ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged Preferred Stock Index ETN (PFFL) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Sep 2018, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
Since Sep 2018, $10,000 became $6,229 reinvested (-5.7% a year), or $7,546 taking the dividends as cash, $5,033 of it paid out along the way.
PFFL became
$6,229
S&P 500: $29,301
Return a year
-5.7%
S&P 500: 14.2%
Payouts reinvested
$7,352
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Worst drop
-52.2%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Sep 2018 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | PFFL total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −16.1% | $636 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +2.2% | $918 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +4.7% | $924 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +8.7% | $891 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −39.1% | $828 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +7.5% | $885 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −15.5% | $861 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +30.2% | $1,236 | +31.2% |
| 2018 (part) | −11.4% | $172 | −13.5% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: PFFL total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged Preferred Stock Index ETN (PFFL) at the end of Sep 2018, with dividends reinvested, was worth $6,229 at the end of Oct 2026: -5.7% a year, against $29,301 (14.2% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PFFL returned -9.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking PFFL's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $7,546, including $5,033 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
- PFFL's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (30.2%) and its worst 2022 (-39.1%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged Preferred Stock Index ETN (PFFL) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PFFL/total-return
PFFL total return questions
What is PFFL's total return since Sep 2018?
-38% in total, or -5.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 75%.
What was PFFL's worst year?
2022, at -39.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -52.2%.
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.