PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund (SDHY) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Nov 2020, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
Since Nov 2020, $10,000 became $12,159 reinvested (3.4% a year), or $11,428 taking the dividends as cash, $3,802 of it paid out along the way.
SDHY became
$12,159
S&P 500: $22,631
Return a year
3.4%
S&P 500: 14.8%
Payouts reinvested
$4,809
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Worst drop
-20.5%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Nov 2020 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | SDHY total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −1.4% | $753 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +10.3% | $938 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +16.7% | $872 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +11.4% | $792 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −13.3% | $724 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | −3.0% | $729 | +28.7% |
| 2020 (part) | +2.3% | $1 | +3.7% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: SDHY total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund (SDHY) at the end of Nov 2020, with dividends reinvested, was worth $12,159 at the end of Oct 2026: 3.4% a year, against $22,631 (14.8% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, SDHY returned 4.3% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking SDHY's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $11,428, including $3,802 of cash received; reinvesting added $731.
- SDHY's best calendar year in that time was 2024 (16.7%) and its worst 2022 (-13.3%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund (SDHY) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SDHY/total-return
SDHY total return questions
What is SDHY's total return since Nov 2020?
22% in total, or 3.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 24%.
How much of SDHY's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Nov 2020. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $731 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was SDHY's worst year?
2022, at -13.3% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -20.5%.
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.