Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund (PSF) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Nov 2010, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund (PSF) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $15,175 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 4.3% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Nov 2010, $10,000 became $27,798 reinvested (6.6% a year), or $20,356 taking the dividends as cash, $12,884 of it paid out along the way.
PSF became
$27,798
S&P 500: $84,476
Return a year
6.6%
S&P 500: 14.3%
Payouts reinvested
$25,745
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Worst drop
-37.3%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Nov 2010 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | PSF total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −1.8% | $1,810 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +10.6% | $2,062 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +12.8% | $1,881 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +9.9% | $1,819 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −24.5% | $1,708 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +3.9% | $2,374 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −3.8% | $1,816 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +42.6% | $1,742 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −9.0% | $1,570 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +16.8% | $1,564 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +15.4% | $1,639 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +5.7% | $1,317 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +15.0% | $1,407 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +0.8% | $1,131 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +35.0% | $1,050 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −5.5% | $786 | +1.9% |
| 2010 (part) | +0.0% | $68 | +6.7% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: PSF total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund (PSF) at the end of Nov 2010, with dividends reinvested, was worth $27,798 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.6% a year, against $84,476 (14.3% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, PSF turned $10,000 into $15,175 with dividends reinvested, 4.3% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PSF returned -0.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking PSF's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $20,356, including $12,884 of cash received; reinvesting added $7,442.
- PSF's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (42.6%) and its worst 2022 (-24.5%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund (PSF) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PSF/total-return
PSF total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in PSF 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $15,175 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 4.3% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $6,845 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is PSF's total return since Nov 2010?
178% in total, or 6.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 25%.
How much of PSF's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Nov 2010. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $7,442 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was PSF's worst year?
2022, at -24.5% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -37.3%.
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.