sandp 500 quarterly returns 1970 to 2022

The S&P 500 (GSPC) had its best quarter between 1970 and 2022 in Q1 1975, returning 21.4%.

ASSET QUARTER % RETURN
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1970
-2.64%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1970
-18.87%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1970
15.92%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1970
9.31%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1971
8.86%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1971
-1.61%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1971
-0.83%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1971
3.81%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1972
5.01%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1972
-0.06%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1972
3.18%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1972
6.78%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1973
-5.54%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1973
-6.51%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1973
4.16%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1973
-10.03%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1974
-3.66%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1974
-8.49%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1974
-26.12%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1974
7.9%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1975
21.43%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1975
14.19%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1975
-11.89%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1975
7.54%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1976
13.95%