annual return

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Through Tuesday, the S&P 500’s average annual return for 10 years was 15.6%, according to LSEG.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

I get a 12-15% annual return, but pay 1.5% and don’t have an adviser.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 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

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