Invest in 2025: TCG vs S&P 500

$1,000 invested at the start of 2025 — held through 2026 (1-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 2025 and today.

Best outcome from 2025 Black & White Era $1,512 1.2× the S&P 500's $1,216

#	Vehicle	Held	CAGR	Outcome	vs S&P
1	PKM Black & White Era	1y	51.2%	$1,512	1.2×
2	PKM Platinum Era	1y	42.7%	$1,427	1.2×
3	PKM Sun & Moon Era	1y	42.2%	$1,422	1.2×
4	PKM XY Era	1y	35.4%	$1,354	1.1×
5	PKM EX Era	1y	32.6%	$1,326	1.1×
6	PKM WOTC Era	1y	26.7%	$1,267	1.0×
7	PKM Sword & Shield Era	1y	24.5%	$1,245	1.0×
8	PKM Scarlet & Violet Era	1y	23.3%	$1,233	1.0×
9	S&P 500 (Total Return) benchmark	1y	21.6%	$1,216	—
10	MTG Universes Beyond Era	1y	18.8%	$1,188	1.0×
11	MTG Vintage Era	1y	15.3%	$1,153	0.9×
12	MTG Reserved List Era	1y	13.6%	$1,136	0.9×
13	MTG Standard Acceleration Era	1y	8.6%	$1,086	0.9×
14	MTG Single-Set Era	1y	5.9%	$1,059	0.9×

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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.