Eagle Point Credit (ECC) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Oct 2014, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Eagle Point Credit (ECC) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $8,775 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: -1.3% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Oct 2014, $10,000 became $9,464 reinvested (-0.5% a year), or $13,407 taking the dividends as cash, $12,088 of it paid out along the way.
ECC became
$9,464
S&P 500: $45,735
Return a year
-0.5%
S&P 500: 13.5%
Payouts reinvested
$29,772
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Worst drop
-59.3%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Oct 2014 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | ECC total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −44.0% | $2,495 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −18.4% | $4,312 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +16.0% | $4,436 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +12.1% | $3,134 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −11.7% | $3,229 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +56.8% | $1,993 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −21.1% | $1,267 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +19.0% | $2,177 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −13.8% | $1,861 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +27.2% | $1,751 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +17.2% | $1,493 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −7.3% | $1,337 | +1.2% |
| 2014 (part) | +2.9% | $286 | +2.5% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: ECC total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Eagle Point Credit (ECC) at the end of Oct 2014, with dividends reinvested, was worth $9,464 at the end of Oct 2026: -0.5% a year, against $45,735 (13.5% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, ECC turned $10,000 into $8,775 with dividends reinvested, -1.3% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, ECC returned -11.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking ECC's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $13,407, including $12,088 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
- ECC's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (56.8%) and its worst 2020 (-21.1%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Eagle Point Credit (ECC) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/ECC/total-return
ECC total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in ECC 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $8,775 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: -1.3% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $1,587 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is ECC's total return since Oct 2014?
-5% in total, or -0.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 87%.
What was ECC's worst year?
2020, at -21.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 18.3%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -59.3%.
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.