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Pimco Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund (PDO) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Jan 2021, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

Since Jan 2021, $10,000 became $11,298 reinvested (2.1% a year), or $10,513 taking the dividends as cash, $4,734 of it paid out along the way.

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PDO became

$11,298

S&P 500: $22,047

Return a year

2.1%

S&P 500: 14.7%

Payouts reinvested

$6,564

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Worst drop

-35.8%

S&P 500: -23.9%

$10,000, Jan 2021 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearPDO total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−6.4%$1,149+11.7%
2025+14.0%$1,280+17.7%
2024+24.5%$1,133+24.9%
2023+8.1%$987+26.2%
2022−24.0%$1,227−18.2%
2021 (part)+3.7%$788+30.1%

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

Key facts: PDO total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Pimco Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund (PDO) at the end of Jan 2021, with dividends reinvested, was worth $11,298 at the end of Oct 2026: 2.1% a year, against $22,047 (14.7% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PDO returned 1.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking PDO's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $10,513, including $4,734 of cash received; reinvesting added $785.
  • About 100% of PDO's yearly total return since Jan 2021 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • PDO's best calendar year in that time was 2024 (24.5%) and its worst 2022 (-24.0%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Pimco Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund (PDO) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PDO/total-return

PDO total return questions

What is PDO's total return since Jan 2021?

13% in total, or 2.1% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 42%.

How much of PDO's return came from dividends?

About 100% of its yearly return since Jan 2021. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $785 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was PDO's worst year?

2022, at -24.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -35.8%.

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.