Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Jun 2017, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
Since Jun 2017, $10,000 became $18,651 reinvested (6.9% a year), or $14,637 taking the dividends as cash, $8,652 of it paid out along the way.
CGBD became
$18,651
S&P 500: $36,048
Return a year
6.9%
S&P 500: 14.7%
Payouts reinvested
$15,801
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Worst drop
-65.3%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Jun 2017 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | CGBD total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −4.6% | $1,795 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −21.3% | $2,477 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +33.6% | $2,491 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +17.9% | $2,042 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +17.7% | $1,668 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +49.4% | $1,404 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −8.3% | $1,160 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +21.8% | $1,212 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −31.2% | $1,026 | −4.6% |
| 2017 (part) | +16.6% | $526 | +11.5% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: CGBD total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD) at the end of Jun 2017, with dividends reinvested, was worth $18,651 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.9% a year, against $36,048 (14.7% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CGBD returned 6.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking CGBD's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $14,637, including $8,652 of cash received; reinvesting added $4,013.
- CGBD's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (49.4%) and its worst 2018 (-31.2%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CGBD/total-return
CGBD total return questions
What is CGBD's total return since Jun 2017?
87% in total, or 6.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 40%.
How much of CGBD's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Jun 2017. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $4,013 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was CGBD's worst year?
2018, at -31.2% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -4.6%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -65.3%.
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.