BILS Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Sep 2020, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
Since Sep 2020, $10,000 became $11,938 reinvested (3.0% a year), or $11,767 taking the distributions as cash, $1,832 of it paid out along the way.
BILS became
$11,938
S&P 500: $24,467
Return a year
3.0%
S&P 500: 15.8%
Payouts reinvested
$2,007
bought more shares
Worst drop
-0.3%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Sep 2020 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | BILS total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +3.0% | $318 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +4.2% | $465 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +5.2% | $546 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +4.9% | $515 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +0.9% | $162 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | −0.1% | $1 | +28.7% |
| 2020 (part) | +0.0% | $0 | +12.1% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: BILS total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in BILS at the end of Sep 2020, with distributions reinvested, was worth $11,938 at the end of Oct 2026: 3.0% a year, against $24,467 (15.8% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BILS returned 3.6% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking BILS's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $11,767, including $1,832 of cash received; reinvesting added $171.
- BILS's best calendar year in that time was 2024 (5.2%) and its worst 2021 (-0.1%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "BILS Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BILS/total-return
BILS total return questions
What is BILS's total return since Sep 2020?
19% in total, or 3.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone fell 1%.
How much of BILS's return came from distributions?
About 100% of its yearly return since Sep 2020. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $171 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was BILS's worst year?
2021, at -0.1% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 28.7%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -0.3%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every distribution 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.