Market Quick Stats – August 2021

Higher and higher

Through August 30th there have been 53 new closing highs for the S&P 500.  This market is closing in on the record 77 new all-time highs which occurred in 1995 (h/t Howard Silverblatt of S&P Dow Jones Indices).

The chart below highlights recent prices, total returns (total return always includes dividends), dividend yields, and trailing and forward-looking P/E’s for several major indices.


Market
Index

Closing
Price 12/31/2020
Closing
Price 08/31/2021
YTD
Tot. Return
06/30/2021
Yield
%
Trailing
Twelve Mo
P/E
Forward Estimate P/E

S&P 500

3,756 4,522 21.2% 1.3% 30.9x 22.1x
DJIA 30,606 35,360 15.5% 1.8% 23.2x

19.3x

S&P US Aggregate Bond Index -0.5% 1.3%

*Statistics for S&P 500 index, DJIA index, and S&P US Aggregate Bond index from S&P Dow Jones Indices.

 

 

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