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Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $18,297 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 6.2% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $59,893 reinvested (10.0% a year), or $44,914 taking the dividends as cash, $17,497 of it paid out along the way.

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MAA became

$59,893

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

10.0%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$28,692

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Worst drop

-53.3%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearMAA total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−11.4%$3,086+11.7%
2025−6.4%$2,848+17.7%
2024+20.0%$2,661+24.9%
2023−11.1%$2,415+26.2%
2022−29.7%$2,054−18.2%
2021+87.3%$2,270+28.7%
2020−0.6%$1,623+18.3%
2019+42.5%$1,509+31.2%
2018−1.1%$1,400−4.6%
2017+6.3%$1,231+21.7%
2016+11.6%$1,161+12.0%
2015+26.5%$1,052+1.2%
2014+28.4%$963+13.5%
2013−2.1%$876+32.3%
2012+7.9%$811+16.0%
2011+2.5%$743+1.9%
2010+37.8%$702+15.1%
2009+39.4%$666+26.4%
2008−8.2%$620−36.8%

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

Key facts: MAA total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $59,893 at the end of Oct 2026: 10.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, MAA turned $10,000 into $18,297 with dividends reinvested, 6.2% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, MAA returned -6.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking MAA's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $44,914, including $17,497 of cash received; reinvesting added $14,979.
  • About 45% of MAA's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • MAA's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (87.3%) and its worst 2022 (-29.7%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/MAA/total-return

MAA total return questions

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

About $18,297 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 6.2% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $12,637 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is MAA's total return since Dec 2007?

499% in total, or 10.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 174%.

How much of MAA's return came from dividends?

About 45% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $14,979 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was MAA's worst year?

2022, at -29.7% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -53.3%.

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.