Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund (PFD) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund (PFD) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $14,313 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 3.7% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $37,305 reinvested (7.2% a year), or $24,333 taking the dividends as cash, $15,341 of it paid out along the way.
PFD became
$37,305
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
7.2%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$34,279
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Worst drop
-52.7%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | PFD total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −5.8% | $2,374 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +12.9% | $2,486 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +21.6% | $2,201 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −4.8% | $1,940 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −32.0% | $2,286 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | −2.0% | $2,503 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +29.1% | $2,123 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +43.4% | $1,981 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −17.2% | $1,913 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +10.7% | $1,978 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +20.8% | $1,917 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −0.8% | $1,788 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +23.3% | $1,533 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | −2.1% | $1,613 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +4.8% | $1,586 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +32.8% | $1,365 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +21.0% | $1,111 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +96.2% | $767 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −44.0% | $814 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: PFD total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund (PFD) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $37,305 at the end of Oct 2026: 7.2% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, PFD turned $10,000 into $14,313 with dividends reinvested, 3.7% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PFD returned -2.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking PFD's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $24,333, including $15,341 of cash received; reinvesting added $12,972.
- PFD's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (96.2%) and its worst 2008 (-44.0%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund (PFD) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PFD/total-return
PFD total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in PFD 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $14,313 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 3.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $7,362 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is PFD's total return since Dec 2007?
273% in total, or 7.2% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 10%.
How much of PFD's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $12,972 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was PFD's worst year?
2008, at -44.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -52.7%.
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.