ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Closed-End Fund Index ETN (CEFD) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Jun 2020, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
Since Jun 2020, $10,000 became $16,439 reinvested (8.2% a year), or $14,607 taking the dividends as cash, $7,627 of it paid out along the way.
CEFD became
$16,439
S&P 500: $26,678
Return a year
8.2%
S&P 500: 16.8%
Payouts reinvested
$11,557
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Worst drop
-34.8%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Jun 2020 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | CEFD total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +2.1% | $2,093 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +14.1% | $2,254 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +20.0% | $1,830 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +8.4% | $1,596 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −28.9% | $1,637 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +22.0% | $1,487 | +28.7% |
| 2020 (part) | +25.1% | $659 | +22.3% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: CEFD total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Closed-End Fund Index ETN (CEFD) at the end of Jun 2020, with dividends reinvested, was worth $16,439 at the end of Oct 2026: 8.2% a year, against $26,678 (16.8% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CEFD returned 1.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking CEFD's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $14,607, including $7,627 of cash received; reinvesting added $1,832.
- CEFD's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (22.0%) and its worst 2022 (-28.9%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Closed-End Fund Index ETN (CEFD) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CEFD/total-return
CEFD total return questions
What is CEFD's total return since Jun 2020?
64% in total, or 8.2% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 30%.
How much of CEFD's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Jun 2020. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $1,832 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was CEFD's worst year?
2022, at -28.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -34.8%.
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.