Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Nov 2011, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $18,020 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 6.1% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Nov 2011, $10,000 became $5,482 reinvested (-3.9% a year), or $5,395 taking the dividends as cash, $4,421 of it paid out along the way.
PVL became
$5,482
S&P 500: $78,525
Return a year
-3.9%
S&P 500: 14.8%
Payouts reinvested
$8,368
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Worst drop
-92.3%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Nov 2011 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | PVL total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +9.6% | $424 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +41.9% | $402 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −0.8% | $252 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −50.2% | $824 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +80.9% | $851 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +206.1% | $231 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −56.5% | $221 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +10.0% | $434 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −32.3% | $563 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +35.4% | $1,200 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +53.2% | $200 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −43.2% | $288 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | −57.4% | $494 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | −20.3% | $912 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | −10.1% | $972 | +16.0% |
| 2011 (part) | +10.5% | $102 | +1.0% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: PVL total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL) at the end of Nov 2011, with dividends reinvested, was worth $5,482 at the end of Oct 2026: -3.9% a year, against $78,525 (14.8% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, PVL turned $10,000 into $18,020 with dividends reinvested, 6.1% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, PVL returned 6.6% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking PVL's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $5,395, including $4,421 of cash received; reinvesting added $87.
- PVL's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (206.1%) and its worst 2014 (-57.4%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PVL/total-return
PVL total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in PVL 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $18,020 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 6.1% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $5,056 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is PVL's total return since Nov 2011?
-45% in total, or -3.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 90%.
What was PVL's worst year?
2014, at -57.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 13.5%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -92.3%.
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.