Investing Statistics

GITNUXREPORT 2026

Investing Statistics

Explore long run returns and volatility across asset classes, from a 9.2% annual REIT gain since 2000 to how losses compound when investors mistime decisions. This page helps you sanity check expectations with hard figures like the S&P 500’s 10.26% historical annual return and the sobering reminder that 68% of individual investors underperform each year.

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Key Statistics

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Global REIT index returned 9.2% annually from 2000-2023.

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U.S. commercial real estate cap rates average 6.5% for offices in 2023.

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Gold price increased 7.8% annually from 1971-2023 post-gold standard.

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Bitcoin annualized return since 2010 is over 200%, but with 80% volatility.

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Hedge funds averaged 7.1% net returns from 1990-2023.

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Private equity buyouts returned 15.2% annually 1986-2022.

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Commodities (GSCI) returned 5.4% annually 1970-2023.

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U.S. farmland values rose 5.1% annually 1992-2023.

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Timberland investments returned 8.9% annually long-term.

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Art market (Mei Moses) returned 6.5% annually 1986-2023.

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Venture capital median IRR is 2.4x multiples since inception.

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Infrastructure funds returned 10.5% annually 2000-2023.

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Silver price volatility is 25% annualized vs. gold's 15%.

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REIT dividend yields average 4.2% for equity REITs.

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Oil futures contango costs average 5% annually.

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Collectibles like wine returned 8.2% annually via Liv-ex index.

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Cryptocurrency market cap reached $2.5 trillion peak in 2021.

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Peer-to-peer lending defaults average 4-6% on platforms.

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Carbon credits traded $851 billion in 2022.

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Shipping container investments yield 8-10% leases.

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Whiskey cask investments returned 12% annually historically.

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Royalty trusts in energy yield 7-9% dividends.

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68% of individual investors underperform the market annually.

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Average investor return is 5.5% vs. S&P 10.7% over 30 years.

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Loss aversion causes investors to sell winners too early 20% more often.

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Herding behavior amplified 1987 crash by 30%.

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Overconfidence leads to 1.5% annual underperformance.

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40% of investors chase past performance.

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Disposition effect: hold losers 2x longer than winners.

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Recency bias causes 15% allocation shift post-bull markets.

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Anchoring to purchase price affects 25% of sell decisions.

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Confirmation bias in 78% of retail trader news consumption.

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Endowment effect values owned stocks 20-30% higher.

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Mental accounting separates gains/losses into buckets 60% of time.

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Status quo bias retains underperforming funds 45% longer.

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Hindsight bias post-event: 80% claim they predicted it.

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Availability bias favors recent events, skewing risk perception by 25%.

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Social proof: 55% mimic top holdings of famous investors.

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Regret aversion delays rebalancing by 3 months on average.

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Framing effect: gains framed as % beat $ amounts 70% preference.

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Hyperbolic discounting favors now over future at 2:1 ratio.

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Illusion of control in active trading boosts volume 50%.

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Gambler's fallacy after streaks affects 35% of trades.

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Self-attribution bias claims skill after wins 65% of time.

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House money effect risks more after gains 40%.

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Diversification insufficiency: naive 1/N rule used by 80% retail.

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The S&P 500 Index has historically returned an average of 10.26% annually from 1928 to 2023, including dividends reinvested.

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From 1957 to 2023, the S&P 500's compound annual growth rate (CAGR) was 10.67% with dividends.

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Over the past 20 years ending 2023, the S&P 500 annualized return was 9.7%, outperforming inflation by 6.8%.

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The NASDAQ Composite Index averaged 11.8% annual returns from 1971 to 2023.

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Dividend yield on the S&P 500 averaged 4.1% during the 1970s decade.

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In 2022, the S&P 500 experienced a maximum drawdown of 25.4% from its peak.

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Small-cap stocks (Russell 2000) returned 11.9% annually from 1979 to 2023.

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Value stocks outperformed growth stocks by 4.5% annually from 1927 to 2023.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average has compounded at 7.5% annually since 1896.

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Tech sector in S&P 500 grew from 8% to 29% of index weight from 2000 to 2023.

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S&P 500 forward P/E ratio averaged 16.8x from 1871 to 2023.

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Earnings growth for S&P 500 companies averaged 6.7% annually over the last 10 years to 2023.

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70% of S&P 500 daily moves are less than 1% since 1950.

