XY Era
basket vs S&P 500 Total Return
Alpha vs S&P 500
0
M Charizard EX · Flashfire · 2014
Total invested at retail
$645.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$19,107.52
+2862.4% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$2,642.40
+309.7% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+2552.7 pp
Basket CAGR 35.39% vs SPXTR 13.44%
12-year horizon
Cumulative portfolio value
Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.- XY 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.
M Charizard-EX
Flashfire · #108
$1,001
Dialga-EX
Phantom Forces · #122
$975
M Rayquaza-EX
Ancient Origins · #98
$972
Gengar-EX
Phantom Forces · #114
$750
Primal Kyogre-EX
Ancient Origins · #96
$435
M Gengar-EX
Phantom Forces · #121
$424
M Rayquaza-EX
Roaring Skies · #105
$386
Primal Groudon-EX
Ancient Origins · #97
$308
Basket composition
Where XY Era's $19,108 basket value sits today.- Roaring Skies Booster Box $5,264 28%
- Fates Collide Booster Box $3,083 16%
- BREAKpoint Booster Box $2,950 15%
- Evolutions Booster Box $2,250 12%
- Steam Siege Elite Trainer Box $2,000 10%
- Other tracked products 3 additional sealed items $3,561 19%
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 Black & White EraXY Era alpha +2552.7 ppBlack & White Era alpha +38166.6 ppCAGR delta -15.8 pp
Black & White Era leads by 35614 pp of alpha — XY Era trails on this peer read.
See full XY Era vs Black & White Era → - Pokémon Sun & Moon EraXY Era alpha +2552.7 ppSun & Moon Era alpha +2247.6 ppCAGR delta -6.9 pp
XY Era leads by 305 pp of alpha over Sun & Moon Era.
See full XY Era vs Sun & Moon Era → - Pokémon Sword & Shield EraXY Era alpha +2552.7 ppSword & Shield Era alpha +190.2 ppCAGR delta +10.9 pp
XY Era leads by 2363 pp of alpha over Sword & Shield Era.
See full XY Era vs Sword & Shield Era → - MTG Vintage EraXY Era alpha +2552.7 ppVintage Era alpha +6710.5 ppCAGR delta +20.1 pp
Vintage Era leads by 4158 pp of alpha — XY Era trails on this peer read.
See full XY Era vs Vintage Era →
Sealed products in XY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 XY Booster Box | Feb 2014 | $90.00 | — | +3214.7% | +382.1% | +2832.7 pp | 33.1% | |
| XY Elite Trainer Box | Feb 2014 | $30.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Flashfire Booster Box | May 2014 | $90.00 | — | +8932.2% | +363.6% | +8568.5 pp | 45.6% | |
| Flashfire Elite Trainer Box | May 2014 | $30.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Furious Fists Booster Box | Aug 2014 | $90.00 | — | +4927.7% | +342.9% | +4584.8 pp | 39.7% | |
| Furious Fists Elite Trainer Box | Aug 2014 | $30.00 | — | +11653.1% | +342.9% | +11310.2 pp | 50.2% | |
 Phantom Forces Booster Box | Nov 2014 | $90.00 | — | +13201.8% | +327.0% | +12874.8 pp | 53.0% | |
| Phantom Forces Elite Trainer Box | Nov 2014 | $30.00 | — | +19577.0% | +327.0% | +19250.0 pp | 58.4% | |
 Primal Clash Booster Box | Feb 2015 | $108.00 | — | +2626.9% | +317.3% | +2309.5 pp | 34.2% | |
| Primal Clash Elite Trainer Box | Feb 2015 | $35.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Roaring Skies Booster Box | May 2015 | $108.00 | $5,263.53 | +4773.6% | +314.7% | +4459.0 pp | 41.5% | |
| Roaring Skies Elite Trainer Box | May 2015 | $35.00 | — | +11900.0% | +314.7% | +11585.3 pp | 54.6% | |
 Ancient Origins Booster Box | Aug 2015 | $108.00 | — | +5224.1% | +340.8% | +4883.3 pp | 44.9% | |
| Ancient Origins Elite Trainer Box | Aug 2015 | $35.00 | — | +7042.9% | +340.8% | +6702.1 pp | 48.9% | |
 BREAKthrough Booster Box | Nov 2015 | $108.00 | — | +2815.0% | +315.6% | +2499.5 pp | 37.9% | |
| BREAKthrough Elite Trainer Box | Nov 2015 | $35.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 BREAKpoint Booster Box | Feb 2016 | $108.00 | $2,950.00 | +2631.5% | +344.9% | +2286.6 pp | 37.3% | |
| BREAKpoint Elite Trainer Box | Feb 2016 | $35.00 | $900.00 | +2471.4% | +344.9% | +2126.6 pp | 36.5% | |
 Generations Booster Box | Feb 2016 | $108.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Generations Elite Trainer Box | Feb 2016 | $35.00 | — | +7651.0% | +344.9% | +7306.1 pp | 53.2% | |
 Fates Collide Booster Box | May 2016 | $108.00 | $3,082.51 | +2754.2% | +307.7% | +2446.5 pp | 38.9% | |
| Fates Collide Elite Trainer Box | May 2016 | $35.00 | $1,161.49 | +3218.5% | +307.7% | +2910.9 pp | 41.0% | |
 Steam Siege Booster Box | Aug 2016 | $108.00 | $1,499.99 | +1288.9% | +291.6% | +997.3 pp | 30.3% | |
| Steam Siege Elite Trainer Box | Aug 2016 | $35.00 | $2,000.00 | +5614.3% | +291.6% | +5322.7 pp | 50.2% | |
 Evolutions Booster Box | Nov 2016 | $108.00 | $2,250.00 | +1983.3% | +284.6% | +1698.8 pp | 36.8% | |
| Evolutions Elite Trainer Box | Nov 2016 | $35.00 | — | — | — | — | — |