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20152017

SPY

SPY returns in 2016

Return basis

Dividends reinvested — what a long-term holder actually made

Year return

+12.00%+9.64%

252 trading days

Open → close

171.45 → 192.02203.87 → 223.53

2016-01-04 — 2016-12-30

Drawdown in year

-9.19%-9.19%

From the year's highest close

Up / down months

9 / 37 / 5

By month-end close

Month by month

Shade tracks the size of the move. Pick a month to open its daily detail.

January

-4.98%

February

-0.08%

March

+6.73%

April

+0.39%

May

+1.70%

June

+0.35%

July

+3.65%

August

+0.12%

September

+0.01%

October

-1.73%

November

+3.68%

December

+2.03%

January

-4.98%

February

-0.08%

March

+6.18%

April

+0.39%

May

+1.70%

June

-0.17%

July

+3.65%

August

+0.12%

September

-0.50%

October

-1.73%

November

+3.68%

December

+1.43%

Daily detail

Open a month for every trading day's close and change.

January-4.98%-4.98%19 trading days
DateCloseDayMonth to date
01-04Mon169.05201.02-1.40%-1.40%-1.40%-1.40%
01-05Tue169.34201.36+0.17%+0.17%-1.23%-1.23%
01-06Wed167.20198.82-1.26%-1.26%-2.48%-2.48%
01-07Thu163.19194.05-2.40%-2.40%-4.82%-4.82%
01-08Fri161.40191.92-1.10%-1.10%-5.86%-5.86%
01-11Mon161.56192.11+0.10%+0.10%-5.77%-5.77%
01-12Tue162.86193.66+0.81%+0.81%-5.01%-5.01%
01-13Wed158.80188.83-2.49%-2.49%-7.38%-7.38%
01-14Thu161.41191.93+1.64%+1.64%-5.86%-5.86%
01-15Fri157.94187.81-2.15%-2.15%-7.88%-7.88%
01-19Tue158.15188.06+0.13%+0.13%-7.75%-7.75%
01-20Wed156.13185.65-1.28%-1.28%-8.94%-8.94%
01-21Thu157.00186.69+0.56%+0.56%-8.43%-8.43%
01-22Fri160.22190.52+2.05%+2.05%-6.55%-6.55%
01-25Mon157.80187.64-1.51%-1.51%-7.96%-7.96%
01-26Tue159.95190.20+1.36%+1.36%-6.71%-6.71%
01-27Wed158.21188.13-1.09%-1.09%-7.72%-7.72%
01-28Thu159.04189.11+0.52%+0.52%-7.24%-7.24%
01-29Fri162.91193.72+2.44%+2.44%-4.98%-4.98%
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February-0.08%-0.08%20 trading days
DateCloseDayMonth to date
02-01Mon162.85193.65-0.04%-0.04%-0.04%-0.04%
02-02Tue159.92190.16-1.80%-1.80%-1.84%-1.84%
02-03Wed160.88191.30+0.60%+0.60%-1.25%-1.25%
02-04Thu161.13191.60+0.16%+0.16%-1.09%-1.09%
02-05Fri158.06187.95-1.90%-1.91%-2.98%-2.98%
02-08Mon155.93185.42-1.35%-1.35%-4.28%-4.28%
02-09Tue155.94185.43+0.01%+0.01%-4.28%-4.28%
02-10Wed155.81185.27-0.09%-0.09%-4.36%-4.36%
02-11Thu153.78182.86-1.30%-1.30%-5.61%-5.61%
02-12Fri156.95186.63+2.06%+2.06%-3.66%-3.66%
02-16Tue159.60189.78+1.69%+1.69%-2.03%-2.03%
02-17Wed162.21192.88+1.63%+1.63%-0.43%-0.43%
02-18Thu161.54192.09-0.41%-0.41%-0.84%-0.84%
02-19Fri161.47192.00-0.05%-0.05%-0.89%-0.89%
02-22Mon163.80194.78+1.45%+1.45%+0.55%+0.55%
02-23Tue161.74192.32-1.26%-1.26%-0.72%-0.72%
02-24Wed162.48193.20+0.46%+0.46%-0.27%-0.27%
02-25Thu164.44195.54+1.21%+1.21%+0.94%+0.94%
02-26Fri164.06195.09-0.23%-0.23%+0.71%+0.71%
02-29Mon162.78193.56-0.78%-0.78%-0.08%-0.08%
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March+6.73%+6.18%22 trading days
DateCloseDayMonth to date
03-01Tue166.60198.11+2.35%+2.35%+2.35%+2.35%
03-02Wed167.35199.00+0.45%+0.45%+2.81%+2.81%
03-03Thu168.01199.78+0.39%+0.39%+3.21%+3.21%
03-04Fri168.56200.43+0.33%+0.33%+3.55%+3.55%
03-07Mon168.69200.59+0.08%+0.08%+3.63%+3.63%
03-08Tue166.85198.40-1.09%-1.09%+2.50%+2.50%
03-09Wed167.67199.38+0.49%+0.49%+3.01%+3.01%
03-10Thu167.81199.54+0.08%+0.08%+3.09%+3.09%
03-11Fri170.52202.76+1.61%+1.61%+4.75%+4.75%
03-14Mon170.30202.50-0.13%-0.13%+4.62%+4.62%
03-15Tue170.02202.17-0.16%-0.16%+4.45%+4.45%
03-16Wed171.00203.34+0.58%+0.58%+5.05%+5.05%
03-17Thu172.09204.63+0.63%+0.63%+5.72%+5.72%
03-18Fri172.76204.38+0.39%-0.12%+6.13%+5.59%
03-21Mon173.01204.67+0.14%+0.14%+6.29%+5.74%
03-22Tue172.92204.56-0.05%-0.05%+6.23%+5.68%
03-23Wed171.77203.21-0.66%-0.66%+5.53%+4.99%
03-24Thu171.70203.12-0.04%-0.04%+5.48%+4.94%
03-28Mon171.80203.24+0.06%+0.06%+5.54%+5.00%
03-29Tue173.39205.12+0.93%+0.93%+6.52%+5.97%
03-30Wed174.15206.02+0.44%+0.44%+6.99%+6.44%
03-31Thu173.73205.52-0.24%-0.24%+6.73%+6.18%
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April+0.39%+0.39%21 trading days
DateCloseDayMonth to date
04-01Fri174.91206.92+0.68%+0.68%+0.68%+0.68%
04-04Mon174.34206.25-0.32%-0.32%+0.36%+0.36%
04-05Tue172.60204.19-1.00%-1.00%-0.65%-0.65%
04-06Wed174.49206.42+1.09%+1.09%+0.44%+0.44%
04-07Thu172.40203.95-1.20%-1.20%-0.76%-0.76%
04-08Fri172.87204.50+0.27%+0.27%-0.50%-0.50%
04-11Mon172.46204.02-0.23%-0.23%-0.73%-0.73%
04-12Tue174.07205.92+0.93%+0.93%+0.19%+0.19%
04-13Wed175.82208.00+1.01%+1.01%+1.21%+1.21%
04-14Thu175.83208.010.00%0.00%+1.21%+1.21%
04-15Fri175.64207.78-0.11%-0.11%+1.10%+1.10%
04-18Mon176.87209.24+0.70%+0.70%+1.81%+1.81%
04-19Tue177.43209.90+0.32%+0.32%+2.13%+2.13%
04-20Wed177.60210.10+0.10%+0.10%+2.23%+2.23%
04-21Thu176.64208.97-0.54%-0.54%+1.68%+1.68%
04-22Fri176.64208.970.00%0.00%+1.68%+1.68%
04-25Mon176.34208.61-0.17%-0.17%+1.50%+1.50%
04-26Tue176.60208.92+0.15%+0.15%+1.65%+1.65%
04-27Wed176.97209.35+0.21%+0.21%+1.86%+1.86%
04-28Thu175.36207.45-0.91%-0.91%+0.94%+0.94%
04-29Fri174.41206.33-0.54%-0.54%+0.39%+0.39%
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May+1.70%+1.70%21 trading days
DateCloseDayMonth to date
05-02Mon175.80207.97+0.79%+0.79%+0.79%+0.79%
05-03Tue174.27206.16-0.87%-0.87%-0.08%-0.08%
05-04Wed173.30205.01-0.56%-0.56%-0.64%-0.64%
05-05Thu173.26204.97-0.02%-0.02%-0.66%-0.66%
05-06Fri173.90205.72+0.37%+0.37%-0.30%-0.30%
05-09Mon174.04205.89+0.08%+0.08%-0.21%-0.21%
05-10Tue176.20208.45+1.24%+1.24%+1.03%+1.03%
05-11Wed174.56206.50-0.94%-0.94%+0.08%+0.08%
05-12Thu174.61206.56+0.03%+0.03%+0.11%+0.11%
05-13Fri173.09204.76-0.87%-0.87%-0.76%-0.76%
05-16Mon174.79206.78+0.99%+0.99%+0.22%+0.22%
05-17Tue173.16204.85-0.93%-0.93%-0.72%-0.72%
05-18Wed173.21204.91+0.03%+0.03%-0.69%-0.69%
05-19Thu172.61204.20-0.35%-0.35%-1.03%-1.03%
05-20Fri173.70205.49+0.63%+0.63%-0.41%-0.41%
05-23Mon173.47205.21-0.14%-0.14%-0.54%-0.54%
05-24Tue175.71207.87+1.30%+1.30%+0.75%+0.75%
05-25Wed176.91209.28+0.68%+0.68%+1.43%+1.43%
05-26Thu176.96209.34+0.03%+0.03%+1.46%+1.46%
05-27Fri177.72210.24+0.43%+0.43%+1.90%+1.90%
05-31Tue177.38209.84-0.19%-0.19%+1.70%+1.70%
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June+0.35%-0.17%22 trading days
DateCloseDayMonth to date
06-01Wed177.74210.27+0.20%+0.20%+0.20%+0.20%
06-02Thu178.28210.91+0.30%+0.30%+0.51%+0.51%
06-03Fri177.75210.28-0.30%-0.30%+0.21%+0.21%
06-06Mon178.66211.35+0.51%+0.51%+0.72%+0.72%
06-07Tue178.93211.68+0.16%+0.16%+0.88%+0.88%
06-08Wed179.52212.37+0.33%+0.33%+1.21%+1.21%
06-09Thu179.27212.08-0.14%-0.14%+1.07%+1.07%
06-10Fri177.57210.07-0.95%-0.95%+0.11%+0.11%
06-13Mon176.20208.45-0.77%-0.77%-0.66%-0.66%
06-14Tue175.86208.04-0.20%-0.20%-0.86%-0.86%
06-15Wed175.61207.75-0.14%-0.14%-1.00%-1.00%
06-16Thu176.14208.37+0.30%+0.30%-0.70%-0.70%
06-17Fri175.48206.52-0.37%-0.89%-1.07%-1.58%
06-20Mon176.61207.85+0.64%+0.64%-0.43%-0.95%
06-21Tue177.11208.44+0.28%+0.28%-0.15%-0.67%
06-22Wed176.82208.10-0.16%-0.16%-0.31%-0.83%
06-23Thu179.13210.81+1.30%+1.30%+0.98%+0.46%
06-24Fri172.69203.24-3.59%-3.59%-2.64%-3.15%
06-27Mon169.60199.60-1.79%-1.79%-4.39%-4.88%
06-28Tue172.66203.20+1.80%+1.80%-2.66%-3.16%
06-29Wed175.60206.66+1.70%+1.70%-1.00%-1.52%
06-30Thu178.00209.48+1.36%+1.36%+0.35%-0.17%
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July+3.65%+3.65%20 trading days
DateCloseDayMonth to date
07-01Fri178.37209.92+0.21%+0.21%+0.21%+0.21%
07-05Tue177.09208.41-0.72%-0.72%-0.51%-0.51%
07-06Wed178.15209.66+0.60%+0.60%+0.09%+0.09%
07-07Thu178.04209.53-0.06%-0.06%+0.02%+0.02%
07-08Fri180.69212.65+1.49%+1.49%+1.51%+1.51%
07-11Mon181.33213.40+0.35%+0.35%+1.87%+1.87%
07-12Tue182.64214.95+0.73%+0.73%+2.61%+2.61%
07-13Wed182.62214.92-0.01%-0.01%+2.60%+2.60%
07-14Thu183.64216.12+0.56%+0.56%+3.17%+3.17%
07-15Fri183.39215.83-0.13%-0.13%+3.03%+3.03%
07-18Mon183.88216.41+0.27%+0.27%+3.31%+3.31%
07-19Tue183.70216.19-0.10%-0.10%+3.20%+3.20%
07-20Wed184.46217.09+0.42%+0.42%+3.63%+3.63%
07-21Thu183.77216.27-0.38%-0.38%+3.24%+3.24%
07-22Fri184.59217.24+0.45%+0.45%+3.70%+3.70%
07-25Mon184.09216.65-0.27%-0.27%+3.42%+3.42%
07-26Tue184.17216.75+0.05%+0.05%+3.47%+3.47%
07-27Wed183.98216.52-0.11%-0.11%+3.36%+3.36%
07-28Thu184.19216.77+0.12%+0.12%+3.48%+3.48%
07-29Fri184.49217.12+0.16%+0.16%+3.65%+3.65%
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August+0.12%+0.12%23 trading days
DateCloseDayMonth to date
08-01Mon184.33216.94-0.08%-0.08%-0.08%-0.08%
08-02Tue183.15215.55-0.64%-0.64%-0.72%-0.72%
08-03Wed183.69216.18+0.29%+0.29%-0.43%-0.43%
08-04Thu183.88216.41+0.11%+0.11%-0.33%-0.33%
08-05Fri185.39218.18+0.82%+0.82%+0.49%+0.49%
08-08Mon185.28218.05-0.06%-0.06%+0.43%+0.43%
08-09Tue185.39218.18+0.06%+0.06%+0.49%+0.49%
08-10Wed184.93217.64-0.25%-0.25%+0.24%+0.24%
08-11Thu185.79218.65+0.46%+0.46%+0.70%+0.70%
08-12Fri185.63218.46-0.09%-0.09%+0.62%+0.62%
08-15Mon186.16219.09+0.29%+0.29%+0.91%+0.91%
08-16Tue185.20217.96-0.52%-0.52%+0.39%+0.39%
08-17Wed185.55218.37+0.19%+0.19%+0.58%+0.58%
08-18Thu185.97218.86+0.22%+0.22%+0.80%+0.80%
08-19Fri185.69218.54-0.15%-0.15%+0.65%+0.65%
08-22Mon185.69218.530.00%0.00%+0.65%+0.65%
08-23Tue186.06218.97+0.20%+0.20%+0.85%+0.85%
08-24Wed185.11217.85-0.51%-0.51%+0.34%+0.34%
08-25Thu184.98217.70-0.07%-0.07%+0.27%+0.27%
08-26Fri184.63217.29-0.19%-0.19%+0.08%+0.08%
08-29Mon185.54218.36+0.49%+0.49%+0.57%+0.57%
08-30Tue185.24218.00-0.16%-0.16%+0.41%+0.41%
08-31Wed184.71217.38-0.28%-0.28%+0.12%+0.12%
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September+0.01%-0.50%21 trading days
DateCloseDayMonth to date
09-01Thu184.72217.390.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
09-02Fri185.55218.37+0.45%+0.45%+0.46%+0.46%
09-06Tue186.11219.03+0.30%+0.30%+0.76%+0.76%
09-07Wed186.09219.01-0.01%-0.01%+0.75%+0.75%
09-08Thu185.67218.51-0.23%-0.23%+0.52%+0.52%
09-09Fri181.22213.28-2.39%-2.39%-1.89%-1.89%
09-12Mon183.82216.34+1.43%+1.43%-0.48%-0.48%
09-13Tue181.18213.23-1.44%-1.44%-1.91%-1.91%
09-14Wed181.11213.15-0.04%-0.04%-1.95%-1.95%
09-15Thu182.92215.28+1.00%+1.00%-0.97%-0.97%
09-16Fri182.22213.37-0.39%-0.89%-1.35%-1.84%
09-19Mon182.25213.41+0.02%+0.02%-1.33%-1.83%
09-20Tue182.26213.420.00%0.00%-1.33%-1.82%
09-21Wed184.31215.82+1.12%+1.12%-0.22%-0.72%
09-22Thu185.47217.18+0.63%+0.63%+0.41%-0.09%
09-23Fri184.45215.99-0.55%-0.55%-0.14%-0.64%
09-26Mon182.96214.24-0.81%-0.81%-0.95%-1.44%
09-27Tue184.10215.57+0.62%+0.62%-0.33%-0.83%
09-28Wed185.01216.64+0.50%+0.50%+0.16%-0.34%
09-29Thu183.34214.68-0.90%-0.90%-0.74%-1.24%
09-30Fri184.72216.30+0.75%+0.75%+0.01%-0.50%
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October-1.73%-1.73%21 trading days
DateCloseDayMonth to date
10-03Mon184.28215.78-0.24%-0.24%-0.24%-0.24%
10-04Tue183.34214.68-0.51%-0.51%-0.75%-0.75%
10-05Wed184.15215.63+0.44%+0.44%-0.31%-0.31%
10-06Thu184.28215.78+0.07%+0.07%-0.24%-0.24%
10-07Fri183.64215.04-0.34%-0.34%-0.58%-0.58%
10-10Mon184.60216.16+0.52%+0.52%-0.06%-0.06%
10-11Tue182.27213.43-1.26%-1.26%-1.33%-1.33%
10-12Wed182.51213.71+0.13%+0.13%-1.20%-1.20%
10-13Thu181.91213.01-0.33%-0.33%-1.52%-1.52%
10-14Fri182.00213.12+0.05%+0.05%-1.47%-1.47%
10-17Mon181.37212.38-0.35%-0.35%-1.81%-1.81%
10-18Tue182.51213.71+0.63%+0.63%-1.20%-1.20%
10-19Wed182.99214.28+0.27%+0.27%-0.93%-0.93%
10-20Thu182.65213.88-0.19%-0.19%-1.12%-1.12%
10-21Fri182.74213.98+0.05%+0.05%-1.07%-1.07%
10-24Mon183.52214.89+0.43%+0.43%-0.65%-0.65%
10-25Tue182.90214.17-0.34%-0.34%-0.98%-0.98%
10-26Wed182.53213.74-0.20%-0.20%-1.18%-1.18%
10-27Thu182.05213.17-0.27%-0.27%-1.45%-1.45%
10-28Fri181.51212.54-0.30%-0.30%-1.74%-1.74%
10-31Mon181.52212.550.00%0.00%-1.73%-1.73%
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November+3.68%+3.68%21 trading days
DateCloseDayMonth to date
11-01Tue180.20211.01-0.72%-0.72%-0.72%-0.72%
11-02Wed179.12209.74-0.60%-0.60%-1.32%-1.32%
11-03Thu178.30208.78-0.46%-0.46%-1.77%-1.77%
11-04Fri178.10208.55-0.11%-0.11%-1.88%-1.88%
11-07Mon182.03213.15+2.21%+2.21%+0.28%+0.28%
11-08Tue182.85214.11+0.45%+0.45%+0.73%+0.73%
11-09Wed184.79216.38+1.06%+1.06%+1.80%+1.80%
11-10Thu185.25216.92+0.25%+0.25%+2.06%+2.06%
11-11Fri184.82216.42-0.23%-0.23%+1.82%+1.82%
11-14Mon184.97216.59+0.08%+0.08%+1.90%+1.90%
11-15Tue186.41218.28+0.78%+0.78%+2.70%+2.70%
11-16Wed186.06217.87-0.19%-0.19%+2.50%+2.50%
11-17Thu187.02218.99+0.51%+0.51%+3.03%+3.03%
11-18Fri186.60218.50-0.22%-0.22%+2.80%+2.80%
11-21Mon188.01220.15+0.76%+0.76%+3.58%+3.58%
11-22Tue188.37220.58+0.20%+0.20%+3.78%+3.78%
11-23Wed188.48220.70+0.05%+0.05%+3.83%+3.83%
11-25Fri189.18221.52+0.37%+0.37%+4.22%+4.22%
11-28Mon188.29220.48-0.47%-0.47%+3.73%+3.73%
11-29Tue188.66220.91+0.20%+0.20%+3.93%+3.93%
11-30Wed188.20220.38-0.24%-0.24%+3.68%+3.68%
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December+2.03%+1.43%21 trading days
DateCloseDayMonth to date
12-01Thu187.51219.57-0.37%-0.37%-0.37%-0.37%
12-02Fri187.61219.68+0.05%+0.05%-0.32%-0.32%
12-05Mon188.73221.00+0.60%+0.60%+0.28%+0.28%
12-06Tue189.33221.70+0.32%+0.32%+0.60%+0.60%
12-07Wed191.81224.60+1.31%+1.31%+1.91%+1.91%
12-08Thu192.28225.15+0.24%+0.24%+2.16%+2.16%
12-09Fri193.44226.51+0.60%+0.60%+2.78%+2.78%
12-12Mon193.22226.25-0.11%-0.11%+2.66%+2.66%
12-13Tue194.51227.76+0.67%+0.67%+3.35%+3.35%
12-14Wed192.90225.88-0.83%-0.83%+2.50%+2.50%
12-15Thu193.69226.81+0.41%+0.41%+2.92%+2.92%
12-16Fri193.32225.04-0.20%-0.78%+2.72%+2.11%
12-19Mon193.74225.53+0.22%+0.22%+2.94%+2.34%
12-20Tue194.48226.40+0.39%+0.39%+3.34%+2.73%
12-21Wed193.94225.77-0.28%-0.28%+3.05%+2.45%
12-22Thu193.61225.38-0.17%-0.17%+2.87%+2.27%
12-23Fri193.89225.71+0.15%+0.15%+3.02%+2.42%
12-27Tue194.37226.27+0.25%+0.25%+3.28%+2.67%
12-28Wed192.77224.40-0.83%-0.83%+2.42%+1.82%
12-29Thu192.72224.35-0.02%-0.02%+2.40%+1.80%
12-30Fri192.02223.53-0.37%-0.37%+2.03%+1.43%
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About this data

Two bases, and they diverge
With dividends uses the adjusted close, reinvesting every distribution at the price of the day — what a long-term holder actually earned. Price only tracks the quote, which is what the financial press reports. The longer SPY is held, the wider the gap.
The first and last years are partial
The series runs from 1993-01-29 to 2026-10-15, so its first and last years are not full calendar years and cannot be ranked against the others.
Source and updates
Daily closes come from Yahoo Finance, current through 2026-10-15. They refresh when the site is rebuilt, not in real time.

Raw data: Yahoo Finance

Past performance does not indicate future results. For reference only; not investment advice.