BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust (BTX) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Mar 2021, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
Since Mar 2021, $10,000 became $7,270 reinvested (-5.6% a year), or $6,489 taking the dividends as cash, $2,331 of it paid out along the way.
BTX became
$7,270
S&P 500: $20,519
Return a year
-5.6%
S&P 500: 13.7%
Payouts reinvested
$3,022
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Worst drop
-63.7%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Mar 2021 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | BTX total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +37.0% | $446 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +0.8% | $680 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +13.4% | $558 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +19.2% | $462 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −47.7% | $532 | −18.2% |
| 2021 (part) | −25.6% | $343 | +21.0% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: BTX total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust (BTX) at the end of Mar 2021, with dividends reinvested, was worth $7,270 at the end of Oct 2026: -5.6% a year, against $20,519 (13.7% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BTX returned -4.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking BTX's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $6,489, including $2,331 of cash received; reinvesting added $781.
- BTX's best calendar year in that time was 2023 (19.2%) and its worst 2022 (-47.7%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust (BTX) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BTX/total-return
BTX total return questions
What is BTX's total return since Mar 2021?
-27% in total, or -5.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 58%.
What was BTX's worst year?
2022, at -47.7% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -63.7%.
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.