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John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (HTD) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (HTD) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $21,489 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 7.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $58,744 reinvested (9.9% a year), or $29,687 taking the dividends as cash, $16,625 of it paid out along the way.

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HTD became

$58,744

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

9.9%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$41,277

bought more shares

Worst drop

-52.1%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearHTD total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+5.3%$3,854+11.7%
2025+15.9%$4,093+17.7%
2024+25.6%$3,504+24.9%
2023−9.9%$3,168+26.2%
2022−6.2%$3,015−18.2%
2021+32.3%$2,541+28.7%
2020−16.5%$2,535+18.3%
2019+42.7%$2,435+31.2%
2018−9.1%$2,741−4.6%
2017+16.5%$2,687+21.7%
2016+20.6%$1,946+12.0%
2015−0.9%$1,553+1.2%
2014+30.8%$1,421+13.5%
2013+8.5%$1,227+32.3%
2012+11.0%$1,012+16.0%
2011+25.0%$945+1.9%
2010+24.7%$804+15.1%
2009+43.6%$883+26.4%
2008−35.4%$913−36.8%

"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.

Key facts: HTD total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (HTD) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $58,744 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, HTD turned $10,000 into $21,489 with dividends reinvested, 7.9% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, HTD returned 6.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking HTD's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $29,687, including $16,625 of cash received; reinvesting added $29,057.
  • About 86% of HTD's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • HTD's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (43.6%) and its worst 2008 (-35.4%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (HTD) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/HTD/total-return

HTD total return questions

If I invested $10,000 in HTD 10 years ago, how much would I have?

About $21,489 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 7.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $9,811 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is HTD's total return since Dec 2007?

487% in total, or 9.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 31%.

How much of HTD's return came from dividends?

About 86% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $29,057 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was HTD's worst year?

2008, at -35.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -52.1%.

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.