Pokémon · Feb 2010 – Apr 2011 · 5 tracked products

HeartGold/SoulSilver Era

basket vs S&P 500 Total Return

Alpha vs S&P 500
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16-year horizon · since Feb 2010 · basket CAGR 31.0% vs SPXTR 14.2%
Benchmarked against S&P 500 Total Return (^SP500TR)
Lugia · HeartGold/SoulSilver · 2010

Lugia · HeartGold/SoulSilver · 2010

Total invested at retail
$360.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$26,849.85
+7358.3% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$3,012.52
+736.8% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+6621.5 pp
Basket CAGR 30.98% vs SPXTR 14.22%
16-year horizon

Cumulative portfolio value

Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.
$0$14,025$28,050$42,075$56,100 2010-032013-052016-082019-112023-022026-05 HS—Unleashed: Booster Box HS—Undaunted: Booster Box HS—Triumphant: Booster Box Call of Legends: Booster Box
  • HeartGold/SoulSilver Era basket
  • S&P 500 (TR) DCA equivalent
Historical sealed prices reflect PriceCharting median sold comps. Single high-comp transactions on thin markets can produce volatility — we publish the same data a serious investor would want to read.

Top cards in this era

Highest-comp cards across this era's sets.

Box-by-box performance

Sorted by release. Click any row for the full vs-S&P 500 comparison.
Product Released MSRP Spot Return SPXTR Alpha CAGR 12-mo
HeartGold & SoulSilver Booster Box HeartGold & SoulSilver Booster Box Feb 2010 $90.00
HS—Unleashed Booster Box HS—Unleashed Booster Box May 2010 $90.00 $3,850.64 +4178.5% +791.5% +3387.0 pp 26.5%
HS—Undaunted Booster Box HS—Undaunted Booster Box Aug 2010 $90.00 $7,710.50 +8467.2% +820.7% +7646.5 pp 32.8%
HS—Triumphant Booster Box HS—Triumphant Booster Box Nov 2010 $90.00 $5,188.71 +5665.2% +714.2% +4951.0 pp 29.9%
Call of Legends Booster Box Call of Legends Booster Box Feb 2011 $90.00 $10,100.00 +11122.2% +620.8% +10501.4 pp 36.3%
Historical sealed prices reflect PriceCharting median sold comps. Single high-comp transactions on thin markets can produce volatility — we publish the same data a serious investor would want to read.