sp500 index quarterly returns for 2021

The S&P 500 (GSPC) had the best quarter in 2021 by a major index in Q4 2021, returning 10.4%.

ASSET QUARTER % RETURN
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q1 2021
2.23%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 2021
5.53%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q1 2021
7.69%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q2 2021
4.38%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 2021
7.63%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q2 2021
8.12%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q3 2021
-1.92%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q3 2021
-0.31%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 2021
0.16%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q4 2021
7.1%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q4 2021
7.93%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 2021
10.4%