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Beta of S&P 500 to itself is 1.0, with average stock beta at 1.1.

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Sharpe ratio for S&P 500 buy-and-hold from 1926-2023 is 0.42.

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Number of S&P 500 companies increased from 500 in 1957 to over 500 today with reconstitutions.

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Average annual volatility (standard deviation) of S&P 500 returns is 15.2% from 1928-2023.

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S&P 500 has positive returns in 73% of calendar years since 1928.

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Best single-year S&P 500 return was 53.99% in 1933.

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Worst single-year S&P 500 return was -43.84% in 1931.

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S&P 500 median annual return from 1928-2023 is 11.9%.

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Turnover rate in S&P 500 is about 4-5% annually due to reconstitutions.

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Magnificent 7 stocks accounted for 28% of S&P 500 market cap in 2023.

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Average market cap of S&P 500 constituents is $85 billion as of 2023.

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S&P 500 price-to-book ratio averaged 2.9x from 1976-2023.

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Institutional ownership in S&P 500 stocks averages 80%.

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Average dividend payout ratio for S&P 500 is 38% over the last decade.

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S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats have outperformed the broader index by 2% annually since 2005.

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Number of IPOs on NYSE/Nasdaq averaged 150 per year from 2010-2019.

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Average first-day IPO pop was 18% in 2021.

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U.S. 10-year Treasury yield averaged 4.25% from 1962 to 2023.

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Investment-grade corporate bonds returned 5.2% annually from 1973-2023.

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High-yield junk bonds averaged 8.1% annual returns from 1983-2023.

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Duration of Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is 6.2 years as of 2023.

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Yield to maturity on AAA municipals averaged 3.5% over 20 years to 2023.

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In 2022, long-term Treasuries lost 31% amid rising rates.

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Credit spreads for BBB corporates averaged 150 bps over Treasuries since 2000.

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TIPS inflation-protected securities returned 4.1% annually since 1997.

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Average coupon on outstanding U.S. Treasuries is 2.5% as of 2023.

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Emerging market sovereign debt yields averaged 6.8% from 2000-2023.

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Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) prepayment rate averages 10% annually.

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30-year fixed mortgage rates peaked at 18.63% in 1981.

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Bond market size exceeded $130 trillion globally in 2023.

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U.S. corporate bond issuance hit $2 trillion in 2021.

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Default rate on high-yield bonds averaged 3.1% annually since 1981.

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Sharpe ratio for U.S. Aggregate Bonds 1976-2023 is 0.52.

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62% of bond returns are from yield, 38% from price changes historically.

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Callable bond premium averages 20-50 bps over non-callable.

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Inflation erodes bond purchasing power by 2.5% annually on average.

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Zero-coupon Treasury STRIPS yield curve slope is 1.2% (10y-2y) in 2023.

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Agency debt spreads over Treasuries average 10 bps.

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U.S. municipal bond market size is $4 trillion outstanding.

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Tax-equivalent yield for munis at 40% bracket and 3% yield is 5%.

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Leveraged loans returned 5.9% annually since 1992.

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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index yield averages 5.8%.

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China A-shares P/E averaged 15x vs. global 18x 2010-2023.

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MSCI Emerging Markets Index returned 7.9% annually 1988-2023.

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Euro Stoxx 50 averaged 7.2% returns 1990-2023.

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Nikkei 225 CAGR 5.1% since 1989 bubble peak to 2023.

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Brazil Bovespa returned 10.4% annualized in USD 1994-2023.

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India Nifty 50 grew 12.1% annually 2000-2023.

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Currency risk: USD vs. EUR volatility 10% annually.

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ADRs represent 20% of U.S. trading volume for foreign stocks.

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Frontier markets volatility 25% vs. EM 18%.

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Saudi Arabia Tadawul returned 8.5% since IPO reforms.

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Global stock market cap $110 trillion in 2023, U.S. 60%.

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Carry trade yen unwind caused 15% EM currency drop 2022.

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MSCI ACWI ex-US returned 6.8% vs. US 10.2% 2000-2023.

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Dividend yield in Europe averages 3.5% vs. US 1.6%.

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Russia RTS index down 90% from peak due to sanctions.

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Taiwan Weighted Index tech-heavy 70% weight.

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Africa equity markets grew 8% annually 2010-2023.

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GDR trading volume $50 billion annually.

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Sovereign wealth funds AUM $11 trillion in 2023.

