Reserved List Era vs Single-Set Era

Two TCG eras stacked. Both indexed against the S&P 500 Total Return over each era's matched horizon. Real basket data from era pages; chart data from sealed product history aggregates.

MTG · era A Reserved List Era since Jun 1996 · +1,956 pp
vs
MTG · era B Single-Set Era since May 2018 · −75 pp
Metric Reserved List Era Single-Set Era
Basket value $23,063↑ $3,595
Total return +3185.3%↑ +66.4%
Alpha vs S&P 500 TR +1,956 pp↑ −75 pp
Basket CAGR +12.4%↑ +6.7%
S&P CAGR (same period) +9.0% +12.0%
Tracked products 8 18↑
Era starts Jun 1996 May 2018

Basket value over time

    Top performers

    Reserved List Era

    Single-Set Era