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Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $27,110 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 10.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $69,000 reinvested (10.8% a year), or $33,936 taking the dividends as cash, $20,995 of it paid out along the way.

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HQH became

$69,000

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

10.8%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$53,195

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Worst drop

-38.1%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearHQH total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+23.5%$5,711+11.7%
2025+34.2%$6,088+17.7%
2024+10.2%$5,537+24.9%
2023+1.3%$3,473+26.2%
2022−17.4%$3,371−18.2%
2021+7.9%$3,676+28.7%
2020+25.1%$3,224+18.3%
2019+26.8%$2,623+31.2%
2018−13.2%$2,701−4.6%
2017+16.2%$2,681+21.7%
2016−22.4%$2,477+12.0%
2015+4.9%$3,830+1.2%
2014+25.8%$2,169+13.5%
2013+67.8%$1,568+32.3%
2012+33.7%$1,262+16.0%
2011+15.4%$1,012+1.9%
2010+19.1%$510+15.1%
2009+12.2%$396+26.4%
2008−26.1%$884−36.8%

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

Key facts: HQH total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $69,000 at the end of Oct 2026: 10.8% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, HQH turned $10,000 into $27,110 with dividends reinvested, 10.5% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, HQH returned 7.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking HQH's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $33,936, including $20,995 of cash received; reinvesting added $35,064.
  • About 87% of HQH's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • HQH's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (67.8%) and its worst 2008 (-26.1%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/HQH/total-return

HQH total return questions

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

About $27,110 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 10.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $10,191 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is HQH's total return since Dec 2007?

590% in total, or 10.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 29%.

How much of HQH's return came from dividends?

About 87% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $35,064 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was HQH's worst year?

2008, at -26.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -38.1%.

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.