SPY

1 ETFs · U.S. large cap

SPY 100% · 5yr · 2021-10 to 2026-10 · month-end

  • $10,000 lump sum
  • Monthly rebalancing
  • Dividends reinvested
  • Benchmark: SPY
  • No taxes or fees
$10,000 became
$17,597
Annual return
+12.0%
Max drawdown (month-end)
-23.9% Regained 15 mo after the low
Below the high at period end
-1.2% 2026-10

Key points for this allocation

  • Every holding is in equities.
  • Its dividend yield over the last 12 months was 1.0%; the results reinvest dividends.
  • During the Bear Market (2022) it returned -19.7%.
Overview

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Growth

Starting from $10,000, shown with SPY over the same window. Shaded bands mark major market crises.

$10,000 grew to $17,597.

Same starting value · dividends reinvested

Selected allocation CAGR +12.0%
Shaded: major market crises Bear Market (2022)

Declines and recoveries

Month-end decline from the previous high. Closer to 0% means a smaller fall.

The deepest fall was -23.9%, regained 15 months after the low.

Values below 0% are loss periods

Calendar-year returns

Only years with all twelve months. The table also lists the deepest fall within each year (the in-year low).

Of 4 complete years: 1 with a loss.

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Calendar-year returns
YearSelected allocationIn-year low
2025+17.7%-7.6%
2024+24.9%-4.0%
2023+26.2%-8.3%
2022-18.2%-23.9%

Depending on when you bought

Every month in the window taken as a start, held one, three or five years.

Return after 1y, by start month

Observed windows overlap and are not independent samples. These shares are not probabilities of future gains.

Holdings

Holdings of the selected split and what each one is.

  • SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 100%

    A U.S. large-cap equity ETF tracking the S&P 500 Index.

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What does the SPY portfolio hold?

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY): A U.S. large-cap equity ETF tracking the S&P 500 Index.

What were the return and risk of the SPY portfolio?

From 2021-10-29 to 2026-10-30, the annualized return was +12.0%, maximum drawdown was -23.9%, and Sharpe ratio was 0.56.

How far did the SPY portfolio fall, and how long did it take to get back?

Over the selected 5 years, the largest month-end decline was -23.9%, from a high in 2021-12 to a low in 2022-09. It regained the old high 15 months after the low.

How many losing years did the SPY portfolio have?

1 of 4 complete calendar years ended with a loss. The worst was 2022 (-18.2%).

Are dividends, taxes and exchange rates included?

Dividends are reinvested and results are in USD. Taxes, currency moves against your home currency and trading fees are not included. These results use US-listed ETFs; Korea-listed ETFs such as KODEX and TIGER can be added in the backtest.

The server calculates portfolio examples and actual user allocations with the same period, starting balance and settings. Validated metrics and their supporting charts are shown together.

Price data through: 2026-10-30· Usage statistics through: 2026-11-02

Allocation detail

SPY 100%

5yr · Analysis period 2021-10-29 — 2026-10-30

SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
100%
Annualized return (CAGR)+12.0%
Maximum drawdown (MDD)-23.9%
Sharpe0.56
Volatility15.5%

Benchmark and risk detail

Total Return
+76.0%
Sortino ratio
0.88
Longest Drawdown
728 days

Methodology

The server calculates portfolio examples and actual user allocations with the same period, starting balance and settings. Validated metrics and their supporting charts are shown together.

Standard: USD 10,000 · no contributions · monthly rebalancing · reinvested dividends · SPY · no fees or borrowing

Price data through 2026-10-30