Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $12,012 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 1.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $7,505 reinvested (-1.5% a year), or $7,541 taking the dividends as cash, $1,084 of it paid out along the way.
FXB became
$7,505
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
-1.5%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$1,160
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Worst drop
-45.2%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | FXB total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +1.1% | $129 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +10.4% | $180 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +1.3% | $215 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +9.0% | $194 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −10.4% | $19 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | −1.5% | $1 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +2.9% | $1 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +3.9% | $1 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −5.8% | $1 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +9.1% | $1 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | −16.7% | $2 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −5.7% | $1 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | −6.3% | $1 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +1.6% | $1 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +4.3% | $1 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −1.1% | $1 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | −3.3% | $1 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +10.6% | $11 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −23.8% | $398 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: FXB total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $7,505 at the end of Oct 2026: -1.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, FXB turned $10,000 into $12,012 with dividends reinvested, 1.8% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, FXB returned 1.7% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking FXB's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $7,541, including $1,084 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
- FXB's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (10.6%) and its worst 2008 (-23.8%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/FXB/total-return
FXB total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in FXB 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $12,012 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 1.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $10,787 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is FXB's total return since Dec 2007?
-25% in total, or -1.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 35%.
What was FXB's worst year?
2008, at -23.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -45.2%.
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.