Invest in 2015: TCG vs S&P 500

$1,000 invested at the start of 2015 — held through 2026 (11-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 2015 and today.

Best outcome from 2015 XY Era $33,029 7.5× the S&P 500's $4,413
# Vehicle Held CAGR Outcome vs S&P
1 PKM XY Era 11y 37.4% $33,029 7.5×
2 PKM Black & White Era 11y 35.7% $28,663 6.5×
3 PKM Platinum Era 11y 33.0% $23,034 5.2×
4 PKM HeartGold/SoulSilver Era 11y 31.0% $19,465 4.4×
5 PKM EX Era 11y 29.6% $17,383 3.9×
6 PKM Diamond & Pearl Era 11y 29.5% $17,207 3.9×
7 PKM WOTC Era 11y 24.0% $10,619 2.4×
8 S&P 500 (Total Return) benchmark 11y 14.4% $4,413
9 MTG Vintage Era 11y 13.0% $3,828 0.9×
10 MTG Reserved List Era 11y 12.4% $3,614 0.8×
11 MTG Standard Acceleration Era 11y 9.0% $2,573 0.6×
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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.