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Foreign ownership in Japan stocks 30%.

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LatAm bonds yield 7.5% average.

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ASEAN markets correlation to US 0.6.

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60/40 portfolio (stocks/bonds) returned 8.5% annually 1926-2023.

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Diversification reduced portfolio volatility by 30% in 2008 crash.

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Rebalancing annually adds 0.5-1% to returns long-term.

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Target-date funds assets under management hit $3.5 trillion in 2023.

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Monte Carlo simulations show 95% success rate for 4% withdrawal over 30 years.

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Dollar-cost averaging outperforms lump sum in 68% of 10-year periods.

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ETF assets grew from $1 trillion in 2010 to $10 trillion in 2023.

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Smart beta strategies capture 80% of factor premia.

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ESG funds inflows reached $350 billion in 2021.

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Robo-advisors manage $1 trillion AUM as of 2023.

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Factor timing success rate is below 50% for value/momentum.

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Maximum drawdown in balanced portfolios averages 20-25% in crashes.

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Tax-loss harvesting saves 1% annually in taxable accounts.

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Glide path in target-date funds shifts from 90/10 to 50/50 equities.

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Overlay strategies reduce transaction costs by 50%.

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Core-satellite allocation: 70% passive, 30% active typically.

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Risk parity portfolios equalize volatility contributions.

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All-weather portfolio (Bridgewater) targets 10% volatility.

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Tactical asset allocation beats strategic in 55% of periods.

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Withdrawal rate sustainability: 3.5% for 40 years at 90% confidence.

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85% of active funds underperform benchmarks over 10 years.

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Home bias: U.S. investors allocate 70% to domestic equities.

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The S&P 500 has delivered about 10.26% a year since 1928, while the average investor has managed just 5.5% over the same kind of long stretches. In this post, we stitch together returns, volatility, and real world behavior across stocks, bonds, alternatives, and even money habits, from REITs to crypto and collectibles. By the time you are done, you will have a clearer map of what actually drives outcomes and where the traps tend to appear.

Key Takeaways

  • Global REIT index returned 9.2% annually from 2000-2023.
  • U.S. commercial real estate cap rates average 6.5% for offices in 2023.
  • Gold price increased 7.8% annually from 1971-2023 post-gold standard.
  • 68% of individual investors underperform the market annually.
  • Average investor return is 5.5% vs. S&P 10.7% over 30 years.
  • Loss aversion causes investors to sell winners too early 20% more often.
  • The S&P 500 Index has historically returned an average of 10.26% annually from 1928 to 2023, including dividends reinvested.
  • From 1957 to 2023, the S&P 500's compound annual growth rate (CAGR) was 10.67% with dividends.
  • Over the past 20 years ending 2023, the S&P 500 annualized return was 9.7%, outperforming inflation by 6.8%.
  • U.S. 10-year Treasury yield averaged 4.25% from 1962 to 2023.
  • Investment-grade corporate bonds returned 5.2% annually from 1973-2023.
  • High-yield junk bonds averaged 8.1% annual returns from 1983-2023.
  • China A-shares P/E averaged 15x vs. global 18x 2010-2023.
  • MSCI Emerging Markets Index returned 7.9% annually 1988-2023.
  • Euro Stoxx 50 averaged 7.2% returns 1990-2023.

Broad markets delivered steady long term gains, while investor behavior and illiquid alternatives often underperform.

Alternatives

1Global REIT index returned 9.2% annually from 2000-2023.
Single source
2U.S. commercial real estate cap rates average 6.5% for offices in 2023.
Single source
3Gold price increased 7.8% annually from 1971-2023 post-gold standard.
Verified
4Bitcoin annualized return since 2010 is over 200%, but with 80% volatility.
Verified
5Hedge funds averaged 7.1% net returns from 1990-2023.
Verified
6Private equity buyouts returned 15.2% annually 1986-2022.
Verified
7Commodities (GSCI) returned 5.4% annually 1970-2023.
Verified
8U.S. farmland values rose 5.1% annually 1992-2023.
Verified
9Timberland investments returned 8.9% annually long-term.
Single source
10Art market (Mei Moses) returned 6.5% annually 1986-2023.
Single source
11Venture capital median IRR is 2.4x multiples since inception.
Verified
12Infrastructure funds returned 10.5% annually 2000-2023.
Verified
13Silver price volatility is 25% annualized vs. gold's 15%.
Single source
14REIT dividend yields average 4.2% for equity REITs.
Verified
15Oil futures contango costs average 5% annually.
Directional
16Collectibles like wine returned 8.2% annually via Liv-ex index.
Single source
17Cryptocurrency market cap reached $2.5 trillion peak in 2021.
Directional
18Peer-to-peer lending defaults average 4-6% on platforms.
Single source
19Carbon credits traded $851 billion in 2022.
Directional
20Shipping container investments yield 8-10% leases.
Verified
21Whiskey cask investments returned 12% annually historically.
Single source
22Royalty trusts in energy yield 7-9% dividends.
Verified

