Domestic Index Fund Returns

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Domestic Index Fund Returns 1972-2008
Year TSM LCV LCB LCG MCB SCV SCB SCG Micro Cap
2008 -37.04% -35.97% -37.02% -38.32% -41.82% -32.05% -36.07% -40.00% -44.61%
2007 5.49% 0.09% 5.39% 12.56% 6.02% -7.07% 1.16% 9.63% -5.4%
2006 15.51% 22.15% 15.64% 9.01% 13.6% 19.24% 15.64% 11.94% 11.48%
2005 5.98% 7.09% 4.77% 5.09% 13.93% 6.07% 7.36% 8.64% 4.08%
2004 12.52% 15.29% 10.74% 7.2% 20.35% 23.55% 19.9% 16.06% 20.12%
2003 31.35% 32.25% 28.5% 25.92% 34.14% 37.19% 45.63% 42.88% 79.43%
2002 -20.96% -20.91% -22.15% -23.68% -14.61% -14.2% -20.02% -15.41% 4.9%
2001 -10.97% -11.88% -12.02% -12.93% -0.5% 13.7% 3.1% -0.78% 23.98%
2000 -10.57% 6.08% -9.06% -22.21% 18.1% 21.88% -2.67% 1.59% 0.67%
1999 23.81% 12.57% 21.07% 28.76% 15.32% 3.35% 23.13% 19.8% 31.49%
1998 23.26% 14.64% 28.62% 42.21% 10.1% -6.5% -2.61% 1.2% -1.81%
1997 30.99% 29.77% 33.19% 36.34% 29.0% 31.8% 24.59% 12.9% 21.5%
1996 20.96% 21.86% 22.88% 23.74% 19.0% 21.4% 18.12% 11.3% 16.8%
1995 35.79% 36.94% 37.45% 38.06% 34.4% 25.8% 28.74% 31% 30.1%
1994 -0.17% -0.73% 1.18% 2.89% -2.1% -1.5% -0.51% -2.4% -2.9%
1993 10.62% 18.35% 9.89% 1.53% 14.3% 23.8% 18.7% 13.4% 25.4%
1992 9.8% 13.8% 7.42% 5.0% 16.4% 29.1% 18.2% 7.8% 33.6%
1991 34.7% 24.6% 30.22% 41.2% 41.5% 41.7% 46.1% 51.2% 48.3%
1990 -6.0% -8.1% -3.32% -0.3% -11.5% -21.8% -19.5% -17.4% -31.3%
1989 28.9% 25.2% 31.36% 35.9% 26.3% 12.4% 16.2% 20.2% 5.5%
1988 18.0% 23.2% 16.22% 11.3% 19.8% 29.5% 24.9% 20.4% 20.8%
1987 1.7% 0.5% 4.71% 5.3% 0.2% -7.1% -8.8% -10.5% -14.9%
1986 16.1% 20.0% 18.06% 15.4% 18.2% 7.4% 5.7% 3.6% 0.3%
1985 32.2% 31.5% 31.23% 32.9% 32.0% 31.0% 31.1% 31.0% 25.7%
1984 4.5% 10.1% 6.21% -1.0% 1.4% 2.3% -7.3% -15.8% -19.5%
1983 22.0% 28.3% 21.3% 16.0% 23.8% 38.6% 29.1% 20.1% 37.3%
1982 20.8% 20.0% 20.9% 20.5% 23.3% 28.5% 24.9% 21.0% 28.0%
1981 -3.7% 1.3% -5.2% -11.3% 2.4% 14.9% 2.0% -9.2% 7.8%
1980 32.7% 24.4% 31.9% 39.6% 32.5% 25.4% 38.6% 52.3% 30.5%
1979 23.0% 20.5% 18.0% 23.9% 32.5% 35.4% 43.1% 50.8% 42.2%
1978 7.5% 3.3% 5.9% 6.9% 10.9% 21.8% 23.5% 18.6% 28.4%
1977 -4.2% 1.4% -7.8% -9.7% 4.0% 21.8% 25.4% 20.3% 23.2%
1976 26.7% 44.0% 23.9% 17.8% 40.4% 53.6% 57.4% 43.5% 55.7%
1975 38.7% 57.2% 37.2% 34.2% 57.4% 54.5% 52.8% 63.2% 72.4%
1974 -27.2% -23.1% -26.5% -29.2% -25.2% -18.2% -19.9% -33.4% -28.9%
1973 -18.1% -3.6% -14.7% -21.6% -26.5% -26.0% -30.9% -39.1% -41.7%
1972 16.9% 19.0% 19.0% 21.5% 9.1% 7.0% 4.4% 3.7% -0.2%