The table below provides US stock market returns for 2017 as measured by major index providers. For the year, large cap stocks provided superior returns over mid cap and small cap stocks, and growth stocks outperformed value stocks.
2017 returns
Note that index providers have differing metrics for defining size and style dimensions, and employ differing transition metrics for stocks migrating from size and style categories. These differences are reflected in the dispersion of returns in each category.
Note also that with the merger of Dow Jones indexes with Standard and Poors, S&P only publishes returns for Dow Jones indexes used as tracking indexes by Schwab index mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Return Table
| CRSP | Dow Jones | Morningstar | MSCI | Russell | S&P | Wilshire | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Market | 21.19% | 21.16% | 21.47% | 21.21% | 21.13% | 21.16% | 20.99% |
| Completion | – | – | – | – | 18.27% | 18.11% | 17.84% |
| Large Blend | 22.07% | 21.96% | 22.69% | 21.97% | 21.69% | 21.83% | 21.84% |
| Large Value | 17.16% | 16.55% | 15.09% | 15.57% | 13.67% | 15.36% | 16.31% |
| Large Growth | 27.86% | 16.55% | 31.15% | 28.68% | 30.21% | 27.44% | 27.71% |
| Mid Blend | 19.30% | 19.66% | 19.50% | 20.26% | 18.52% | 16.24% | – |
| Mid Value | 17.12% | – | 13.02% | 17.01% | 13.34% | 12.32% | – |
| Mid Growth | 21.93% | – | 25.67% | 23.67% | 25.27% | 19.92% | – |
| Small Blend | 16.24% | 15.02% | 15.03% | 15.16% | 14.65% | 13.23% | 13.45% |
| Small Value | 11.83% | – | 8.40% | 9.22% | 7.84% | 11.51% | 7.42% |
| Small Growth | 21.90% | – | 23.77% | 21.46% | 22.17% | 14.79% | 19.55% |
Notes
CRSP indexes: CRSP US Total Market; CRSP US Large Cap; CRSP US Large Cap Value; CRSP US Large Cap Growth; CRSP US Mid Cap; CRSP US Mid Cap Valuue; CRSP US Mid Cap Growth; CRSP US Small Cap; CRSP US Small Cap Value; CRSP US Small Cap Growth.
Dow Jones indexes: DJ US Total Market; DJ US Total Market Large; DJ US Total Market Large Value; DJ US Total Market Large Growth; DJ US Total Market Mid; DJ US Total Market Small.
Morningstar indexes : Morningstar US Market; Morningstar Large; Morningstar Large Value; Morningstar Large Growth; Morningstar Mid; Morningstar Mid Value; Morningstar Mid Growth; Morningstar Small; Morningstar Small Value; Morningstar Small Growth.
MSCI indexes: MSCI Broad Market; MSCI Prime 750 Value; MSCI Prime 750 Growth; MSCI Mid 450; MSCI Mid 450 Value; MSCI Mid 450 Growth; MSCI Small 1750; MSCI Small 1750 Value; MSCI Small 1750 Growth.
Russell indexes : Russell 3000; Russell Small Cap Completeness; Russell 1000; Russell 1000 Value; Russell 1000 Growth; Russell Mid; Russell Mid Value; Russell Mid Growth; Russell 2000; Russell 2000 Value; Russell 2000 Growth.
S&P indexes: S&P Total Market; S&P Completion; S&P 500; S&P 500 Value; S&P 500 Growth; S&P 400; S&P 400 Value; S&P 400 Growth; S&P 600; S&P 600 Value; S&P 600 Growth;
Wilshire indexes: Wilshire 5000; Wilshire 4500; Wilshire US Large-Cap; Wilshire US Large-Cap Value; Wilshire US Large-Cap Growth, Wilshire US Small-Cap; Wilshire US Small-Cap Value; Wilshire US Small-Cap Growth.
Data sources
- CRSP Returns and Constituents (factsheets and downloads)
- FTSE Russell US Index Perfomance Calculator
- Morningstar Index Data
- MSCI US Equity Index Total Returns
- S&P Index Finder (factsheets)
- Wilshire Index Calculator
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