annual return

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Over the previous 10-year period, the average annual return for the index was 7.3%.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The total annual return of the S&P 500 was negative for 13 of the past 60 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Another option is the $39 billion iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF, which yields 2% and has a 10-year average annual return of 13.2%, Ullal says.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Assuming a historical 7% annual return, after accounting inflation, all of the above options should beat your high-yield savings accounts and CDs.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

These are grounds of hope for others; for ourselves, let the annual return of this day forever refresh our recollections of these rights, and an undiminished devotion to them.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis