Nasdaq 100 Index Versus S&P 500 Index 2008-2021

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Nasdaq 100 Index Versus S&P 500 Index 2008-2021

Above is a comparison of annual total returns – which reinvest dividends – between each index. The Nasdaq-100 TR Index has outperformed 11 out of the 14 full calendar years in our study, with a minimal underperformance of 1.20% in 2021. (On a price-return basis, 2021 was a near-tie, with the Nasdaq-100 underperforming by only 0.26%).

Despite recent overall market volatility, the Nasdaq-100 TR Index has maintained cumulative total returns of approximately 2.5 times that of the S&P500 TR Index.

                                                            Nasdaq-100 TR        S&P 500 TR

Cumulative Return                                           803%                    333%

Annualized Return                                           17.0%                    11.0%

Annualized Volatility                                          23%                       21%

Source: Nasdaq

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