DVY Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in DVY ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $27,608 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 10.7% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $49,734 reinvested (8.9% a year), or $34,392 taking the distributions as cash, $9,190 of it paid out along the way.
DVY became
$49,734
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
8.9%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$14,018
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Worst drop
-51.9%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | DVY total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +17.9% | $1,106 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +11.6% | $1,516 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +16.2% | $1,353 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +1.1% | $1,227 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +1.8% | $1,048 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +31.7% | $971 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −4.9% | $879 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +22.6% | $861 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −6.4% | $717 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +14.8% | $646 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +21.6% | $574 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −2.1% | $529 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +14.8% | $480 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +28.9% | $432 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +10.5% | $397 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +11.8% | $336 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +17.8% | $295 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +11.2% | $280 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −32.9% | $374 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: DVY total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in DVY at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $49,734 at the end of Oct 2026: 8.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, DVY turned $10,000 into $27,608 with distributions reinvested, 10.7% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, DVY returned 10.5% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking DVY's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $34,392, including $9,190 of cash received; reinvesting added $15,341.
- DVY's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (31.7%) and its worst 2008 (-32.9%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "DVY Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/DVY/total-return
DVY total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in DVY 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $27,608 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 10.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $19,337 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is DVY's total return since Dec 2007?
397% in total, or 8.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 152%.
How much of DVY's return came from distributions?
About 43% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $15,341 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was DVY's worst year?
2008, at -32.9% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -51.9%.
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.