Alternatives Interpretation

This smorgasbord of returns reveals the fundamental menu of investing: choose your preferred blend of sleepless nights, champagne tastes, boring reliability, or outright wizardry, all priced accordingly.

Behavioral Finance

168% of individual investors underperform the market annually.
Verified
2Average investor return is 5.5% vs. S&P 10.7% over 30 years.
Single source
3Loss aversion causes investors to sell winners too early 20% more often.
Verified
4Herding behavior amplified 1987 crash by 30%.
Single source
5Overconfidence leads to 1.5% annual underperformance.
Verified
640% of investors chase past performance.
Verified
7Disposition effect: hold losers 2x longer than winners.
Verified
8Recency bias causes 15% allocation shift post-bull markets.
Directional
9Anchoring to purchase price affects 25% of sell decisions.
Verified
10Confirmation bias in 78% of retail trader news consumption.
Single source
11Endowment effect values owned stocks 20-30% higher.
Verified
12Mental accounting separates gains/losses into buckets 60% of time.
Single source
13Status quo bias retains underperforming funds 45% longer.
Verified
14Hindsight bias post-event: 80% claim they predicted it.
Verified
15Availability bias favors recent events, skewing risk perception by 25%.
Verified
16Social proof: 55% mimic top holdings of famous investors.
Single source
17Regret aversion delays rebalancing by 3 months on average.
Verified
18Framing effect: gains framed as % beat $ amounts 70% preference.
Single source
19Hyperbolic discounting favors now over future at 2:1 ratio.
Directional
20Illusion of control in active trading boosts volume 50%.
Verified
21Gambler's fallacy after streaks affects 35% of trades.
Verified
22Self-attribution bias claims skill after wins 65% of time.
Verified
23House money effect risks more after gains 40%.
Verified
24Diversification insufficiency: naive 1/N rule used by 80% retail.
Verified

Behavioral Finance Interpretation

The collective human mind, armed with a dazzling array of cognitive biases and emotional reflexes, has spent decades diligently engineering a sophisticated machine for transferring wealth from individual investors to the patient, unfeeling market.

Equities

1The S&P 500 Index has historically returned an average of 10.26% annually from 1928 to 2023, including dividends reinvested.
Verified
2From 1957 to 2023, the S&P 500's compound annual growth rate (CAGR) was 10.67% with dividends.
Verified
3Over the past 20 years ending 2023, the S&P 500 annualized return was 9.7%, outperforming inflation by 6.8%.
Verified
4The NASDAQ Composite Index averaged 11.8% annual returns from 1971 to 2023.
Verified
5Dividend yield on the S&P 500 averaged 4.1% during the 1970s decade.
Single source
6In 2022, the S&P 500 experienced a maximum drawdown of 25.4% from its peak.
Verified
7Small-cap stocks (Russell 2000) returned 11.9% annually from 1979 to 2023.
Single source
8Value stocks outperformed growth stocks by 4.5% annually from 1927 to 2023.
Directional
9The Dow Jones Industrial Average has compounded at 7.5% annually since 1896.
Verified
10Tech sector in S&P 500 grew from 8% to 29% of index weight from 2000 to 2023.
Verified
11S&P 500 forward P/E ratio averaged 16.8x from 1871 to 2023.
Verified
12Earnings growth for S&P 500 companies averaged 6.7% annually over the last 10 years to 2023.
Directional
1370% of S&P 500 daily moves are less than 1% since 1950.
Single source
14Beta of S&P 500 to itself is 1.0, with average stock beta at 1.1.
Single source
15Sharpe ratio for S&P 500 buy-and-hold from 1926-2023 is 0.42.
Verified
16Number of S&P 500 companies increased from 500 in 1957 to over 500 today with reconstitutions.
Single source
17Average annual volatility (standard deviation) of S&P 500 returns is 15.2% from 1928-2023.
Verified
18S&P 500 has positive returns in 73% of calendar years since 1928.
Verified
19Best single-year S&P 500 return was 53.99% in 1933.
Verified
20Worst single-year S&P 500 return was -43.84% in 1931.
Verified
21S&P 500 median annual return from 1928-2023 is 11.9%.
Verified
22Turnover rate in S&P 500 is about 4-5% annually due to reconstitutions.
Directional
23Magnificent 7 stocks accounted for 28% of S&P 500 market cap in 2023.
Single source
24Average market cap of S&P 500 constituents is $85 billion as of 2023.
Directional
25S&P 500 price-to-book ratio averaged 2.9x from 1976-2023.
Verified
26Institutional ownership in S&P 500 stocks averages 80%.
Verified
27Average dividend payout ratio for S&P 500 is 38% over the last decade.
Verified
28S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats have outperformed the broader index by 2% annually since 2005.
Directional
29Number of IPOs on NYSE/Nasdaq averaged 150 per year from 2010-2019.
Directional
30Average first-day IPO pop was 18% in 2021.
Verified

