GBIL Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Sep 2016, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in GBIL ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $12,638 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 2.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Sep 2016, $10,000 became $12,640 reinvested (2.4% a year), or $12,353 taking the distributions as cash, $2,337 of it paid out along the way.
GBIL became
$12,640
S&P 500: $40,912
Return a year
2.4%
S&P 500: 15.0%
Payouts reinvested
$2,627
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Worst drop
-0.4%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Sep 2016 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | GBIL total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +2.9% | $329 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +4.1% | $485 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +5.2% | $568 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +4.9% | $523 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +1.1% | $147 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | −0.1% | $2 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +0.8% | $86 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +2.3% | $228 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +1.8% | $173 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +0.7% | $75 | +21.7% |
| 2016 (part) | +0.1% | $11 | +4.0% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: GBIL total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in GBIL at the end of Sep 2016, with distributions reinvested, was worth $12,640 at the end of Oct 2026: 2.4% a year, against $40,912 (15.0% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, GBIL turned $10,000 into $12,638 with distributions reinvested, 2.4% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, GBIL returned 3.6% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking GBIL's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $12,353, including $2,337 of cash received; reinvesting added $286.
- GBIL's best calendar year in that time was 2024 (5.2%) and its worst 2021 (-0.1%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "GBIL Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/GBIL/total-return
GBIL total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in GBIL 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $12,638 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 2.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $10,017 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is GBIL's total return since Sep 2016?
26% in total, or 2.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 0%.
How much of GBIL's return came from distributions?
About 99% of its yearly return since Sep 2016. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $286 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was GBIL's worst year?
2021, at -0.1% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 28.7%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -0.4%.
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.