PFFD Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Sep 2017, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
Since Sep 2017, $10,000 became $11,579 reinvested (1.6% a year), or $11,475 taking the distributions as cash, $4,714 of it paid out along the way.
PFFD became
$11,579
S&P 500: $34,524
Return a year
1.6%
S&P 500: 14.6%
Payouts reinvested
$6,123
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Worst drop
-23.5%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Sep 2017 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | PFFD total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −5.8% | $594 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +3.2% | $758 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +7.0% | $740 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +6.9% | $697 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −20.2% | $661 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +5.1% | $650 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +8.9% | $629 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +17.4% | $608 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −3.9% | $586 | −4.6% |
| 2017 (part) | +1.1% | $198 | +6.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: PFFD total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in PFFD at the end of Sep 2017, with distributions reinvested, was worth $11,579 at the end of Oct 2026: 1.6% a year, against $34,524 (14.6% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PFFD returned -2.3% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking PFFD's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $11,475, including $4,714 of cash received; reinvesting added $103.
- PFFD's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (17.4%) and its worst 2022 (-20.2%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "PFFD Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PFFD/total-return
PFFD total return questions
What is PFFD's total return since Sep 2017?
16% in total, or 1.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone fell 32%.
How much of PFFD's return came from distributions?
About 100% of its yearly return since Sep 2017. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $103 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was PFFD's worst year?
2022, at -20.2% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -23.5%.
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.