PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund (PCQ) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund (PCQ) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $8,398 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: -1.7% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $15,463 reinvested (2.3% a year), or $14,963 taking the dividends as cash, $9,699 of it paid out along the way.
PCQ became
$15,463
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
2.3%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$17,183
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Worst drop
-52.2%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | PCQ total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −2.4% | $654 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +1.6% | $781 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +1.5% | $720 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −35.4% | $680 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −14.7% | $1,201 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +7.7% | $1,138 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −5.3% | $1,092 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +29.2% | $1,236 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −1.0% | $1,152 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +16.4% | $1,118 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +5.7% | $1,050 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +6.5% | $979 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +28.3% | $936 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | −12.8% | $860 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +26.0% | $827 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +16.8% | $778 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +7.4% | $725 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +54.9% | $658 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −40.5% | $599 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: PCQ total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund (PCQ) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $15,463 at the end of Oct 2026: 2.3% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, PCQ turned $10,000 into $8,398 with dividends reinvested, -1.7% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PCQ returned -11.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking PCQ's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $14,963, including $9,699 of cash received; reinvesting added $501.
- PCQ's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (54.9%) and its worst 2008 (-40.5%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund (PCQ) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PCQ/total-return
PCQ total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in PCQ 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $8,398 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: -1.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $5,148 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is PCQ's total return since Dec 2007?
55% in total, or 2.3% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 47%.
How much of PCQ's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $501 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was PCQ's worst year?
2008, at -40.5% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -52.2%.
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.