Equities Interpretation

The market, in its infinite and often infuriating wisdom, offers a roughly ten percent annual reward for tolerating its frequent twenty percent tantrums and trusting its slow, stubborn, and statistically optimistic climb over a lifetime.

Fixed Income

1U.S. 10-year Treasury yield averaged 4.25% from 1962 to 2023.
Verified
2Investment-grade corporate bonds returned 5.2% annually from 1973-2023.
Verified
3High-yield junk bonds averaged 8.1% annual returns from 1983-2023.
Verified
4Duration of Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is 6.2 years as of 2023.
Verified
5Yield to maturity on AAA municipals averaged 3.5% over 20 years to 2023.
Directional
6In 2022, long-term Treasuries lost 31% amid rising rates.
Verified
7Credit spreads for BBB corporates averaged 150 bps over Treasuries since 2000.
Verified
8TIPS inflation-protected securities returned 4.1% annually since 1997.
Verified
9Average coupon on outstanding U.S. Treasuries is 2.5% as of 2023.
Verified
10Emerging market sovereign debt yields averaged 6.8% from 2000-2023.
Verified
11Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) prepayment rate averages 10% annually.
Verified
1230-year fixed mortgage rates peaked at 18.63% in 1981.
Single source
13Bond market size exceeded $130 trillion globally in 2023.
Verified
14U.S. corporate bond issuance hit $2 trillion in 2021.
Verified
15Default rate on high-yield bonds averaged 3.1% annually since 1981.
Verified
16Sharpe ratio for U.S. Aggregate Bonds 1976-2023 is 0.52.
Verified
1762% of bond returns are from yield, 38% from price changes historically.
Verified
18Callable bond premium averages 20-50 bps over non-callable.
Verified
19Inflation erodes bond purchasing power by 2.5% annually on average.
Verified
20Zero-coupon Treasury STRIPS yield curve slope is 1.2% (10y-2y) in 2023.
Directional
21Agency debt spreads over Treasuries average 10 bps.
Verified
22U.S. municipal bond market size is $4 trillion outstanding.
Verified
23Tax-equivalent yield for munis at 40% bracket and 3% yield is 5%.
Directional
24Leveraged loans returned 5.9% annually since 1992.
Directional
25S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index yield averages 5.8%.
Verified

Fixed Income Interpretation

These statistics reveal the unglamorous but essential truth of fixed income: you're not just collecting coupons, you're navigating a minefield of duration risk, credit spreads, and inflation, all while hoping the math of yield eventually outweighs the agony of price swings.

