OriginaveS&P 500 Index
What the S&P 500 Index is, where it lives officially, and how its ride has looked over the years.
What does the S&P 500 Index track?
The 500 biggest companies in the United States, chosen by a committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices and weighted by size — the bigger the company, the bigger its slice. Together they cover roughly 80% of the value of the whole US stock market.
When the evening news says "the market went up today", this is almost always the index they mean.
S&P Dow Jones Indices
Every figure here is in euros — what you'd actually pocket buying on Xetra. Fund fact sheets usually headline returns in US dollars, which can look very different: in 2025 a world tracker rose about 23% in dollars but only about 9% in euros, because the euro gained roughly 13% against the dollar. Here's the full story, year by year.
SXR8 since 2010
The chart shows the dividend-adjusted share price of SXR8, the ETF tracking this index — not the raw index level. The shape of the ride is the same.
SXR8 returns by year (EUR)
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | +12.04% |
| 2025 | +4.73% |
| 2024 | +32.32% |
| 2023 | +22.47% |
| 2022 | -14.31% |
| 2021 | +40.74% |
| 2020 | +6.80% |
| 2019 | +34.49% |
| 2018 | -1.05% |
| 2017 | +6.67% |
| 2016 | +14.83% |
| 2015 | +12.52% |
| 2014 | +30.38% |
| 2013 | +27.45% |
| 2012 | +11.05% |
| 2011 | +4.85% |
| 2010 | -12.49% |
Calendar-year total returns of SXR8 in EUR, dividends reinvested — the ETF tracking this index, not the raw index level.
Compare SXR8 head to head
Yearly returns side by side against the other funds we track.