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PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund (PGP) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund (PGP) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $13,235 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 2.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $33,061 reinvested (6.6% a year), or $17,920 taking the dividends as cash, $14,254 of it paid out along the way.

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PGP became

$33,061

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

6.6%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$44,157

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Worst drop

-57.7%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearPGP total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−4.0%$2,685+11.7%
2025+30.0%$3,075+17.7%
2024+15.5%$2,692+24.9%
2023+21.1%$2,344+26.2%
2022−29.2%$2,098−18.2%
2021+16.5%$1,994+28.7%
2020−7.1%$1,955+18.3%
2019+12.9%$2,420+31.2%
2018−15.9%$2,499−4.6%
2017+21.1%$2,835+21.7%
2016−13.3%$2,895+12.0%
2015+4.7%$2,784+1.2%
2014−7.8%$2,501+13.5%
2013+43.0%$2,296+32.3%
2012+5.8%$2,084+16.0%
2011−4.1%$1,831+1.9%
2010+34.0%$1,697+15.1%
2009+125.0%$1,517+26.4%
2008−41.2%$1,956−36.8%

"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.

Key facts: PGP total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund (PGP) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $33,061 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, PGP turned $10,000 into $13,235 with dividends reinvested, 2.8% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PGP returned 3.7% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking PGP's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $17,920, including $14,254 of cash received; reinvesting added $15,141.
  • About 100% of PGP's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • PGP's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (125.0%) and its worst 2008 (-41.2%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund (PGP) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PGP/total-return

PGP total return questions

If I invested $10,000 in PGP 10 years ago, how much would I have?

About $13,235 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 2.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $4,859 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is PGP's total return since Dec 2007?

231% in total, or 6.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 63%.

How much of PGP's return came from dividends?

About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $15,141 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was PGP's worst year?

2008, at -41.2% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -57.7%.

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.