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Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund (BRW) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund (BRW) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $14,815 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 4.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $22,642 reinvested (4.4% a year), or $16,263 taking the dividends as cash, $11,456 of it paid out along the way.

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BRW became

$22,642

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

4.4%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$25,438

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Worst drop

-43.8%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearBRW total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−2.6%$2,992+11.7%
2025+4.9%$3,163+17.7%
2024+12.2%$2,568+24.9%
2023+18.6%$2,929+26.2%
2022−4.8%$2,121−18.2%
2021+6.9%$962+28.7%
2020−6.9%$660+18.3%
2019+19.2%$1,081+31.2%
2018−6.0%$928−4.6%
2017−3.3%$886+21.7%
2016+16.6%$924+12.0%
2015+1.4%$868+1.2%
2014−2.7%$900+13.5%
2013+0.3%$983+32.3%
2012+30.5%$899+16.0%
2011−5.3%$651+1.9%
2010+15.3%$627+15.1%
2009+71.7%$610+26.4%
2008−42.6%$687−36.8%

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

Key facts: BRW total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund (BRW) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $22,642 at the end of Oct 2026: 4.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BRW turned $10,000 into $14,815 with dividends reinvested, 4.0% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BRW returned 5.0% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking BRW's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $16,263, including $11,456 of cash received; reinvesting added $6,378.
  • About 100% of BRW's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • BRW's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (71.7%) and its worst 2008 (-42.6%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund (BRW) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BRW/total-return

BRW total return questions

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

About $14,815 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 4.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $5,650 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is BRW's total return since Dec 2007?

126% in total, or 4.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 52%.

How much of BRW's return came from dividends?

About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $6,378 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was BRW's worst year?

2008, at -42.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -43.8%.

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.