The long-term return charts of many equity markets is not easy to find online. This is especially true in the case of frontier and emerging markets. The following charts show the long-term performance of major equity indices in Asia. The risks with investing in emerging markets is confirmed by dramatic rise and falls of stock …
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The historical P/E ratio of the S&P 500 1926 to 2009 is shown below: Click to enlarge The Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio was at 10.22 in the beginning of 1926 and reached 20.61 in 2009—an average increase of 0.84% per year. The highest P/E ratio was 136.50, recorded during the bull market in 1932, …
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The chart below shows the Dividend Yield and Dividend Payout Ratio of the S&P 500 index 1926 to 2000: Click to enlarge The Dividend Yield dropped from 5.15% at the beginning of 1926 to just 1.10% at the end of 2000. The Dividend Payout Ratio was at 46.68% the beginning of 1926 but decreased to …
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The chart below shows the Periodic Table of Investment Returns for individual countries in the emerging world from 2001 to 2010. The returns are based on the MSCI and S&P data: Click to enlarge Source: iShares Some observations: The frontier market of Peru was the best performing market in terms of 10-year annualized returns beating …
The chart below shows the Periodic Table of Investment Returns for individual countries in the developed world from 2001 to 2010. The returns are based on the MSCI and Standard & Poor’s data. Click to enlarge Source: iShares A few interesting observations: Australia was one of the best performing markets for the period shown with …