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šŸ† Bitcoin vs. Asset Classes

Annual total returns (USD) for Bitcoin and major asset classes since 2014.

Asset2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Bitcoin-21.8%-6.3%+120.9%+155.4%-64.3%+59.7%+303.2%+92.2%-73.6%+1368.9%+123.8%+34.5%-30.0%
Strategy (MSTR)-10.7%-47.5%+358.5%+346.2%-74.0%+40.1%+172.4%+11.6%-2.7%-33.5%+10.1%+10.4%+16.6%
S&P 500-4.9%+16.4%+23.3%+24.3%-19.5%+27.0%+16.2%+28.8%-6.3%+19.4%+9.6%-0.8%+2.4%
Nasdaq 100-5.2%+20.2%+24.8%+53.8%-33.1%+26.8%+47.6%+37.8%-1.0%+31.5%+5.9%+8.3%+3.7%
Intl Stocks-1.0%+28.0%+1.7%+12.1%-18.6%+5.7%+8.0%+17.9%-16.9%+23.8%+1.7%-6.7%-8.6%
Dividend Stocks+10.7%+0.4%+7.7%+0.8%-6.5%+26.0%+10.7%+23.3%-8.2%+17.4%+13.0%-3.2%+2.0%
Private Equity-17.8%+0.4%+7.3%+31.8%-38.9%+14.7%+5.4%+27.8%-19.6%+12.1%+5.6%-4.2%-5.5%
Gold+4.3%+64.3%+27.2%+13.1%-0.2%-3.6%+25.0%+18.3%-1.5%+13.1%+8.5%-10.4%-3.2%
Commodities+29.4%+4.6%-3.0%-10.6%+18.6%+41.4%-7.8%+10.1%-12.8%+4.9%+18.6%-27.6%-23.1%
US REITs+0.3%-0.7%+0.8%+7.1%-28.9%+36.6%-8.5%+24.4%-10.1%+0.5%+3.5%-1.6%+9.2%
Intl REITs-3.4%+15.9%-7.1%+3.0%-23.4%-0.7%-8.1%+12.7%-13.4%+22.0%-3.0%-4.5%-5.1%
Long-Term Treasuries-1.5%-0.2%-11.7%-0.7%-32.8%-6.0%+16.4%+11.5%-4.2%+6.5%-1.2%-4.2%+11.6%
Total Bond-1.2%+3.0%-2.2%+2.4%-15.2%-3.9%+5.2%+5.9%-2.9%+1.0%+0.0%-2.0%+1.1%
High Yield Bonds-2.1%+2.5%+1.6%+5.1%-15.4%-0.3%-0.7%+8.4%-7.1%+0.8%+7.4%-10.1%-3.6%
Preferred Stocks-2.3%-1.5%+0.8%+2.2%-22.6%+2.4%+2.4%+9.8%-10.1%+2.3%-4.2%-1.5%+0.3%
Cash+0.2%-0.1%+0.0%-0.1%+0.0%-0.1%+0.1%-0.0%+0.1%+0.0%+0.0%-0.1%-0.0%

Bitcoin vs. Asset Classes: Annual Returns Comparison

This table compares Bitcoin's annual USD returns against major asset classes including the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, gold, bonds, REITs, and commodities since 2014. Bitcoin has been the top-performing asset in most calendar years, though with significant volatility ā€” including years of steep drawdowns. PricedInBitcoin21 updates this data regularly to help investors answer the key question: did my portfolio outperform Bitcoin?

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Disclaimer: Informational purposes only. Not financial or investment advice. Data is sourced from third parties; accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed. Past performance does not predict future results.

Inspired by @CharlieBilello's annual asset class returns table
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