High Income Securities Fund (PCF) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in High Income Securities Fund (PCF) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $16,026 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 4.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $27,778 reinvested (5.6% a year), or $20,162 taking the dividends as cash, $13,943 of it paid out along the way.
PCF became
$27,778
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
5.6%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$31,081
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Worst drop
-35.4%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | PCF total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −9.7% | $3,037 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +5.3% | $3,392 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +13.9% | $3,187 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +10.3% | $2,675 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −15.5% | $2,891 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +11.5% | $2,784 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +8.3% | $2,622 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +4.1% | $782 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +5.6% | $1,495 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +14.4% | $779 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +18.1% | $842 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −5.5% | $759 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +2.8% | $760 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +10.0% | $863 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +10.2% | $900 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −2.1% | $901 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +24.4% | $833 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +56.9% | $743 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −31.7% | $836 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: PCF total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in High Income Securities Fund (PCF) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $27,778 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, PCF turned $10,000 into $16,026 with dividends reinvested, 4.8% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PCF returned 0.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking PCF's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $20,162, including $13,943 of cash received; reinvesting added $7,616.
- PCF's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (56.9%) and its worst 2008 (-31.7%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "High Income Securities Fund (PCF) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PCF/total-return
PCF total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in PCF 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $16,026 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 4.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $6,345 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is PCF's total return since Dec 2007?
178% in total, or 5.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 38%.
How much of PCF's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $7,616 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was PCF's worst year?
2008, at -31.7% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -35.4%.
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.