01-11-2022, 05:13 AM
S&P 500 vs. MSCI World - what am I missing?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hello,</p> <p>I've just started getting interested in stocks and I have been trying to decide between investing in ETF of SP500 or MSCI world indices.</p> <p>I've read that the SP500 heavily outperforms MSCI world especially in the recent years, but when I started researching, I found these 2 sources and when I compare the results for example from 2015 to date, there doesn't seem as much difference as some other charts would say.</p> <p>SP500 yearly returns:</p> <p><a href="https://www.macrotrends.net/2526/sp-500-historical-annual-returns">https://www.macrotrends.net/2526/sp-500-historical-annual-returns</a></p> <p>MSCI world returns:</p> <p><a href="https://www.msci.com/documents/10199/149ed7bc-316e-4b4c-8ea4-43fcb5bd6523">https://www.msci.com/documents/10199/149ed7bc-316e-4b4c-8ea4-43fcb5bd6523</a></p> <p>(beware this is a PDF document from MSCI)</p> <p>And now this comparison which seems totally different than when I compare the numbers from the first 2 sources above.</p> <p><a href="https://www.longtermtrends.net/msci-usa-vs-the-world/">https://www.longtermtrends.net/msci-usa-vs-the-world/</a></p> <p>​</p> <p>Can somebody tell me what I'm missing? Why does the chart in the 3rd link look so different than the actual performance numbers in the first two links?</p> <p>Heavily appreciate any help!</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/MagnetCarpet"> /u/MagnetCarpet </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/s0vhl5/sp_500_vs_msci_world_what_am_i_missing/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/s0vhl5/sp_500_vs_msci_world_what_am_i_missing/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hello,</p> <p>I've just started getting interested in stocks and I have been trying to decide between investing in ETF of SP500 or MSCI world indices.</p> <p>I've read that the SP500 heavily outperforms MSCI world especially in the recent years, but when I started researching, I found these 2 sources and when I compare the results for example from 2015 to date, there doesn't seem as much difference as some other charts would say.</p> <p>SP500 yearly returns:</p> <p><a href="https://www.macrotrends.net/2526/sp-500-historical-annual-returns">https://www.macrotrends.net/2526/sp-500-historical-annual-returns</a></p> <p>MSCI world returns:</p> <p><a href="https://www.msci.com/documents/10199/149ed7bc-316e-4b4c-8ea4-43fcb5bd6523">https://www.msci.com/documents/10199/149ed7bc-316e-4b4c-8ea4-43fcb5bd6523</a></p> <p>(beware this is a PDF document from MSCI)</p> <p>And now this comparison which seems totally different than when I compare the numbers from the first 2 sources above.</p> <p><a href="https://www.longtermtrends.net/msci-usa-vs-the-world/">https://www.longtermtrends.net/msci-usa-vs-the-world/</a></p> <p>​</p> <p>Can somebody tell me what I'm missing? Why does the chart in the 3rd link look so different than the actual performance numbers in the first two links?</p> <p>Heavily appreciate any help!</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/MagnetCarpet"> /u/MagnetCarpet </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/s0vhl5/sp_500_vs_msci_world_what_am_i_missing/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/s0vhl5/sp_500_vs_msci_world_what_am_i_missing/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R