[JasonC]

You asked for specifics - my corporate bond fund, Loomis Sayles Retail, has returned +115.5% cumulative return with dividend reinvested, since January 1, 2000. The share price has only moved from $11.48 to $12.67, but it has also paid out $8.22 a share in 57 dividend payments over that stretch - quarterly dividends through June 2007 and monthly dividends thereafter.

$10000 invested at the start of 2000 price bought 871 shares. The dividend reinvestment has compounded that to 1698.6 shares, worth $21538 as of yesterday's close.

YMMV...

[Fred911]

Thank you for the info.....certainly sounds interesing.... somthing I will be reviewing with my guy tomorrow morning.

I have to wonder why none of my guys (JP or MS)have never told me about this stuff?