BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $17,172 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 5.6% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $28,000 reinvested (5.6% a year), or $18,470 taking the dividends as cash, $12,162 of it paid out along the way.
FRA became
$28,000
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
5.6%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$27,420
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Worst drop
-40.2%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | FRA total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −4.3% | $3,231 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −3.7% | $3,479 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +21.6% | $3,111 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +25.5% | $2,499 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −10.6% | $1,307 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +17.8% | $1,281 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −2.3% | $1,395 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +20.6% | $1,178 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −8.3% | $1,066 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +0.8% | $913 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +18.6% | $962 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +2.3% | $883 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | −2.8% | $857 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +2.5% | $927 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +21.6% | $957 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −4.3% | $795 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +11.3% | $769 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +79.7% | $849 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −38.3% | $960 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: FRA total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $28,000 at the end of Oct 2026: 5.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, FRA turned $10,000 into $17,172 with dividends reinvested, 5.6% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, FRA returned 4.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking FRA's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $18,470, including $12,162 of cash received; reinvesting added $9,530.
- FRA's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (79.7%) and its worst 2008 (-38.3%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/FRA/total-return
FRA total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in FRA 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $17,172 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 5.6% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $7,315 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is FRA's total return since Dec 2007?
180% in total, or 5.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 37%.
How much of FRA's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $9,530 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was FRA's worst year?
2008, at -38.3% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -40.2%.
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.