John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $18,667 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 6.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $57,608 reinvested (9.7% a year), or $32,813 taking the dividends as cash, $20,737 of it paid out along the way.
PDT became
$57,608
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
9.7%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$51,093
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Worst drop
-39.1%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | PDT total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +1.3% | $3,895 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +7.7% | $4,351 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +29.9% | $3,979 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −9.6% | $3,869 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −16.3% | $3,861 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +26.0% | $3,371 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −14.2% | $3,339 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +39.1% | $3,241 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −12.4% | $2,997 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +21.2% | $3,921 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +25.3% | $3,005 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +8.1% | $2,062 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +27.8% | $1,774 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | −5.6% | $1,969 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +7.8% | $1,349 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +26.3% | $1,381 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +25.9% | $1,114 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +54.0% | $871 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −22.0% | $743 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: PDT total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $57,608 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, PDT turned $10,000 into $18,667 with dividends reinvested, 6.4% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PDT returned 1.0% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking PDT's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $32,813, including $20,737 of cash received; reinvesting added $24,794.
- PDT's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (54.0%) and its worst 2008 (-22.0%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PDT/total-return
PDT total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in PDT 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $18,667 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 6.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $8,048 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is PDT's total return since Dec 2007?
476% in total, or 9.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 21%.
How much of PDT's return came from dividends?
About 90% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $24,794 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was PDT's worst year?
2008, at -22.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -39.1%.
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.