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Adamas Trust (ADAM) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Adamas Trust (ADAM) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $9,237 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: -0.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $22,708 reinvested (4.5% a year), or $16,901 taking the dividends as cash, $15,000 of it paid out along the way.

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ADAM became

$22,708

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

4.5%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$50,688

bought more shares

Worst drop

-75.7%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearADAM total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−1.2%$2,657+11.7%
2025+36.2%$2,564+17.7%
2024−19.0%$2,185+24.9%
2023−5.7%$2,736+26.2%
2022−20.8%$3,153−18.2%
2021+10.8%$2,878+28.7%
2020−36.3%$1,494+18.3%
2019+20.3%$4,774+31.2%
2018+9.0%$4,164−4.6%
2017+6.1%$3,632+21.7%
2016+45.5%$3,784+12.0%
2015−19.8%$3,270+1.2%
2014+26.7%$3,140+13.5%
2013+29.1%$2,753+32.3%
2012+2.4%$2,347+16.0%
2011+19.0%$1,931+1.9%
2010+12.1%$1,676+15.1%
2009+287.0%$1,038+26.4%
2008−71.8%$511−36.8%

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

Key facts: ADAM total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Adamas Trust (ADAM) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $22,708 at the end of Oct 2026: 4.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, ADAM turned $10,000 into $9,237 with dividends reinvested, -0.8% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, ADAM returned -6.6% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking ADAM's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $16,901, including $15,000 of cash received; reinvesting added $5,807.
  • About 100% of ADAM's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • ADAM's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (287.0%) and its worst 2008 (-71.8%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Adamas Trust (ADAM) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/ADAM/total-return

ADAM total return questions

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

About $9,237 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: -0.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $2,766 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is ADAM's total return since Dec 2007?

127% in total, or 4.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 81%.

How much of ADAM's return came from dividends?

About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $5,807 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was ADAM's worst year?

2008, at -71.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -75.7%.

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.