BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Nov 2011, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $28,657 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 11.1% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Nov 2011, $10,000 became $38,099 reinvested (9.4% a year), or $24,597 taking the dividends as cash, $11,505 of it paid out along the way.
BUI became
$38,099
S&P 500: $78,525
Return a year
9.4%
S&P 500: 14.8%
Payouts reinvested
$21,141
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Worst drop
-27.9%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Nov 2011 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | BUI total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +7.7% | $2,036 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +21.8% | $3,463 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +14.6% | $1,766 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +12.3% | $1,623 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −16.8% | $1,538 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +12.5% | $1,443 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +20.4% | $1,384 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +20.5% | $1,250 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −1.8% | $1,168 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +26.1% | $1,111 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +18.7% | $1,037 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −12.5% | $932 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +24.3% | $820 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +7.8% | $813 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | −3.5% | $748 | +16.0% |
| 2011 (part) | −0.1% | $10 | +1.0% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: BUI total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) at the end of Nov 2011, with dividends reinvested, was worth $38,099 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.4% a year, against $78,525 (14.8% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BUI turned $10,000 into $28,657 with dividends reinvested, 11.1% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BUI returned 7.6% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking BUI's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $24,597, including $11,505 of cash received; reinvesting added $13,502.
- BUI's best calendar year in that time was 2017 (26.1%) and its worst 2022 (-16.8%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BUI/total-return
BUI total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in BUI 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $28,657 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 11.1% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $14,205 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is BUI's total return since Nov 2011?
281% in total, or 9.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 31%.
How much of BUI's return came from dividends?
About 81% of its yearly return since Nov 2011. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $13,502 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was BUI's worst year?
2022, at -16.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -27.9%.
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.