BND Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in BND ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $11,620 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 1.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $16,741 reinvested (2.8% a year), or $15,343 taking the distributions as cash, $6,095 of it paid out along the way.
BND became
$16,741
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
2.8%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$8,269
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Worst drop
-17.1%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | BND total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −0.4% | $508 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +7.1% | $637 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +1.4% | $568 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +5.6% | $471 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −12.9% | $401 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | −1.9% | $353 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +7.7% | $406 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +8.8% | $428 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +0.3% | $471 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +3.6% | $367 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +2.5% | $351 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +0.6% | $347 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +5.8% | $376 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | −2.1% | $355 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +3.9% | $421 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +7.9% | $448 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +6.2% | $454 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +3.6% | $439 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | +6.9% | $468 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: BND total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in BND at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $16,741 at the end of Oct 2026: 2.8% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BND turned $10,000 into $11,620 with distributions reinvested, 1.5% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BND returned -0.1% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking BND's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $15,343, including $6,095 of cash received; reinvesting added $1,398.
- BND's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (8.8%) and its worst 2022 (-12.9%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "BND Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BND/total-return
BND total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in BND 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $11,620 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 1.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $8,602 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is BND's total return since Dec 2007?
67% in total, or 2.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone fell 8%.
How much of BND's return came from distributions?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $1,398 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was BND's worst year?
2022, at -12.9% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -17.1%.
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.