Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $17,932 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 6.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $15,328 reinvested (2.3% a year), or $11,400 taking the dividends as cash, $8,226 of it paid out along the way.
CRT became
$15,328
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
2.3%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$16,378
bought more shares
Worst drop
-77.2%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | CRT total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +75.0% | $772 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −13.1% | $804 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −39.1% | $915 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −24.4% | $1,672 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +146.1% | $1,545 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +53.2% | $801 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +5.3% | $509 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | −12.9% | $537 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −18.0% | $772 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | −12.7% | $509 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +47.4% | $513 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −18.7% | $602 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | −35.5% | $1,072 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +18.2% | $854 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | −41.0% | $847 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +30.9% | $975 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +27.9% | $846 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +29.7% | $522 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −24.4% | $1,311 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: CRT total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $15,328 at the end of Oct 2026: 2.3% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CRT turned $10,000 into $17,932 with dividends reinvested, 6.0% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CRT returned 7.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking CRT's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $11,400, including $8,226 of cash received; reinvesting added $3,928.
- CRT's best calendar year in that time was 2022 (146.1%) and its worst 2012 (-41.0%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CRT/total-return
CRT total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in CRT 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $17,932 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 6.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $7,450 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is CRT's total return since Dec 2007?
53% in total, or 2.3% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 68%.
How much of CRT's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $3,928 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was CRT's worst year?
2012, at -41.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 16.0%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -77.2%.
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.