History Shows That Stock Gains Can Add Up After Big Declines
May 09, 2022
Sudden market downturns can be unsettling. But historically, US equity returns following sharp downturns have, on average, been positive.
- A broad market index tracking data since 1926 in the US shows that stocks have tended to deliver positive returns over one-year, three-year, and five-year periods following steep declines.
- Cumulative returns show this to striking effect. Five years after market declines of 10%, 20%, and 30%, the cumulative returns all top 50%.
- Viewed in annualized terms across the longest, five-year period, returns after 10%, 20%, and 30% declines have been close to the historical annualized average over the entire period of 9.8%.
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Resource: Dimensional Fund Advisors