All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
CII real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, CII returned +15.58% over the past year and +3.61% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 28, 2004, CII is up +418.99% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.60%/yr, and is currently −7.97% below its real total-return high on Jun. 30, 2026.
Data ending Wed Oct. 21, 2026
| Wed 2004-04-28💬 to Wed 2026-10-21 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CII × |
+418.99%
+7.60%/yr |
+8.08%/yr
R2=0.941 |
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| BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Closed Fund NYSE Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Wed 2004-04-28💬 to Wed 2026-10-21 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| CII × |
$10,000.00
2004-04-28 |
$51,899.15
2026-10-21 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| CII × | +3.61% | +15.58% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| CII × |
−7.97%
on 2026-10-21 from 2026-06-30 peak |
−57.54%
on 2008-11-20 from 2007-07-13 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-21 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CII × | +15.58% |
+42.68% +19.45%/yr |
+66.15% +18.44%/yr |
+48.39% +8.21%/yr |
+187.61% +11.14%/yr |
| Year | CII |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +3.61% |
| 2025 | +34.19% |
| 2024 | +9.58% |
| 2023 | +14.67% |
| 2022 | −18.46% |
| 2021 | +25.46% |
| 2020 | +6.70% |
| 2019 | +27.57% |
| 2018 | −10.30% |
| 2017 | +25.11% |
| 2016 | +3.51% |
| 2015 | +9.09% |
| 2014 | +10.05% |
| 2013 | +18.78% |
| 2012 | +9.85% |
| 2011 | −9.63% |
| 2010 | +6.71% |
| 2009 | +58.19% |
| 2008 | −36.59% |
| 2007 | +6.48% |
| 2006 | +24.97% |
| 2005 | −2.77% |
| 2004 | −6.33% |
