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Banco Santander (BCDRF) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Apr 2008, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in Banco Santander (BCDRF) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $33,933 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 13.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Apr 2008, $10,000 became $13,377 reinvested (1.6% a year), or $8,610 taking the dividends as cash, $3,516 of it paid out along the way.

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BCDRF became

$13,377

S&P 500: $76,560

Return a year

1.6%

S&P 500: 11.6%

Payouts reinvested

$5,466

bought more shares

Worst drop

-82.6%

S&P 500: -46.3%

$10,000, Apr 2008 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearBCDRF total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−6.6%$346+11.7%
2025+192.2%$295+17.7%
2024+13.3%$260+24.9%
2023+41.7%$191+26.2%
2022−9.0%$130−18.2%
2021+13.4%$100+28.7%
2020−22.2%$143+18.3%
2019−1.6%$270+31.2%
2018−28.3%$227−4.6%
2017+29.5%$221+21.7%
2016+10.5%$157+12.0%
2015−40.9%$182+1.2%
2014+12.3%$598+13.5%
2013+9.3%$415+32.3%
2012+19.0%$445+16.0%
2011−15.6%$380+1.9%
2010−32.9%$365+15.1%
2009+73.2%$374+26.4%
2008 (part)−55.5%$366−33.5%

"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.

Key facts: BCDRF total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Banco Santander (BCDRF) at the end of Apr 2008, with dividends reinvested, was worth $13,377 at the end of Oct 2026: 1.6% a year, against $76,560 (11.6% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BCDRF turned $10,000 into $33,933 with dividends reinvested, 13.0% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BCDRF returned 28.0% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking BCDRF's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $8,610, including $3,516 of cash received; reinvesting added $4,768.
  • About 100% of BCDRF's yearly total return since Apr 2008 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • BCDRF's best calendar year in that time was 2025 (192.2%) and its worst 2015 (-40.9%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Banco Santander (BCDRF) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BCDRF/total-return

BCDRF total return questions

If I invested $10,000 in BCDRF 10 years ago, how much would I have?

About $33,933 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 13.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $23,236 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is BCDRF's total return since Apr 2008?

34% in total, or 1.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 49%.

How much of BCDRF's return came from dividends?

About 100% of its yearly return since Apr 2008. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $4,768 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was BCDRF's worst year?

2015, at -40.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -82.6%.

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.