Invest in 2001: TCG vs S&P 500

$1,000 invested at the start of 2001 — held through 2026 (25-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 2001 and today.

Best outcome from 2001 WOTC Era $214,802 25.3× the S&P 500's $8,481
# Vehicle Held CAGR Outcome vs S&P
1 PKM WOTC Era 25y 24.0% $214,802 25.3×
2 MTG Vintage Era 25y 13.0% $21,137 2.5×
3 MTG Reserved List Era 25y 12.4% $18,544 2.2×
4 S&P 500 (Total Return) benchmark 25y 8.9% $8,481 —
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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.