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China Life Insurance (CILJF) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in China Life Insurance (CILJF) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $18,631 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 6.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $13,376 reinvested (1.6% a year), or $11,377 taking the dividends as cash, $4,989 of it paid out along the way.

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CILJF became

$13,376

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

1.6%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$6,936

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Worst drop

-73.6%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearCILJF total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−5.4%$658+11.7%
2025+90.2%$527+17.7%
2024+55.4%$391+24.9%
2023−21.1%$396+26.2%
2022+8.4%$326−18.2%
2021−19.6%$387+28.7%
2020−13.3%$397+18.3%
2019+35.3%$176+31.2%
2018−37.9%$209−4.6%
2017+30.2%$189+21.7%
2016−31.5%$225+12.0%
2015−2.0%$210+1.2%
2014+30.6%$205+13.5%
2013+3.2%$467+32.3%
2012+40.7%$727+16.0%
2011−30.4%$990+1.9%
2010−20.5%$286+15.1%
2009+62.7%$93+26.4%
2008−35.9%$75−36.8%

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

Key facts: CILJF total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in China Life Insurance (CILJF) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $13,376 at the end of Oct 2026: 1.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CILJF turned $10,000 into $18,631 with dividends reinvested, 6.4% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CILJF returned 18.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking CILJF's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $11,377, including $4,989 of cash received; reinvesting added $1,999.
  • About 100% of CILJF's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • CILJF's best calendar year in that time was 2025 (90.2%) and its worst 2018 (-37.9%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "China Life Insurance (CILJF) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CILJF/total-return

CILJF total return questions

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

About $18,631 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 6.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $12,828 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is CILJF's total return since Dec 2007?

34% in total, or 1.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 36%.

How much of CILJF's return came from dividends?

About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $1,999 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was CILJF's worst year?

2018, at -37.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -4.6%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -73.6%.

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.