annual return

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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

For example, the S&P 500 has delivered an average annual return of about 10% over the past 30 years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Her research shows that people who—by the accident of their age—experienced a one-percentage-point higher annual return on stocks expect to earn a 0.6-to-0.7-point better return on their portfolios than those who earned lower past returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

That might look ho-hum after the past three years’ bull run, but 8% is well above the average inflation-adjusted annual return of the index since the 1950s.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 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