Invest in 2016: TCG vs S&P 500

$1,000 invested at the start of 2016 — held through 2026 (10-year horizon) — across every TCG era already active that year, plus the S&P 500 Total Return for comparison. Era outcomes use each era's basket CAGR; S&P uses the actual price ratio between 2016 and today.

Best outcome from 2016 XY Era $24,033 5.4× the S&P 500's $4,443

#	Vehicle	Held	CAGR	Outcome	vs S&P
1	PKM XY Era	10y	37.4%	$24,033	5.4×
2	PKM Black & White Era	10y	35.7%	$21,127	4.8×
3	PKM Platinum Era	10y	33.0%	$17,319	3.9×
4	PKM HeartGold/SoulSilver Era	10y	31.0%	$14,861	3.3×
5	PKM EX Era	10y	29.6%	$13,409	3.0×
6	PKM Diamond & Pearl Era	10y	29.5%	$13,285	3.0×
7	PKM WOTC Era	10y	24.0%	$8,567	1.9×
8	S&P 500 (Total Return) benchmark	10y	16.1%	$4,443	—
9	MTG Vintage Era	10y	13.0%	$3,389	0.8×
10	MTG Reserved List Era	10y	12.4%	$3,216	0.7×
11	MTG Standard Acceleration Era	10y	9.0%	$2,361	0.5×

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Era outcomes use each era's basket CAGR (compound annual growth) for the years held. For years before an era's tracking begins, the era's row uses the era's start year as the entry point. S&P 500 returns are Total Return (with reinvested dividends) via Yahoo Finance's ^SP500TR series. Past performance does not guarantee future results — illustrative, not investment advice.