What would $1,000 invested in S&P 500 (SPY) in 2005 be worth today?

$1,000 invested in S&P 500 (SPY) (SPY) in 2005 would be worth approximately $8,389 today, representing a total return of +738.9% and an annualized return of 10.5%.

How does S&P 500 (SPY) compare to the S&P 500 since 2005?

$1,000 invested in the S&P 500 in 2005 would be worth approximately $8,364 today (+736.4%), compared to $8,389 for S&P 500 (SPY) (+738.9%).

What was the annualized return for S&P 500 (SPY) since 2005?

S&P 500 (SPY) has delivered an annualized return of 10.5% since 2005, based on split-adjusted price data.

What if you invested in S&P 500 (SPY) in 2005?

SPY · Index · Data through 2026-03-01

If you invested $1,000 in S&P 500 (SPY) in 2005

$8,389today

+738.9% total return|+10.5% annualized

The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $8,364(+736.4%)

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S&P 500 (SPY) vs. S&P 500, 2005 to present

Year-by-Year Returns

$1,000 invested in S&P 500 (SPY) starting January 2005

Year	Price	Value	Annual	Cumulative	S&P 500 Value
2005	$80.15	$1,000	-	-	$1,000
2006	$88.02	$1,098	+9.8%	+9.8%	$1,098
2007	$101.07	$1,261	+14.8%	+26.1%	$1,261
2008	$98.36	$1,227	-2.7%	+22.7%	$1,227
2009	$60.74	$758	-38.3%	-24.2%	$758
2010	$80.57	$1,005	+32.7%	+0.5%	$1,005
2011	$98.44	$1,228	+22.2%	+22.8%	$1,228
2012	$102.57	$1,280	+4.2%	+28%	$1,280
2013	$119.52	$1,491	+16.5%	+49.1%	$1,491
2014	$145.13	$1,811	+21.4%	+81.1%	$1,811
2015	$165.62	$2,066	+14.1%	+106.6%	$2,066
2016	$164.19	$2,048	-0.9%	+104.8%	$2,048
2017	$196.98	$2,458	+20%	+145.8%	$2,458
2018	$248.80	$3,104	+26.3%	+210.4%	$3,104
2019	$242.76	$3,029	-2.4%	+202.9%	$3,029
2020	$294.82	$3,678	+21.4%	+267.8%	$3,678
2021	$345.45	$4,310	+17.2%	+331%	$4,310
2022	$425.58	$5,309	+23.2%	+430.9%	$5,309
2023	$390.74	$4,875	-8.2%	+387.5%	$4,875
2024	$471.23	$5,879	+20.6%	+487.9%	$5,879
2025	$594.83	$7,421	+26.2%	+642.1%	$7,421
2026	$691.97	$8,633	+16.3%	+763.3%	$8,633

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S&P 500 (SPY) at different times

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