Sword & Shield Era
basket vs S&P 500 Total Return
Alpha vs S&P 500
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Charizard VMAX · Vivid Voltage · 2020
Total invested at retail
$2,039.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$7,927.20
+288.8% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$4,048.50
+98.5% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+190.2 pp
Basket CAGR 24.50% vs SPXTR 11.71%
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 grading plays in this era
Best risk-adjusted "buy raw, grade, flip" opportunities. Methodology →Top cards in this era
Highest-comp cards across this era's sets.
Umbreon VMAX
Evolving Skies · #215
$2,337
Rayquaza VMAX
Evolving Skies · #218
$1,182
Gengar VMAX
Fusion Strike · #271
$1,021
Giratina V
Lost Origin · #186
$856
Dragonite V
Evolving Skies · #192
$554
Lugia V
Silver Tempest · #186
$525
Rayquaza V
Evolving Skies · #194
$512
Leafeon VMAX
Evolving Skies · #205
$413
Basket composition
Where Sword & Shield Era's $7,927 basket value sits today.- Evolving Skies Booster Box $1,711 22%
- Lost Origin Booster Box $730.00 9%
- Brilliant Stars Booster Box $579.34 7%
- Silver Tempest Booster Box $505.00 6%
- Fusion Strike Booster Box $464.26 6%
- Other tracked products 16 additional sealed items $3,937 50%
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 Sun & Moon EraSword & Shield Era alpha +190.2 ppSun & Moon Era alpha +2247.6 ppCAGR delta -17.7 pp
Sun & Moon Era leads by 2057 pp of alpha — Sword & Shield Era trails on this peer read.
See full Sword & Shield Era vs Sun & Moon Era → - Pokémon Scarlet & Violet EraSword & Shield Era alpha +190.2 ppScarlet & Violet Era alpha +58.5 ppCAGR delta +1.2 pp
Sword & Shield Era leads by 132 pp of alpha over Scarlet & Violet Era.
See full Sword & Shield Era vs Scarlet & Violet Era → - Pokémon XY EraSword & Shield Era alpha +190.2 ppXY Era alpha +2552.7 ppCAGR delta -10.9 pp
XY Era leads by 2363 pp of alpha — Sword & Shield Era trails on this peer read.
See full Sword & Shield Era vs XY Era → - MTG Vintage EraSword & Shield Era alpha +190.2 ppVintage Era alpha +6710.5 ppCAGR delta +9.2 pp
Vintage Era leads by 6520 pp of alpha — Sword & Shield Era trails on this peer read.
See full Sword & Shield Era vs Vintage Era →
Sealed products in Sword & Shield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 | $278.15 | +93.2% | +159.1% | -65.9 pp | 11.2% | |
| Rebel Clash Elite Trainer Box | May 2020 | $45.00 | $325.00 | +622.2% | +159.1% | +463.1 pp | 37.6% | |
 Darkness Ablaze Booster Box | Aug 2020 | $144.00 | $295.53 | +105.2% | +124.4% | -19.1 pp | 12.9% | |
| Darkness Ablaze Elite Trainer Box | Aug 2020 | $45.00 | $129.95 | +188.8% | +124.4% | +64.4 pp | 19.7% | |
| 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 | $293.17 | +103.6% | +116.0% | -12.4 pp | 13.4% | |
| Vivid Voltage Elite Trainer Box | Nov 2020 | $45.00 | $130.00 | +188.9% | +116.0% | +72.9 pp | 20.6% | |
| Shining Fates Booster Box | Feb 2021 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Shining Fates Elite Trainer Box | Feb 2021 | $45.00 | $130.00 | +188.9% | +104.4% | +84.5 pp | 21.8% | |
 Battle Styles Booster Box | Mar 2021 | $144.00 | $276.00 | +91.7% | +95.9% | -4.2 pp | 13.0% | |
| Battle Styles Elite Trainer Box | Mar 2021 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Chilling Reign Booster Box | Jun 2021 | $144.00 | $450.00 | +212.5% | +80.4% | +132.1 pp | 25.2% | |
| Chilling Reign Elite Trainer Box | Jun 2021 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Evolving Skies Booster Box | Aug 2021 | $144.00 | $1,711.26 | +1088.4% | +71.0% | +1017.3 pp | 66.2% | |
| Evolving Skies Elite Trainer Box | Aug 2021 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Fusion Strike Booster Box | Nov 2021 | $144.00 | $464.26 | +222.4% | +68.8% | +153.6 pp | 28.5% | |
| Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box | Nov 2021 | $45.00 | $309.99 | +588.9% | +68.8% | +520.0 pp | 51.3% | |
 Brilliant Stars Booster Box | Feb 2022 | $144.00 | $579.34 | +302.3% | +75.7% | +226.7 pp | 37.5% | |
| Brilliant Stars Elite Trainer Box | Feb 2022 | $45.00 | $159.99 | +255.5% | +75.7% | +179.9 pp | 33.6% | |
 Astral Radiance Booster Box | May 2022 | $144.00 | $347.69 | +141.4% | +85.2% | +56.3 pp | 23.8% | |
| Astral Radiance Elite Trainer Box | May 2022 | $45.00 | $136.88 | +204.2% | +85.2% | +119.0 pp | 30.9% | |
| 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 | $730.00 | +406.9% | +112.2% | +294.7 pp | 52.6% | |
| Lost Origin Elite Trainer Box | Sep 2022 | $45.00 | $210.00 | +366.7% | +112.2% | +254.4 pp | 49.4% | |
 Silver Tempest Booster Box | Nov 2022 | $144.00 | $505.00 | +250.7% | +85.9% | +164.8 pp | 40.8% | |
| Silver Tempest Elite Trainer Box | Nov 2022 | $45.00 | $149.99 | +233.3% | +85.9% | +147.4 pp | 38.9% | |
| Crown Zenith Booster Box | Jan 2023 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Crown Zenith Elite Trainer Box | Jan 2023 | $50.00 | $315.00 | +530.0% | +85.6% | +444.4 pp | 69.8% | |
| Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery Booster Box | Jan 2023 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery Elite Trainer Box | Jan 2023 | $50.00 | — | — | — | — | — |