View monthly updates and historical trends for S&P 500 Monthly Return (DISCONTINUED). from United States. Source: Standard and Poor's. Track economic data…

View data of the S&P 500, an index of the stocks of 500 leading companies in the US economy, which provides a gauge of the U.S. equity market.

The S&P 500, an index of 500 publicly traded companies in the United States, closed at ******** points on the last trading day of December 2024. What is the S&P 500? The S&P 500 is a stock market index that tracks the evolution of 500 companies. In contrast to the Dow Jones Industrial Index, which measures the performance of thirty large U.S. companies, the S&P 500 shows the sentiments in the broader market. Publicly traded companies Companies on the S&P 500 are publicly traded, meaning that anyone can invest in them. A large share of adults in the United States invest in the stock market, though many of these are through a retirement account or mutual fund. While most people make a modest return, the most successful investors have made billions of U.S. dollars through investing.

View monthly updates and historical trends for S&P 500. from United States. Source: Standard and Poor's. Track economic data with YCharts analytics.

Full historical data for the S&P 500 (ticker ^GSPC), sourced from Yahoo Finance (https://finance.yahoo.com/).

Including Open, High, Low and Close prices in USD + daily volumes.

Info about S&P 500: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%26P_500

View monthly updates and historical trends for S&P 500 Market Cap. from United States. Source: Standard and Poor's. Track economic data with YCharts analy…

This dataset contains the monthly historical data of the S&P 500 index from January 1901 to May 2025, collected from Investing.com. The S&P 500 is a stock market index that tracks the performance of 500 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.

It is widely used as a benchmark for the U.S. equity market, representing over 80% of the total market capitalization. This dataset is suitable for:

• Time-series forecasting
• Economic event impact analysis (e.g., wars, recessions, pandemics)
• Financial visualizations in Tableau or Power BI
• Quantitative finance and portfolio management research

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Potential Use Cases:

• Visualizing market impact of wars, financial crises, and pandemics
• Analyzing long-term trends in the U.S. equity market
• Forecasting future index levels using machine learning
• Annotating economic history alongside market movements

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Data source: Investing.com

Historical monthly and quarterly returns (close-to-close) for S&P 500 (SPX). Seasonality matrix, average and median by period. Historical closing prices.

United States New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 Total Return data was reported at 15,441.150 NA in Jan 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 15,220.450 NA for Dec 2025. United States New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 Total Return data is updated monthly, averaging 6,138.730 NA from Aug 2013 (Median) to Jan 2026, with 150 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15,441.150 NA in Jan 2026 and a record low of 2,908.960 NA in Aug 2013. United States New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 Total Return data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.EDI.SE: New York Stock Exchange: S&P: Monthly.

View monthly updates and historical trends for S&P 500 2 Year Return. from United States. Source: Standard and Poor's. Track economic data with YCharts an…

Average monthly return for June: +0.28%. Historical close-to-close, dividend-adjusted returns from TickerLeague.

Average monthly return for February: 0.11%. Historical close-to-close, dividend-adjusted returns from TickerLeague.

Context

Contains 5 year monthly data for the S&P 500 as of 12/04/21. Adjusted close data was web scraped from Yahoo Finance using a ticker list containing the tickers of S&P 500 companies.

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Update 12/04/2021

Prices table was generated by removing dividends rows and columns of companies with less than 5 years historical data. Remainder is monthly price data for past 5 years. Returns table is a simple percentage change on the price table.

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New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 Index data was reported at 6,939.030 NA in Jan 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,845.500 NA for Dec 2025. New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 Index data is updated monthly, averaging 3,037.560 NA from Aug 2013 (Median) to Jan 2026, with 150 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,939.030 NA in Jan 2026 and a record low of 1,632.970 NA in Aug 2013. New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.EDI.SE: New York Stock Exchange: S&P: Monthly.

The S&P 500 index dropped significantly between January 3 and September 9, 2022. As of January 3, the index stood at ******** points, and it dropped approximately 15 percent by September 2022. In March 2026, the daily value of the S&P 500 reached ********

View monthly updates and historical trends for S&P 500 12 Month Total Return (DISCONTINUED). from United States. Source: Standard and Poor's. Track econom…

New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 Pure Value Index data was reported at 10,784.080 NA in Jan 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 10,389.760 NA for Dec 2025. New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 Pure Value Index data is updated monthly, averaging 6,572.520 NA from Aug 2013 (Median) to Jan 2026, with 150 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10,784.080 NA in Jan 2026 and a record low of 4,016.520 NA in Mar 2020. New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 Pure Value Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.EDI.SE: New York Stock Exchange: S&P: Monthly.

United States New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 US Large Cap Index data was reported at 1,570.450 NA in Jan 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,557.790 NA for Dec 2025. United States New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 US Large Cap Index data is updated monthly, averaging 647.810 NA from Jul 2013 (Median) to Jan 2026, with 151 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,570.450 NA in Jan 2026 and a record low of 344.560 NA in Aug 2013. United States New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 US Large Cap Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.EDI.SE: New York Stock Exchange: S&P: Monthly.

New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 Pure Growth Index data was reported at 24,665.370 NA in Jan 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 23,573.260 NA for Dec 2025. New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 Pure Growth Index data is updated monthly, averaging 11,985.870 NA from Aug 2013 (Median) to Jan 2026, with 150 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24,665.370 NA in Jan 2026 and a record low of 6,016.360 NA in Aug 2013. New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 Pure Growth Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.EDI.SE: New York Stock Exchange: S&P: Monthly.

New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 Equal Weight Index data was reported at 8,018.210 NA in Jan 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 7,763.920 NA for Dec 2025. New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 Equal Weight Index data is updated monthly, averaging 4,433.860 NA from Aug 2013 (Median) to Jan 2026, with 150 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,018.210 NA in Jan 2026 and a record low of 2,549.260 NA in Aug 2013. New York Stock Exchange: Index: S&P 500 Equal Weight Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.EDI.SE: New York Stock Exchange: S&P: Monthly.