1.42% | ||||||
| 1897 | 22.02% | 2.88% | ||||||
| 1898 | 22.48% | 4.17% | ||||||
| 1899 | 9.19% | 4.49% | ||||||
| 1900 | 7.01% | 4.65% | ||||||
| 1901 | -8.70% | 3.81% | ||||||
| 1902 | -0.42% | 3.57% | ||||||
| 1903 | -23.61% | 1.93% | ||||||
| 1904 | 41.76% | 3.62% | ||||||
| 1905 | 38.19% | 5.05% | ||||||
| 1906 | -1.92% | 4.72% | ||||||
| 1907 | -37.73% | 2.38% | ||||||
| 1908 | 46.63% | 3.93% | ||||||
| 1909 | 14.98% | 4.35% | ||||||
| 1910 | -17.85% | 3.39% | ||||||
| 1911 | 0.39% | 3.28% | ||||||
| 1912 | 7.58% | 3.43% | ||||||
| 1913 | -10.35% | 2.92% | ||||||
| 1914 | -5.09% | 2.64% | ||||||
| 1915 | 81.66% | 4.55% | ||||||
| 1916 | -4.19% | 4.27% | ||||||
| 1917 | -21.71% | 3.37% | ||||||
| 1918 | 10.51% | 3.57% | ||||||
| 1919 | 30.45% | 4.25% | ||||||
| 1920 | -32.90% | 2.99% | ||||||
| 1921 | 12.72% | 3.24% | ||||||
| 1922 | 21.74% | 3.69% | ||||||
| 1923 | -3.25% | 3.50% | ||||||
| 1924 | 26.16% | 4.02% | ||||||
| 1925 | 30.00% | 4.58% | ||||||
| 1926 | 0.34% | 4.48% | ||||||
| 1927 | 28.75% | 4.99% | ||||||
| 1928 | 48.22% | 5.82% | ||||||
| 1929 | -17.17% | 5.24% | ||||||
| 1930 | -33.77% | 4.19% | ||||||
| 1931 | -52.67% | 2.45% | ||||||
| 1932 | -23.07% | 1.84% | ||||||
| 1933 | 66.69% | 2.87% | ||||||
| 1934 | 4.14% | 2.90% | ||||||
| 1935 | 38.53% | 3.50% | ||||||
| 1936 | 24.82% | 3.87% | ||||||
| 1937 | -32.82% | 3.02% | ||||||
| 1938 | 28.06% | 3.44% | ||||||
| 1939 | -2.92% | 3.32% | ||||||
| 1940 | -12.72% | 3.01% | ||||||
| 1941 | -15.38% | 2.65% | ||||||
| 1942 | 7.61% | 2.74% | ||||||
| 1943 | 13.81% | 2.91% | ||||||
| 1944 | 12.09% | 3.06% | ||||||
| 1945 | 26.65% | 3.41% | ||||||
| 1946 | -8.14% | 3.21% | ||||||
| 1947 | 2.23% | 3.20% | ||||||
| 1948 | -2.13% | 3.11% | ||||||
| 1949 | 12.88% | 3.26% | ||||||
| 1950 | 17.63% | 3.46% | ||||||
| 1951 | 14.37% | 3.61% | ||||||
| 1952 | 8.42% | 3.68% | ||||||
| 1953 | -3.77% | 3.57% | ||||||
| 1954 | 43.96% | 4.06% | ||||||
| 1955 | 20.77% | 4.28% | ||||||
| 1956 | 2.27% | 4.25% | ||||||
| 1957 | -12.77% | 4.00% | ||||||
| 1958 | 33.96% | 4.35% | ||||||
| 1959 | 16.40% | 4.50% | ||||||
| 1960 | -9.34% | 4.31% | ||||||
| 1961 | 18.71% | 4.48% | ||||||
| 1962 | -10.81% | 4.27% | ||||||
| 1963 | 17.00% | 4.42% | ||||||
| 1964 | 14.57% | 4.55% | ||||||
| 1965 | 10.88% | 4.62% | ||||||
| 1966 | -18.94% | 4.30% | ||||||
| 1967 | 15.20% | 4.42% | ||||||
| 1968 | 4.27% | 4.42% | ||||||
| 1969 | -15.19% | 4.16% | ||||||
| 1970 | 4.82% | 4.17% | 0.10% | 0.10% | ||||
| 1971 | 6.11% | 4.19% | 10.79% | 5.31% | 14.12% | 14.12% | ||
| 1972 | 14.58% | 4.31% | 15.63% | 8.64% | 17.18% | 15.64% | ||
| 1973 | -16.58% | 4.05% | -17.37% | 1.46% | -31.06% | -2.67% | ||
| 1974 | -27.57% | 3.63% | -29.72% | -5.73% | -35.11% | -12.05% | ||
| 1975 | 38.32% | 3.96% | 31.55% | -0.34% | 29.76% | -4.94% | ||
| 1976 | 17.86% | 4.10% | 19.15% | 2.23% | 26.10% | -0.36% | ||
| 1977 | -17.27% | 3.84% | -11.50% | 0.41% | 7.33% | 0.71% | ||
| 1978 | -3.15% | 3.77% | 1.06% | 0.48% | 12.31% | 2.09% | ||
| 1979 | 4.19% | 3.77% | 12.31% | 1.60% | 28.70% | 4.75% | ||
| 1980 | 14.93% | 3.88% | 25.77% | 3.59% | 33.26% | 7.30% | ||
| 1981 | -9.23% | 3.74% | -9.73% | 2.41% | -3.21% | 6.30% | ||
| 1982 | 19.60% | 3.89% | 14.76% | 3.31% | 18.67% | 7.28% | ||
