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S&P 500 under every president, month by month

At month 22 in office, Trump II is at 7,727: #1 of 3 administrations (average 4,746). Official S&P Dow Jones Indices (via FRED) data.

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2,4715,0017,530Month 1Month 13Month 25Month 37Month 48Trump I, month 1: 2,275Trump I, month 4: 2,359Trump I, month 7: 2,454Trump I, month 10: 2,557Trump I, month 13: 2,790Trump I, month 16: 2,654Trump I, month 19: 2,794Trump I, month 22: 2,785Trump I, month 25: 2,607Trump I, month 28: 2,904Trump I, month 31: 2,996Trump I, month 34: 2,978Trump I, month 37: 3,278Trump I, month 40: 2,762Trump I, month 43: 3,208Trump I, month 46: 3,419Trump I, month 48: 3,695Trump IBiden, month 1: 3,794Biden, month 4: 4,141Biden, month 7: 4,364Biden, month 10: 4,461Biden, month 13: 4,574Biden, month 16: 4,391Biden, month 19: 3,912Biden, month 22: 3,726Biden, month 25: 3,961Biden, month 28: 4,121Biden, month 31: 4,508Biden, month 34: 4,269Biden, month 37: 4,804Biden, month 40: 5,112Biden, month 43: 5,538Biden, month 46: 5,792Biden, month 48: 6,011BidenTrump II, month 1: 5,980Trump II, month 4: 5,370Trump II, month 7: 6,297Trump II, month 10: 6,736Trump II, month 13: 6,929Trump II, month 16: 6,957Trump II, month 19: 7,481Trump II, month 22: 7,727Trump II
S&P 500, months 1–48 of each term. Highlighted: Trump II.

Every administration at month 22

S&P 500 at month 22 in office, 3 administrations ranked highest (best) to lowest. Average of all 3: 4,746.
RankAdministrationValue at month 22Change since month 1Latest / end of month 48Primary federal source
#1Donald Trump (second term) · in office7,727+29.2%7,727 (month 22)S&P Dow Jones Indices · SP500
#2Joe Biden3,726−1.8%6,011 (month 48)S&P Dow Jones Indices · SP500
#3Donald Trump (first term)2,785+22.4%3,695 (month 48)S&P Dow Jones Indices · SP500

Methodology and source verification

Monthly average of the S&P 500 daily close. FRED is licensed only the last ~10 years, so only recent administrations are covered.

Every administration is aligned to its own inauguration: month 1 is the month it took office, and the comparison runs to month 48 (the first term). Each administration is compared at the same month in office, so a president halfway through a term is never measured against another's full four years.

Primary source: S&P Dow Jones Indices (via FRED). Retrieved from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED), series SP500, refreshed hourly. Full methods: methodology.

S&P 500 by president

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