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Start Date  End Date # of Days S&P 500 Index
Price Return (%)
10/1/1976 10/11/1976 10 -3.42
10/1/1977 10/13/1977 12 -3.18
11/1/1977 11/9/1977 8 0.69
12/1/1977 12/9/1977 8 -1.24
10/1/1978 10/18/1978 17 -2.00
10/1/1979 10/12/1979 11 -4.42
11/14/1995 11/19/1995 5 1.31
12/16/1995 1/6/1996 21 0.06
10/1/2013 10/17/2013 16 3.07
12/22/2018 1/25/2019 34 10.27
10/1/2025 11/12/2025 43 2.43
Infographic: Stocks averaged a 3.68% gain during the last four shutdowns.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment. Data shown is for the S&P 500 Price Index and includes government shutdowns that lasted at least five days since the first shutdown in 1976. Data Sources: Morningstar and History, Art & Archives, US House of Representatives, 1/26.

Talk to your financial professional to learn more about staying confident in the face of political uncertainty.

 

S&P 500 Price Index is a market capitalization-weighted price index composed of 500 widely held common stocks and does not include the reinvestment of dividend payments. 

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. 

 

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