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S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq show mixed performance since 2000 peak

Inflation-adjusted, the S&P 500, Dow 30, and Nasdaq each posted different month-over-month real changes as of the June 2026 close, with the S&P down 1.7% and the Nasdaq down 3.4%.

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ETF Trends reviewed how the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite have evolved since their 2000 peaks, updating data through the June 2026 close. The outlet notes the indexes rise and fall together but differ in weighting and breadth, with the S&P 500 covering about 500 of the largest U.S. stocks across 11 sectors, the Nasdaq including more than 3,000 largely technology-focused stocks, and the Dow tracking 30 blue-chip companies using stock price based weighting.

According to ETF Trends, at the end of June the S&P 500 finished down 1.1% while the Dow 30 finished up 2.5% and the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.8% from May. After adjusting for inflation using the CPI for urban consumers, the real month-over-month changes were -1.7% for the S&P 500, 1.9% for the Dow 30 and -3.4% for the Nasdaq.

The analysis also highlights that the early 2000s were difficult for equity investors, but that all three indexes have rebounded over the last 10 years in real terms. ETF Trends said cumulative growth since then totals 149% for the S&P 500, 127% for the Dow and 164% for the Nasdaq.

To illustrate index performance via exchange traded funds, ETF Trends pointed to SPY as a proxy for the S&P 500 and DIA as a proxy for the Dow. Using $1,000 invested at the March 2000 peak, the outlet said the inflation-adjusted purchasing power is currently $3,930, implying a real compounded annual return of 5.34%.

Latest closeS&P 500 7,482.58 ▼0.3%|Nasdaq Comp. 25,870.65 ▲0.2%|Dow Jones 52,348.09 ▼1.1%

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