EX Era
basket vs S&P 500 Total Return
Alpha vs S&P 500
0
Gold Star Charizard · Dragon Frontiers · 2006
Total invested at retail
$1,044.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$306,207.66
+29230.2% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$8,684.73
+731.9% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+28498.4 pp
Basket CAGR 29.64% vs SPXTR 10.16%
23-year horizon
Cumulative portfolio value
Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.- EX 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.
Flareon ★
Power Keepers · #100
$1,500
Jolteon ★
Power Keepers · #101
$1,141
Vaporeon ★
Power Keepers · #102
$840
Absol ex
Power Keepers · #92
$236
Salamence ex
Power Keepers · #96
$198
Charizard
Power Keepers · #6
$198
Infernape LV.X
Diamond & Pearl · #121
$118
Torterra LV.X
Diamond & Pearl · #122
$94
Basket composition
Where EX Era's $3.1M basket value sits today.- EX Unseen Forces Booster Box $1.2M 40%
- EX Crystal Guardians Booster Box $27,573 9%
- EX Delta Species Booster Box $25,000 8%
- EX Holon Phantoms Booster Box $20,431 7%
- EX Hidden Legends Booster Box $19,100 6%
- Other tracked products 7 additional sealed items $92,758 30%
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 WOTC EraEX Era alpha +28498.4 ppWOTC Era alpha +34276.2 ppCAGR delta +5.7 pp
WOTC Era leads by 5778 pp of alpha — EX Era trails on this peer read.
See full EX Era vs WOTC Era → - Pokémon Diamond & Pearl EraEX Era alpha +28498.4 ppDiamond & Pearl Era alpha +11164.6 ppCAGR delta +0.1 pp
EX Era leads by 17334 pp of alpha over Diamond & Pearl Era.
See full EX Era vs Diamond & Pearl Era → - Pokémon Platinum EraEX Era alpha +28498.4 ppPlatinum Era alpha +12513.3 ppCAGR delta -3.4 pp
EX Era leads by 15985 pp of alpha over Platinum Era.
See full EX Era vs Platinum Era → - MTG Vintage EraEX Era alpha +28498.4 ppVintage Era alpha +2571.0 ppCAGR delta +16.7 pp
EX Era leads by 25927 pp of alpha over Vintage Era.
See full EX Era vs Vintage Era →
Sealed products in EX 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX Sandstorm Booster Box | Sep 2003 | $90.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EX Dragon Booster Box | Nov 2003 | $90.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua Booster Box | Mar 2004 | $90.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EX Hidden Legends Booster Box | Jun 2004 | $90.00 | $19,100.00 | +21122.2% | +861.1% | +20261.1 pp | 27.7% | |
| EX FireRed & LeafGreen Booster Box | Aug 2004 | $90.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EX Deoxys Booster Box | Feb 2005 | $90.00 | $11,936.85 | +13163.2% | +800.1% | +12363.0 pp | 25.9% | |
| EX Emerald Booster Box | May 2005 | $90.00 | $14,053.50 | +15515.0% | +805.3% | +14709.7 pp | 27.2% | |
| EX Unseen Forces Booster Box | Aug 2005 | $90.00 | $121,344.75 | +134727.5% | +779.6% | +133947.9 pp | 41.6% | |
| EX Delta Species Booster Box | Oct 2005 | $90.00 | $25,000.00 | +27677.8% | +787.3% | +26890.5 pp | 31.6% | |
| EX Legend Maker Booster Box | Feb 2006 | $90.00 | $13,472.00 | +14868.9% | +730.4% | +14138.5 pp | 28.1% | |
| EX Holon Phantoms Booster Box | May 2006 | $90.00 | $20,431.33 | +22601.5% | +733.3% | +21868.2 pp | 31.2% | |
| EX Crystal Guardians Booster Box | Aug 2006 | $90.00 | $27,573.13 | +30536.8% | +707.8% | +29829.0 pp | 33.8% | |
| EX Dragon Frontiers Booster Box | Nov 2006 | $90.00 | $10,344.10 | +11393.4% | +648.5% | +10745.0 pp | 27.6% | |
 Power Keepers Booster Box | Feb 2007 | $72.00 | $13,526.00 | +18686.1% | +641.6% | +18044.5 pp | 31.3% | |
| EX Power Keepers Booster Box | Feb 2007 | $90.00 | $13,526.00 | +14928.9% | +641.6% | +14287.3 pp | 29.8% | |
 Diamond & Pearl Booster Box | May 2007 | $72.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Mysterious Treasures Booster Box | Aug 2007 | $72.00 | $15,900.00 | +21983.3% | +601.7% | +21381.7 pp | 33.4% |