GOVT Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Feb 2012, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in GOVT ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $10,875 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 0.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Feb 2012, $10,000 became $11,899 reinvested (1.2% a year), or $11,746 taking the distributions as cash, $2,757 of it paid out along the way.
GOVT became
$11,899
S&P 500: $71,180
Return a year
1.2%
S&P 500: 14.3%
Payouts reinvested
$3,167
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Worst drop
-18.5%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Feb 2012 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | GOVT total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −0.4% | $330 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +3.8% | $414 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +3.0% | $359 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +4.1% | $289 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −13.4% | $188 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | −1.1% | $122 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +7.3% | $268 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +7.4% | $232 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +0.2% | $213 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +2.2% | $169 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +0.9% | $150 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +0.9% | $131 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +4.7% | $121 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | −2.5% | $94 | +32.3% |
| 2012 (part) | +2.2% | $88 | +6.3% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: GOVT total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in GOVT at the end of Feb 2012, with distributions reinvested, was worth $11,899 at the end of Oct 2026: 1.2% a year, against $71,180 (14.3% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, GOVT turned $10,000 into $10,875 with distributions reinvested, 0.8% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, GOVT returned -0.6% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking GOVT's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $11,746, including $2,757 of cash received; reinvesting added $153.
- GOVT's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (7.4%) and its worst 2022 (-13.4%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "GOVT Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/GOVT/total-return
GOVT total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in GOVT 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $10,875 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 0.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $8,657 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is GOVT's total return since Feb 2012?
19% in total, or 1.2% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone fell 10%.
How much of GOVT's return came from distributions?
About 100% of its yearly return since Feb 2012. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $153 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was GOVT's worst year?
2022, at -13.4% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -18.5%.
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.