Sword & Shield Era
basket vs S&P 500 Total Return
Alpha vs S&P 500
0
Charizard VMAX · Vivid Voltage · 2020
Total invested at retail
$2,039.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$9,259.69
+354.1% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$4,048.50
+98.5% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+255.6 pp
Basket CAGR 28.66% vs SPXTR 12.10%
6-year horizon
Cumulative portfolio value
Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.- Sword & Shield Era basket
- S&P 500 (TR) DCA equivalent
Top cards in this era
Highest-comp cards across this era's sets.
Umbreon VMAX
Evolving Skies · #215
$2,136
Gengar VMAX
Fusion Strike · #271
$902
Rayquaza VMAX
Evolving Skies · #218
$821
Giratina V
Lost Origin · #186
$740
Lugia V
Silver Tempest · #186
$460
Dragonite V
Evolving Skies · #192
$403
Sylveon VMAX
Evolving Skies · #212
$379
Blaziken VMAX
Chilling Reign · #201
$360
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sword & Shield Booster Box | Feb 2020 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sword & Shield Elite Trainer Box | Feb 2020 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Rebel Clash Booster Box | May 2020 | $144.00 | $457.39 | +217.6% | +159.1% | +58.5 pp | 21.2% | |
| Rebel Clash Elite Trainer Box | May 2020 | $45.00 | $248.67 | +452.6% | +159.1% | +293.5 pp | 32.9% | |
 Darkness Ablaze Booster Box | Aug 2020 | $144.00 | $306.47 | +112.8% | +124.4% | -11.5 pp | 14.1% | |
| Darkness Ablaze Elite Trainer Box | Aug 2020 | $45.00 | $105.00 | +133.3% | +124.4% | +9.0 pp | 16.0% | |
| Champion's Path Booster Box | Sep 2020 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Champion's Path Elite Trainer Box | Sep 2020 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Vivid Voltage Booster Box | Nov 2020 | $144.00 | $288.25 | +100.2% | +116.0% | -15.8 pp | 13.5% | |
| Vivid Voltage Elite Trainer Box | Nov 2020 | $45.00 | $120.83 | +168.5% | +116.0% | +52.6 pp | 19.8% | |
| Shining Fates Booster Box | Feb 2021 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Shining Fates Elite Trainer Box | Feb 2021 | $45.00 | $124.97 | +177.7% | +104.4% | +73.3 pp | 21.7% | |
 Battle Styles Booster Box | Mar 2021 | $144.00 | $255.63 | +77.5% | +95.9% | -18.3 pp | 11.9% | |
| Battle Styles Elite Trainer Box | Mar 2021 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Chilling Reign Booster Box | Jun 2021 | $144.00 | $475.28 | +230.1% | +80.4% | +149.6 pp | 27.8% | |
| Chilling Reign Elite Trainer Box | Jun 2021 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Evolving Skies Booster Box | Aug 2021 | $144.00 | $2,601.74 | +1706.8% | +71.0% | +1635.7 pp | 85.5% | |
| Evolving Skies Elite Trainer Box | Aug 2021 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Fusion Strike Booster Box | Nov 2021 | $144.00 | $977.50 | +578.8% | +68.8% | +510.0 pp | 53.5% | |
| Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box | Nov 2021 | $45.00 | $273.47 | +507.7% | +68.8% | +438.9 pp | 49.7% | |
 Brilliant Stars Booster Box | Feb 2022 | $144.00 | $583.76 | +305.4% | +75.7% | +229.7 pp | 39.7% | |
| Brilliant Stars Elite Trainer Box | Feb 2022 | $45.00 | $145.00 | +222.2% | +75.7% | +146.6 pp | 32.3% | |
 Astral Radiance Booster Box | May 2022 | $144.00 | $355.12 | +146.6% | +85.2% | +61.4 pp | 25.8% | |
| Astral Radiance Elite Trainer Box | May 2022 | $45.00 | $114.14 | +153.6% | +85.2% | +68.4 pp | 26.7% | |
| Pokémon GO Booster Box | Jul 2022 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pokémon GO Elite Trainer Box | Jul 2022 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Lost Origin Booster Box | Sep 2022 | $144.00 | $743.98 | +416.6% | +112.2% | +304.4 pp | 56.9% | |
| Lost Origin Elite Trainer Box | Sep 2022 | $45.00 | $190.00 | +322.2% | +112.2% | +210.0 pp | 48.4% | |
 Silver Tempest Booster Box | Nov 2022 | $144.00 | $456.40 | +216.9% | +85.9% | +131.0 pp | 39.4% | |
| Silver Tempest Elite Trainer Box | Nov 2022 | $45.00 | $126.09 | +180.2% | +85.9% | +94.3 pp | 34.5% | |
| Crown Zenith Booster Box | Jan 2023 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Crown Zenith Elite Trainer Box | Jan 2023 | $50.00 | $310.00 | +520.0% | +85.6% | +434.4 pp | 74.3% | |
| Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery Booster Box | Jan 2023 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery Elite Trainer Box | Jan 2023 | $50.00 | — | — | — | — | — |