| 1983 | 20.27% | 4.04% | 17.27% | 4.25% | 19.87% | 8.20% | ||
| 1984 | -3.74% | 3.96% | 1.40% | 4.06% | -11.31% | 6.68% | ||
| 1985 | 27.66% | 4.17% | 26.33% | 5.33% | 31.49% | 8.17% | ||
| 1986 | 22.58% | 4.34% | 14.62% | 5.85% | 7.36% | 8.12% | ||
| 1987 | 2.26% | 4.32% | 2.03% | 5.64% | -5.25% | 7.29% | ||
| 1988 | 11.85% | 4.39% | 12.40% | 5.98% | 15.40% | 7.72% | ||
| 1989 | 26.96% | 4.58% | 27.25% | 6.96% | 19.24% | 8.30% | ||
| 1990 | -4.34% | 4.49% | -6.56% | 6.27% | -17.81% | 6.82% | ||
| 1991 | 20.32% | 4.63% | 26.31% | 7.11% | 56.86% | 8.79% | ||
| 1992 | 4.17% | 4.63% | 4.46% | 6.99% | 15.45% | 9.08% | ||
| 1993 | 13.72% | 4.71% | 7.06% | 6.99% | 14.75% | 9.32% | ||
| 1994 | 2.14% | 4.68% | -1.54% | 6.64% | -3.20% | 8.77% | -29.99% | -29.99% |
| 1995 | 33.45% | 4.91% | 34.11% | 7.58% | 39.92% | 9.87% | 43.24% | 0.14% |
| 1996 | 26.01% | 5.08% | 20.26% | 8.03% | 22.71% | 10.34% | 20.82% | 6.61% |
| 1997 | 22.64% | 5.23% | 31.01% | 8.78% | 21.64% | 10.74% | 7.89% | 6.93% |
| 1998 | 16.10% | 5.32% | 26.67% | 9.35% | 39.63% | 11.66% | 32.27% | 11.57% |
| 1999 | 25.22% | 5.48% | 19.53% | 9.67% | 85.59% | 13.63% | 100.98% | 23.07% |
| 2000 | -6.18% | 5.37% | -10.14% | 8.97% | -39.29% | 11.28% | -17.08% | 16.32% |
| 2001 | -7.10% | 5.26% | -13.04% | 8.20% | -21.05% | 10.06% | -6.56% | 13.18% |
| 2002 | -16.76% | 5.05% | -23.37% | 7.08% | -31.53% | 8.44% | -46.19% | 4.21% |
| 2003 | 25.32% | 5.20% | 26.38% | 7.60% | 50.01% | 9.51% | 75.85% | 9.80% |
| 2004 | 3.15% | 5.19% | 8.99% | 7.64% | 8.59% | 9.48% | -15.41% | 7.23% |
| 2005 | -0.61% | 5.14% | 3.00% | 7.51% | 1.37% | 9.24% | 11.18% | 7.55% |
| 2006 | 16.29% | 5.23% | 13.62% | 7.67% | 9.52% | 9.25% | -2.60% | 6.74% |
| 2007 | 6.43% | 5.23% | 3.53% | 7.56% | 9.81% | 9.26% | -12.21% | 5.26% |
| 2008 | -33.84% | 4.84% | -38.49% | 6.03% | -40.54% | 7.53% | -48.47% | 0.36% |
| 2009 | 18.82% | 4.95% | 23.45% | 6.43% | 43.89% | 8.33% | 71.06% | 3.76% |
| 2010 | 11.02% | 4.99% | 12.78% | 6.58% | 16.91% | 8.54% | 14.09% | 4.34% |
| 2011 | 5.53% | 5.00% | 0.00% | 6.42% | -1.80% | 8.28% | -11.61% | 3.39% |
| 2012 | 7.26% | 5.02% | 13.41% | 6.58% | 15.91% | 8.45% | 3.46% | 3.39% |
| 2013 | 26.50% | 5.17% | 29.60% | 7.05% | 38.32% | 9.07% | 41.05% | 5.01% |
| 2014 | 7.52% | 5.18% | 11.39% | 7.15% | 13.40% | 9.16% | 29.99% | 6.08% |
| 2015 | -2.23% | 5.13% | -0.73% | 6.97% | 5.73% | 9.09% | -2.59% | 5.67% |
| 2016 | 13.42% | 5.19% | 9.54% | 7.03% | 7.50% | 9.05% | 34.67% | 6.79% |
| 2017 | 25.08% | 5.32% | 19.42% | 7.27% | 28.24% | 9.43% | 38.23% | 7.95% |
| 2018 | -5.63% | 5.24% | -6.24% | 6.98% | -3.88% | 9.13% | -8.43% | 7.24% |
| 2019 | 22.34% | 5.35% | 28.88% | 7.37% | 35.23% | 9.61% | 60.75% | 8.92% |
| 2020 | 7.25% | 5.37% | 16.26% | 7.54% | 43.64% | 10.21% | 50.93% | 10.24% |
| 2021 | 18.73% | 5.46% | 26.89% | 7.89% | 23.20% | 10.45% | 41.97% | 11.24% |
Annualized return rate since inception
Excluding dividends, the annualized returns of the four major indices since inception to the end of last year are:
- Dow Jones, 137 years to 2021: 5.46%
- S&P 500, 52 years through 2021: 7.89%
- Nasdaq, 51 years until 2021: 10.45%
- Philadelphia Semiconductor, 28 years until 2021: 11.24%
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