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GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust (GNT) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Jan 2011, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust (GNT) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $23,853 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 9.1% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Jan 2011, $10,000 became $17,903 reinvested (3.8% a year), or $10,114 taking the dividends as cash, $6,119 of it paid out along the way.

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GNT became

$17,903

S&P 500: $77,375

Return a year

3.8%

S&P 500: 13.9%

Payouts reinvested

$12,331

bought more shares

Worst drop

-55.2%

S&P 500: -23.9%

$10,000, Jan 2011 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearGNT total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+16.9%$1,270+11.7%
2025+52.2%$997+17.7%
2024+10.7%$729+24.9%
2023+7.6%$595+26.2%
2022+3.0%$576−18.2%
2021+12.0%$532+28.7%
2020−5.4%$647+18.3%
2019+33.5%$725+31.2%
2018−18.3%$678−4.6%
2017+9.5%$597+21.7%
2016+31.2%$771+12.0%
2015−20.0%$668+1.2%
2014−10.3%$784+13.5%
2013−17.2%$928+32.3%
2012+16.7%$1,202+16.0%
2011 (part)−28.7%$633−0.4%

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

Key facts: GNT total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust (GNT) at the end of Jan 2011, with dividends reinvested, was worth $17,903 at the end of Oct 2026: 3.8% a year, against $77,375 (13.9% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, GNT turned $10,000 into $23,853 with dividends reinvested, 9.1% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, GNT returned 17.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking GNT's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $10,114, including $6,119 of cash received; reinvesting added $7,789.
  • About 100% of GNT's yearly total return since Jan 2011 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • GNT's best calendar year in that time was 2025 (52.2%) and its worst 2015 (-20.0%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust (GNT) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/GNT/total-return

GNT total return questions

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

About $23,853 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 9.1% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $10,318 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is GNT's total return since Jan 2011?

79% in total, or 3.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 60%.

How much of GNT's return came from dividends?

About 100% of its yearly return since Jan 2011. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $7,789 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was GNT's worst year?

2015, at -20.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -55.2%.

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.