Invest in 2018: TCG vs S&P 500

$1,000 invested at the start of 2018 — held through 2026 (8-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 2018 and today.

Best outcome from 2018 Sun & Moon Era $16,420 5.6× the S&P 500's $2,928

#	Vehicle	Held	CAGR	Outcome	vs S&P
1	PKM Sun & Moon Era	8y	41.9%	$16,420	5.6×
2	PKM XY Era	8y	37.4%	$12,725	4.3×
3	PKM Black & White Era	8y	35.7%	$11,478	3.9×
4	PKM Platinum Era	8y	33.0%	$9,791	3.3×
5	PKM HeartGold/SoulSilver Era	8y	31.0%	$8,662	3.0×
6	PKM EX Era	8y	29.6%	$7,978	2.7×
7	PKM Diamond & Pearl Era	8y	29.5%	$7,919	2.7×
8	PKM WOTC Era	8y	24.0%	$5,575	1.9×
9	S&P 500 (Total Return) benchmark	8y	14.4%	$2,928	—
10	MTG Vintage Era	8y	13.0%	$2,655	0.9×
11	MTG Reserved List Era	8y	12.4%	$2,546	0.9×
12	MTG Standard Acceleration Era	8y	9.0%	$1,988	0.7×
13	MTG Single-Set Era	8y	6.7%	$1,685	0.6×

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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.