Thanks for the catch; I didn't account for the split. Still, it looks like the SPY handily beat MSFT's return over that time period. https://www.google.com/fin

Thanks for the catch; I didn't account for the split. Still, it looks like the SPY handily beat MSFT's return over that time period. https://www.google.com/finance?chdnp=0&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=0&chvs=Linear&chdeh=1&chfdeh=0&chdet=1392411600000&chddm=1081115&chls=IntervalBasedLine&cmpto=NYSEARCA:SPY&cmptdms=0&q=NASDAQ:MSFT&ntsp=0&ei=UGpUWIn_NoL82AaWl6iQCw https://www.google.com/finance?chdnp=0&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=0&...