BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (BOE) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (BOE) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $23,049 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 8.7% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $23,478 reinvested (4.6% a year), or $12,379 taking the dividends as cash, $8,533 of it paid out along the way.
BOE became
$23,478
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
4.6%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$21,520
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Worst drop
-51.6%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | BOE total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +3.8% | $1,655 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +18.7% | $1,839 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +16.8% | $1,324 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +12.1% | $1,209 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −15.5% | $1,106 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +18.9% | $1,022 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +7.5% | $986 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +25.9% | $888 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −19.2% | $918 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +29.0% | $2,180 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | −0.8% | $898 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +5.9% | $892 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | −4.3% | $921 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +23.9% | $826 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +12.7% | $993 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −17.5% | $1,180 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +9.5% | $1,007 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +33.4% | $885 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −39.3% | $792 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: BOE total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (BOE) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $23,478 at the end of Oct 2026: 4.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BOE turned $10,000 into $23,049 with dividends reinvested, 8.7% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BOE returned 6.6% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking BOE's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $12,379, including $8,533 of cash received; reinvesting added $11,099.
- BOE's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (33.4%) and its worst 2008 (-39.3%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (BOE) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BOE/total-return
BOE total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in BOE 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $23,049 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 8.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $9,759 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is BOE's total return since Dec 2007?
135% in total, or 4.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 62%.
How much of BOE's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $11,099 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was BOE's worst year?
2008, at -39.3% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -51.6%.
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.