BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (BBN) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Aug 2010, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (BBN) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $12,681 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 2.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Aug 2010, $10,000 became $22,672 reinvested (5.2% a year), or $18,946 taking the dividends as cash, $11,521 of it paid out along the way.
BBN became
$22,672
S&P 500: $95,552
Return a year
5.2%
S&P 500: 15.0%
Payouts reinvested
$20,628
bought more shares
Worst drop
-35.1%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Aug 2010 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | BBN total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −3.1% | $1,465 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +8.6% | $1,598 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +6.0% | $1,438 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +3.6% | $1,405 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −31.0% | $1,503 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +2.7% | $1,522 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +16.9% | $1,366 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +22.8% | $1,317 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −2.8% | $1,322 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +15.0% | $1,317 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +10.2% | $1,217 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +2.2% | $1,154 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +24.7% | $1,067 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | −9.4% | $984 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +14.8% | $920 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +32.9% | $801 | +1.9% |
| 2010 (part) | −11.0% | $232 | +20.7% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: BBN total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (BBN) at the end of Aug 2010, with dividends reinvested, was worth $22,672 at the end of Oct 2026: 5.2% a year, against $95,552 (15.0% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BBN turned $10,000 into $12,681 with dividends reinvested, 2.4% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BBN returned -4.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking BBN's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $18,946, including $11,521 of cash received; reinvesting added $3,726.
- BBN's best calendar year in that time was 2011 (32.9%) and its worst 2022 (-31.0%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (BBN) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BBN/total-return
BBN total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in BBN 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $12,681 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 2.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $6,527 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is BBN's total return since Aug 2010?
127% in total, or 5.2% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 26%.
How much of BBN's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Aug 2010. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $3,726 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was BBN's worst year?
2022, at -31.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -35.1%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.