DES Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in DES ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $21,520 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 8.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $43,908 reinvested (8.2% a year), or $32,671 taking the distributions as cash, $8,437 of it paid out along the way.
DES became
$43,908
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
8.2%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$12,097
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Worst drop
-51.2%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | DES total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +19.2% | $716 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +0.3% | $1,037 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +9.7% | $957 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +16.0% | $736 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −11.0% | $818 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +26.5% | $742 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −4.3% | $691 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +20.3% | $715 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −12.8% | $797 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +8.6% | $726 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +31.4% | $633 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −5.3% | $629 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +7.5% | $494 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +36.8% | $425 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +17.6% | $459 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −2.0% | $372 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +27.1% | $398 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +22.2% | $325 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −28.2% | $426 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: DES total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in DES at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $43,908 at the end of Oct 2026: 8.2% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, DES turned $10,000 into $21,520 with distributions reinvested, 8.0% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, DES returned 7.1% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking DES's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $32,671, including $8,437 of cash received; reinvesting added $11,238.
- DES's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (36.8%) and its worst 2008 (-28.2%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "DES Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/DES/total-return
DES total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in DES 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $21,520 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 8.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $16,304 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is DES's total return since Dec 2007?
339% in total, or 8.2% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 142%.
How much of DES's return came from distributions?
About 41% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $11,238 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was DES's worst year?
2008, at -28.2% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -51.2%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every distribution 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.