Invest in 1999: TCG vs S&P 500

$1,000 invested at the start of 1999 — held through 2026 (27-year horizon) — across every TCG era already active that year, plus the S&P 500 Total Return for comparison. Era outcomes use each era's basket CAGR; S&P uses the actual price ratio between 1999 and today.

Best outcome from 1999 WOTC Era $330,067 35.6× the S&P 500's $9,274
# Vehicle Held CAGR Outcome vs S&P
1 PKM WOTC Era 27y 24.0% $330,067 35.6×
2 MTG Vintage Era 27y 13.0% $26,980 2.9×
3 MTG Reserved List Era 27y 12.4% $23,423 2.5×
4 S&P 500 (Total Return) benchmark 27y 8.6% $9,274 —
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Era outcomes use each era's basket CAGR (compound annual growth) for the years held. For years before an era's tracking begins, the era's row uses the era's start year as the entry point. S&P 500 returns are Total Return (with reinvested dividends) via Yahoo Finance's ^SP500TR series. Past performance does not guarantee future results — illustrative, not investment advice.