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Bank of America (BML-PJ) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in Bank of America (BML-PJ) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $13,501 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 3.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $27,701 reinvested (5.6% a year), or $21,141 taking the dividends as cash, $10,831 of it paid out along the way.

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BML-PJ became

$27,701

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

5.6%

S&P 500: 11.2%

Payouts reinvested

$18,976

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Worst drop

-73.0%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearBML-PJ total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+1.3%$1,251+11.7%
2025−7.5%$1,804+17.7%
2024+11.4%$2,029+24.9%
2023+24.3%$1,756+26.2%
2022−21.9%$1,065−18.2%
2021+4.7%$1,046+28.7%
2020+13.6%$1,018+18.3%
2019+17.7%$988+31.2%
2018−7.4%$930−4.6%
2017+2.6%$901+21.7%
2016+14.9%$892+12.0%
2015+11.7%$833+1.2%
2014+10.1%$816+13.5%
2013−7.1%$744+32.3%
2012+58.3%$739+16.0%
2011−19.2%$678+1.9%
2010+9.8%$651+15.1%
2009+87.2%$814+26.4%
2008−40.4%$20−36.8%

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

Key facts: BML-PJ total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Bank of America (BML-PJ) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $27,701 at the end of Oct 2026: 5.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.2% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BML-PJ turned $10,000 into $13,501 with dividends reinvested, 3.0% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BML-PJ returned 0.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking BML-PJ's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $21,141, including $10,831 of cash received; reinvesting added $6,560.
  • About 97% of BML-PJ's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • BML-PJ's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (87.2%) and its worst 2008 (-40.4%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "Bank of America (BML-PJ) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 13, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BML-PJ/total-return

BML-PJ total return questions

If I invested $10,000 in BML-PJ 10 years ago, how much would I have?

About $13,501 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 3.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $8,047 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is BML-PJ's total return since Dec 2007?

177% in total, or 5.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 3%.

How much of BML-PJ's return came from dividends?

About 97% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $6,560 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was BML-PJ's worst year?

2008, at -40.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -73.0%.

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.