S&P 500 Index vs SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

GSPC vs SPY head-to-head — returns and risk, side by side. Over the past year, SPY is ahead.

24h-0.69%-0.68%
7 days-0.47%-0.40%
30 days+3.14%+3.25%
Year to date+12.36%+13.14%
1 year+19.27%+20.62%
Max drawdown86.20%55.20%
Monthly volatility5.30%4.30%
Positive months60%65%
Best month+39.14% 1932-08+12.70% 2020-04
Worst month-29.94% 1931-09-16.52% 2008-10
Data since19271993

Green marks the better value in each row — the higher return, but the lower drawdown and volatility. Want the full monthly heatmaps side by side? Open the interactive compare tool →