PFF Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in PFF ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $12,883 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 2.6% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $22,016 reinvested (4.3% a year), or $16,962 taking the distributions as cash, $10,101 of it paid out along the way.
PFF became
$22,016
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
4.3%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$18,786
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Worst drop
-54.4%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | PFF total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −4.3% | $914 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +4.9% | $1,404 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +7.3% | $1,348 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +9.2% | $1,310 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −18.2% | $1,074 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +7.1% | $1,001 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +7.9% | $1,006 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +15.9% | $1,030 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −4.6% | $1,048 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +8.1% | $973 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +1.3% | $948 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +4.3% | $916 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +14.1% | $965 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | −1.0% | $872 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +18.2% | $817 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −2.0% | $790 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +13.8% | $854 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +38.4% | $834 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −23.9% | $681 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: PFF total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in PFF at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $22,016 at the end of Oct 2026: 4.3% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, PFF turned $10,000 into $12,883 with distributions reinvested, 2.6% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PFF returned -0.6% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking PFF's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $16,962, including $10,101 of cash received; reinvesting added $5,054.
- PFF's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (38.4%) and its worst 2008 (-23.9%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "PFF Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PFF/total-return
PFF total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in PFF 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $12,883 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 2.6% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $7,309 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is PFF's total return since Dec 2007?
120% in total, or 4.3% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone fell 31%.
How much of PFF's return came from distributions?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $5,054 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was PFF's worst year?
2008, at -23.9% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -54.4%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every distribution 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.