Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund (PTA) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Oct 2020, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
Since Oct 2020, $10,000 became $11,057 reinvested (1.7% a year), or $10,697 taking the dividends as cash, $3,837 of it paid out along the way.
PTA became
$11,057
S&P 500: $25,093
Return a year
1.7%
S&P 500: 16.6%
Payouts reinvested
$4,859
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Worst drop
-25.6%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Oct 2020 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | PTA total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −4.7% | $828 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +9.0% | $931 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +15.8% | $853 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +11.6% | $789 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −20.5% | $695 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | −0.9% | $711 | +28.7% |
| 2020 (part) | +4.5% | $51 | +15.0% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: PTA total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund (PTA) at the end of Oct 2020, with dividends reinvested, was worth $11,057 at the end of Oct 2026: 1.7% a year, against $25,093 (16.6% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PTA returned 0.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking PTA's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $10,697, including $3,837 of cash received; reinvesting added $360.
- PTA's best calendar year in that time was 2024 (15.8%) and its worst 2022 (-20.5%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund (PTA) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PTA/total-return
PTA total return questions
What is PTA's total return since Oct 2020?
11% in total, or 1.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 31%.
How much of PTA's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Oct 2020. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $360 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was PTA's worst year?
2022, at -20.5% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -25.6%.
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.