Black & White Era
basket vs S&P 500 Total Return
Alpha vs S&P 500
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Reshiram · Black & White · 2011
Total invested at retail
$630.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$244,293.99
+38676.8% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$3,844.27
+510.2% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+38166.6 pp
Basket CAGR 51.17% vs SPXTR 13.36%
15-year horizon
Cumulative portfolio value
Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.- Black & White Era basket
- S&P 500 (TR) DCA equivalent
Top cards in this era
Highest-comp cards across this era's sets.
Basket composition
Where Black & White Era's $2.4M basket value sits today.- Dragons Exalted Booster Box $59,009 24%
- Plasma Storm Booster Box $45,000 18%
- Plasma Freeze Booster Box $40,000 16%
- Legendary Treasures Booster Box $30,000 12%
- Next Destinies Booster Box $28,288 12%
- Other tracked products 2 additional sealed items $41,997 17%
Concentration shows where the era's investment risk sits. A heavy weighting in 1–2 products means single-card outcomes drive the basket more than diversification.
Compare to other eras
Quick peer reads against same-game neighbors plus a cross-game peer.- Pokémon XY EraBlack & White Era alpha +38166.6 ppXY Era alpha +2552.7 ppCAGR delta +15.8 pp
Black & White Era leads by 35614 pp of alpha over XY Era.
See full Black & White Era vs XY Era → - Pokémon Platinum EraBlack & White Era alpha +38166.6 ppPlatinum Era alpha +47249.7 ppCAGR delta +8.5 pp
Platinum Era leads by 9083 pp of alpha — Black & White Era trails on this peer read.
See full Black & White Era vs Platinum Era → - Pokémon Sun & Moon EraBlack & White Era alpha +38166.6 ppSun & Moon Era alpha +2247.6 ppCAGR delta +8.9 pp
Black & White Era leads by 35919 pp of alpha over Sun & Moon Era.
See full Black & White Era vs Sun & Moon Era → - MTG Vintage EraBlack & White Era alpha +38166.6 ppVintage Era alpha +6710.5 ppCAGR delta +35.9 pp
Black & White Era leads by 31456 pp of alpha over Vintage Era.
See full Black & White Era vs Vintage Era →
Sealed products in Black & White Era
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Black & White Booster Box | Apr 2011 | $90.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Emerging Powers Booster Box | Aug 2011 | $90.00 | — | +4677.8% | +677.0% | +4000.8 pp | 30.1% | |
 Noble Victories Booster Box | Nov 2011 | $90.00 | — | +5462.5% | +655.0% | +4807.4 pp | 32.0% | |
 Next Destinies Booster Box | Feb 2012 | $90.00 | $28,288.00 | +31331.1% | +585.7% | +30745.4 pp | 49.0% | |
 Dark Explorers Booster Box | May 2012 | $90.00 | $26,997.00 | +29896.7% | +610.8% | +29285.9 pp | 49.5% | |
 Dragons Exalted Booster Box | Aug 2012 | $90.00 | $59,009.00 | +65465.6% | +558.5% | +64907.1 pp | 59.4% | |
 Boundaries Crossed Booster Box | Nov 2012 | $90.00 | — | +6422.9% | +550.2% | +5872.8 pp | 36.3% | |
 Plasma Storm Booster Box | Feb 2013 | $90.00 | $45,000.00 | +49900.0% | +504.4% | +49395.6 pp | 58.9% | |
 Plasma Freeze Booster Box | May 2013 | $90.00 | $39,999.99 | +44344.4% | +458.4% | +43886.0 pp | 58.8% | |
 Plasma Blast Booster Box | Aug 2013 | $90.00 | $15,000.00 | +16566.7% | +454.7% | +16112.0 pp | 48.6% | |
 Legendary Treasures Booster Box | Nov 2013 | $90.00 | $30,000.00 | +33233.3% | +399.0% | +32834.3 pp | 58.1% |