$12,000
|
$20,588
|
|
1980
|
21.85%
|
$13,200
|
$26,548
|
|
1981
|
−3.19%
|
$14,400
|
$26,863
|
|
1982
|
6.61%
|
$15,600
|
$29,918
|
|
1983
|
25.37%
|
$16,800
|
$39,013
|
|
1984
|
6.47%
|
$18,000
|
$42,815
|
|
1985
|
51.83%
|
$19,200
|
$66,827
|
|
1986
|
45.35%
|
$20,400
|
$98,878
|
|
1987
|
10.06%
|
$21,600
|
$110,146
|
|
1988
|
20.56%
|
$22,800
|
$134,238
|
|
1989
|
24.15%
|
$24,000
|
$168,147
|
|
1990
|
−12.00%
|
$25,200
|
$149,025
|
|
1991
|
18.42%
|
$26,400
|
$177,897
|
|
1992
|
−4.10%
|
$27,600
|
$171,754
|
|
1993
|
25.25%
|
$28,800
|
$216,624
|
|
1994
|
6.19%
|
$30,000
|
$231,308
|
|
1995
|
20.73%
|
$31,200
|
$280,707
|
|
1996
|
13.73%
|
$32,400
|
$320,612
|
|
1997
|
15.33%
|
$33,600
|
$371,146
|
|
1998
|
27.58%
|
$34,800
|
$475,039
|
|
1999
|
29.04%
|
$36,000
|
$614,539
|
|
2000
|
−13.80%
|
$37,200
|
$530,767
|
|
2001
|
−17.86%
|
$38,400
|
$436,958
|
|
2002
|
−18.75%
|
$39,600
|
$356,003
|
|
2003
|
38.08%
|
$40,800
|
$493,226
|
|
2004
|
18.27%
|
$42,000
|
$584,758
|
|
2005
|
11.52%
|
$43,200
|
$653,460
|
|
2006
|
23.11%
|
$44,400
|
$805,953
|
|
2007
|
11.16%
|
$45,600
|
$897,231
|
|
2008
|
−41.72%
|
$46,800
|
$523,605
|
|
2009
|
30.40%
|
$48,000
|
$684,346
|
|
2010
|
8.62%
|
$49,200
|
$744,640
|
|
2011
|
−7.99%
|
$50,400
|
$686,248
|
|
2012
|
18.34%
|
$51,600
|
$813,526
|
|
2013
|
26.59%
|
$52,800
|
$1,031,361
|
|
2014
|
2.02%
|
$54,000
|
$1,053,419
|
|
2015
|
−0.44%
|
$55,200
|
$1,049,979
|
|
2016
|
6.53%
|
$56,400
|
$1,119,821
|
|
2017
|
−2.25%
|
$57,600
|
$1,394,068
|
|
2018
|
18.52%
|
$58,800
|
$1,258,000
|
|
2019
|
28.21%
|
$60,000
|
$1,595,348
|
|
2020
|
16.61%
|
$61,200
|
$1,895,913
|
SOURCE: Morningstar Direct.
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