SPYG Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in SPYG ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $50,246 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 17.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $99,504 reinvested (13.0% a year), or $84,651 taking the distributions as cash, $5,346 of it paid out along the way.
SPYG became
$99,504
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
13.0%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$6,225
bought more shares
Worst drop
-45.3%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | SPYG total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +9.5% | $380 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +22.1% | $480 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +36.0% | $460 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +30.0% | $646 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −29.4% | $421 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +32.0% | $384 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +33.4% | $429 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +30.8% | $464 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −0.1% | $407 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +27.3% | $379 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +6.9% | $330 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +5.0% | $298 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +14.8% | $249 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +32.5% | $224 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +14.3% | $232 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +4.6% | $183 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +16.3% | $70 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +37.0% | $103 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −37.4% | $87 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: SPYG total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in SPYG at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $99,504 at the end of Oct 2026: 13.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, SPYG turned $10,000 into $50,246 with distributions reinvested, 17.5% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, SPYG returned 11.6% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking SPYG's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $84,651, including $5,346 of cash received; reinvesting added $14,853.
- SPYG's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (37.0%) and its worst 2008 (-37.4%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "SPYG Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SPYG/total-return
SPYG total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in SPYG 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $50,246 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 17.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $45,212 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is SPYG's total return since Dec 2007?
895% in total, or 13.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 693%.
How much of SPYG's return came from distributions?
About 10% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $14,853 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was SPYG's worst year?
2008, at -37.4% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -45.3%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every distribution 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.