Maltese shares generated average annual return of 8.7%
In my article published two weeks ago, I made reference to a review published in the international media providing statistics on average returns for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the SP 500 for the past 100 years, showing that they have generated returns to investors of about 10 per cent annually. This is an annualised return over a very long period of time and naturally there were years when these indices surpassed a 10 per cent gain (such as in 2019 when the Dow Jones rallied by over 22 per cent), and others when the indices underperformed in a significant manner (such as in 2008 when the Dow Jones suffered a decline of 33.8 per cent). Since trading on the Malta Stock Exchange (MSE) commenced in January 1992, there isn’t as much data as that available across the US financial market to gauge returns over an extended period of time. Despite this, it is still interesting to review the performance of Maltese equities over the years. The Malta Stock Exchange produces two indices – the MSE Equity Price Index and the MSE Equity Total Return Index – and these were compiled from 1996.
Maltese shares generated average annual return of 8.7%
In my article published two weeks ago, I made reference to a review published in the international media providing statistics on average returns for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the SP 500 for the past 100 years, showing that they have generated returns to investors of about 10 per cent annually. This is an annualised return over a very long period of time and naturally there were years when these indices surpassed a 10 per cent gain (such as in 2019 when the Dow Jones rallied by over 22 per cent), and others when the indices underperformed in a significant manner (such as in 2008 when the Dow Jones suffered a decline of 33.8 per cent). Since trading on the Malta Stock Exchange (MSE) commenced in January 1992, there isn’t as much data as that available across the US financial market to gauge returns over an extended period of time. Despite this, it is still interesting to review the performance of Maltese equities over the years. The Malta Stock Exchange produces two indices – the MSE Equity Price Index and the MSE Equity Total Return Index – and these were compiled from 1996.