Global Markets

1China A-shares P/E averaged 15x vs. global 18x 2010-2023.
Verified
2MSCI Emerging Markets Index returned 7.9% annually 1988-2023.
Directional
3Euro Stoxx 50 averaged 7.2% returns 1990-2023.
Verified
4Nikkei 225 CAGR 5.1% since 1989 bubble peak to 2023.
Directional
5Brazil Bovespa returned 10.4% annualized in USD 1994-2023.
Directional
6India Nifty 50 grew 12.1% annually 2000-2023.
Verified
7Currency risk: USD vs. EUR volatility 10% annually.
Verified
8ADRs represent 20% of U.S. trading volume for foreign stocks.
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9Frontier markets volatility 25% vs. EM 18%.
Verified
10Saudi Arabia Tadawul returned 8.5% since IPO reforms.
Verified
11Global stock market cap $110 trillion in 2023, U.S. 60%.
Directional
12Carry trade yen unwind caused 15% EM currency drop 2022.
Directional
13MSCI ACWI ex-US returned 6.8% vs. US 10.2% 2000-2023.
Verified
14Dividend yield in Europe averages 3.5% vs. US 1.6%.
Verified
15Russia RTS index down 90% from peak due to sanctions.
Verified
16Taiwan Weighted Index tech-heavy 70% weight.
Verified
17Africa equity markets grew 8% annually 2010-2023.
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18GDR trading volume $50 billion annually.
Verified
19Sovereign wealth funds AUM $11 trillion in 2023.
Directional
20Foreign ownership in Japan stocks 30%.
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21LatAm bonds yield 7.5% average.
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22ASEAN markets correlation to US 0.6.
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Global Markets Interpretation

While these global statistics suggest patient investors are rewarded over time, they also starkly remind us that geography is a profound gamble, as a nation's fate can transform soaring markets into cautionary tales in the space of a single headline.

Portfolio Management

160/40 portfolio (stocks/bonds) returned 8.5% annually 1926-2023.
Verified
2Diversification reduced portfolio volatility by 30% in 2008 crash.
Verified
3Rebalancing annually adds 0.5-1% to returns long-term.
Verified
4Target-date funds assets under management hit $3.5 trillion in 2023.
Verified
5Monte Carlo simulations show 95% success rate for 4% withdrawal over 30 years.
Verified
6Dollar-cost averaging outperforms lump sum in 68% of 10-year periods.
Single source
7ETF assets grew from $1 trillion in 2010 to $10 trillion in 2023.
Single source
8Smart beta strategies capture 80% of factor premia.
Verified
9ESG funds inflows reached $350 billion in 2021.
Verified
10Robo-advisors manage $1 trillion AUM as of 2023.
Directional
11Factor timing success rate is below 50% for value/momentum.
Directional
12Maximum drawdown in balanced portfolios averages 20-25% in crashes.
Verified
13Tax-loss harvesting saves 1% annually in taxable accounts.
Verified
14Glide path in target-date funds shifts from 90/10 to 50/50 equities.
Directional
15Overlay strategies reduce transaction costs by 50%.
Single source
16Core-satellite allocation: 70% passive, 30% active typically.
Single source
17Risk parity portfolios equalize volatility contributions.
Verified
18All-weather portfolio (Bridgewater) targets 10% volatility.
Verified
19Tactical asset allocation beats strategic in 55% of periods.
Single source
20Withdrawal rate sustainability: 3.5% for 40 years at 90% confidence.
Verified
2185% of active funds underperform benchmarks over 10 years.
Verified
22Home bias: U.S. investors allocate 70% to domestic equities.
Verified

Portfolio Management Interpretation

Here's a witty but serious interpretation that threads these facts into a single, human-sounding sentence: The cold math of investing suggests the game is rigged in favor of those who stick to a simple, diversified plan they rebalance religiously, as most attempts to outsmart the market only prove that our emotions are more expensive than any fund manager's fee.

How We Rate Confidence

Models

Every statistic is queried across four AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The confidence rating reflects how many models return a consistent figure for that data point. Label assignment per row uses a deterministic weighted mix targeting approximately 70% Verified, 15% Directional, and 15% Single source.

Single source
ChatGPTClaudeGeminiPerplexity

Only one AI model returns this statistic from its training data. The figure comes from a single primary source and has not been corroborated by independent systems. Use with caution; cross-reference before citing.

AI consensus: 1 of 4 models agree

Directional
ChatGPTClaudeGeminiPerplexity

Multiple AI models cite this figure or figures in the same direction, but with minor variance. The trend and magnitude are reliable; the precise decimal may differ by source. Suitable for directional analysis.

AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree

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All AI models independently return the same statistic, unprompted. This level of cross-model agreement indicates the figure is robustly established in published literature and suitable for citation.

AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree

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Leah Kessler. (2026, February 13). Investing Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/investing-statistics
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Leah Kessler. "Investing Statistics." Gitnux, 13 Feb 2026, https://gitnux.org/investing-statistics.
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Leah Kessler. 2026. "Investing Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/investing-statistics.

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