The average annual return of the Canadian equity market is 7.55% based on data over the past 100 years. As with other developed markets, in most of the years the returns were positive and when there was negative return year it was followed by positive returns. The below chart shows this pattern in the years 1998 and 1999. While 100 years is a too of a period to hold stocks for most investors, any duration measured in years or decades lead to a positive return.

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Source: 2025 Quick Reference Guide, AGF

Related ETF:

•  iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC)

For investors interested in individual companies, this page shows the full list of Canadian stocks trading on the US markets.

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