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2007 Benchmark Returns

By JLP | January 1, 2008

Here’s a look at the 2007 total returns for various benchmark indexes. I only included some of the more well-known indexes. It looks like growth beat value in 2007. All the information was gathered from the websites for each index.


Index

2007
Total
Return
(%)

Fixed Income

Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index

6.97

International

MSCI EAFE

11.17

MSCI Emerging Markets

39.39

Composite

NASDAQ Composite Index

10.55

NYSE Composite Index

8.87

Morningstar US Core Index

6.44

Morningstar US Growth Index

13.82

Morningstar US Value Index

-1.91

S&P Composite 1500

5.47

S&P Composite 1500/Citigroup Growth

9.36

S&P Composite 1500/Citigroup Value

1.74

Total Market (“Broad Market”)

Dow Jones Wilshire 5000

5.62

Morningstar US Market Index

5.92

Russell 3000

5.14

Russell 3000 Growth

11.40

Russell 3000 Value

-1.01

Large Cap

Dow Jones Industrial Average

8.88

Dow Jones Wilshire Large Cap

6.40

Dow Jones Wilshire Large Cap Growth

10.97

Dow Jones Wilshire Large Cap Value

1.84

Morningstar Large Cap Index

6.69

Morningstar Large Core Index

8.64

Morningstar Large Growth Index

12.34

Morningstar Large Value Index

-.43

Russell 1000

5.77

Russell 1000 Growth

11.81

Russell 1000 Value

-.17

S&P 500

5.49

S&P 500/Citigroup Growth

9.13

S&P 500/Citigroup Value

1.99

Mid Cap

Dow Jones Wilshire Mid Cap

5.58

Dow Jones Wilshire Mid Cap Growth

11.24

Dow Jones Wilshire Mid Cap Value

-1.29

Morningstar Mid Core Index

1.95

Morningstar Mid Growth Index

19.70

Morningstar Mid Value Index

-5.52

Russell Midcap

5.60

Russell Midcap Growth

11.43

Russell Midcap Value

-1.42

S&P Midcap 400

7.98

S&P Midcap 400/Citigroup Growth

13.50

S&P Midcap 400/Citigroup Value

2.65

Small Cap

Dow Jones Wilshire Small Cap

1.90

Dow Jones Wilshire Small Cap Growth

8.05

Dow Jones Wilshire Small Cap Value

-4.13

Morningstar Small Core Index

-5.43

Morningstar Small Growth Index

11.08

Morningstar Small Value Index

-8.15

Russell 2000

-1.57

Russell 2000 Growth

7.05

Russell 2000 Value

-9.78

S&P Small Cap 600

-.30

S&P Small Cap 600/Citigroup Growth

5.60

S&P Small Cap 600/Citigroup Value

-5.54

Topics: Index Funds, Investing | 2 Comments »


2 Responses to “2007 Benchmark Returns”

  1. lou Says:
    January 6th, 2008 at 8:58 pm

    do you have the three and five year TSR returns for the Nasdaq composite index. I run an investment club and am trying to finalize my annual report but i can not find this information anywhere on the internet. Its not on the nasdaq website.

    thanks

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