tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18788377.post115705356662987043..comments2024-03-21T02:23:36.237-07:00Comments on Jim's Finance and Investments Blog: Historical Dividends for the S&P 500Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275657546603193142noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18788377.post-1159340322198954952006-09-26T23:58:00.000-07:002006-09-26T23:58:00.000-07:00Actually the S&P 500 was created in 1957 with 500 ...Actually the S&P 500 was created in 1957 with 500 constituent securities.<BR/><BR/>Standard and Poors developed a series of indices back in 1923 covering around 223 securities.<BR/><BR/>So, it depends whether the S&P 500 index methodology/constituent rules were extended back before 1957 or whether the data is simply those 223 securities 1923 onwards until 1957.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18788377.post-1157862985537458252006-09-09T21:36:00.000-07:002006-09-09T21:36:00.000-07:00That was very interesting. The graph you have real...That was very interesting. The graph you have really lays it out nicely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com