What if you'd held PCQ?
A $1,000 investment in PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund (PCQ) at the month-end close of 2001-06 would be worth $2,415 at the close of 2026-09 — +141.5% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $10,127.
Your scenario
Result
If you'd bought $1,000 at the start of each year
Value of $1,000 invested on January 1 of each year, held to 2026-09, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 2001
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | $1,000 | — |
| 2002 | $1,028 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | $1,025 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | $1,110 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | $1,377 | +24.0% |
| 2006 | $1,620 | +17.7% |
| 2007 | $1,513 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | $901 | -40.4% |
| 2009 | $1,397 | +55.0% |
| 2010 | $1,496 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | $1,748 | +16.9% |
| 2012 | $2,204 | +26.1% |
| 2013 | $1,921 | -12.9% |
| 2014 | $2,465 | +28.3% |
| 2015 | $2,626 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | $2,773 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | $3,227 | +16.3% |
| 2018 | $3,195 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | $4,127 | +29.2% |
| 2020 | $3,912 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | $4,212 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | $3,595 | -14.7% |
| 2023 | $2,326 | -35.3% |
| 2024 | $2,360 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | $2,394 | +1.4% |
| 2026 | $2,408 | +0.6% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought PCQ was 2008-12 ($3.18): $1,000 then is $2,673 today. The worst was 2021-11 ($15.18): $1,000 then is $560.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in PCQ be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund (PCQ) at the start of 2001 would be worth about $2,415 today, a total return of +141.5%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for PCQ?
PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund (PCQ)'s strongest calendar year since 2001 was 2009, a +55.0% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,550 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -40.4%.
Does the calculator include dividends and splits?
Yes where available. Prices are adjusted for both stock splits and reinvested dividends (total return), the same measure brokerages use.
How much would $100 per month in PCQ have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2001-06 would have grown to about $40,055 on $30,400 invested.
Did PCQ beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested (the S&P 500 Total Return index) would be worth $10,127. PCQ trailed the S&P 500 by +76.2% in total return.
Is this investment advice?
No. Wall Street Regrets is an entertainment and education tool. Every number is a historical calculation, not a prediction, and past performance never guarantees future results.
Methodology
PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund (PCQ) historical total-return data from 2001-06 to 2026-09, reduced to month-end closes for the tables above.
Returns use adjusted close prices — adjusted for stock splits and reinvested dividends, the same convention used by major brokerages. End-of-day and live prices come from EODHD; parts of the deep historical series are carried over from Yahoo Finance data. A "year" scenario invests $1,000 at the prior December's month-end close and values it at the latest available month-end close. Non-USD amounts are converted at historical month-end exchange rates (EODHD): to USD on the buy date and back to your currency at the latest rate, so the return reflects the currency move as well as the asset.
Month-end resolution means intra-month extremes are not captured in tables; the calculator uses exact trading-day closes where daily data is available. Figures ignore taxes, fees, and the currency effects of non-USD listings. History is not a forecast. Wall Street Regrets is entertainment, not investment advice.
What if you'd held…
Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-03. Not financial advice.