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TCW Strategic Income Fund (TSI) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in TCW Strategic Income Fund (TSI) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $15,673 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 4.6% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $51,577 reinvested (9.1% a year), or $32,970 taking the dividends as cash, $21,226 of it paid out along the way.

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TSI became

$51,577

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

9.1%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$48,542

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Worst drop

-26.9%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearTSI total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−7.5%$3,038+11.7%
2025+9.6%$3,657+17.7%
2024+13.6%$4,100+24.9%
2023+7.2%$3,345+26.2%
2022−14.5%$2,962−18.2%
2021+8.2%$3,200+28.7%
2020+3.6%$2,220+18.3%
2019+14.8%$2,155+31.2%
2018−3.6%$2,746−4.6%
2017+16.3%$2,177+21.7%
2016+6.8%$1,920+12.0%
2015+1.5%$1,286+1.2%
2014+5.7%$1,585+13.5%
2013+6.9%$2,237+32.3%
2012+22.2%$2,877+16.0%
2011+11.2%$3,879+1.9%
2010+34.9%$2,436+15.1%
2009+60.8%$1,667+26.4%
2008−6.2%$1,055−36.8%

"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.

Key facts: TSI total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in TCW Strategic Income Fund (TSI) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $51,577 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.1% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, TSI turned $10,000 into $15,673 with dividends reinvested, 4.6% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, TSI returned 1.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking TSI's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $32,970, including $21,226 of cash received; reinvesting added $18,607.
  • About 91% of TSI's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • TSI's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (60.8%) and its worst 2022 (-14.5%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "TCW Strategic Income Fund (TSI) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/TSI/total-return

TSI total return questions

If I invested $10,000 in TSI 10 years ago, how much would I have?

About $15,673 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 4.6% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $8,117 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is TSI's total return since Dec 2007?

416% in total, or 9.1% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 17%.

How much of TSI's return came from dividends?

About 91% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $18,607 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was TSI's worst year?

2022, at -14.5% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -26.9%.

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.