annual return
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The fund is up 21% this year but has a 10-year average annual return of 5%.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Over the past 10 years through Thursday, the S&P 500’s average annual return, with dividends reinvested, has been 15.7%, according to data supplied by LSEG.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
The buyback aristocrat strategy showed a hypothetical 14.5% annual return over 10 years, with only 13% tech weighting.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
OpenAI will reportedly guarantee its private-equity partners a minimum annual return on investment of 17.5% for the joint venture.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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
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