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Aberdeen Municipal Income Fund (MFM) Total Return Calculator

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

$10,000 invested in Aberdeen Municipal Income Fund (MFM) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $12,381 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 2.2% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $23,009 reinvested (4.5% a year), or $18,100 taking the dividends as cash, $10,408 of it paid out along the way.

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MFM became

$23,009

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

4.5%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$18,541

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Worst drop

-43.1%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearMFM total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+0.8%$1,180+11.7%
2025+6.8%$1,112+17.7%
2024+8.3%$962+24.9%
2023+4.2%$814+26.2%
2022−22.6%$898−18.2%
2021+9.5%$1,049+28.7%
2020−1.0%$993+18.3%
2019+20.9%$1,048+31.2%
2018−5.6%$1,056−4.6%
2017+9.6%$1,100+21.7%
2016+2.8%$997+12.0%
2015+8.8%$995+1.2%
2014+13.0%$951+13.5%
2013−12.5%$976+32.3%
2012+14.2%$1,017+16.0%
2011+19.6%$970+1.9%
2010+1.9%$926+15.1%
2009+82.8%$833+26.4%
2008−35.8%$664−36.8%

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

Key facts: MFM total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Aberdeen Municipal Income Fund (MFM) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $23,009 at the end of Oct 2026: 4.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, MFM turned $10,000 into $12,381 with dividends reinvested, 2.2% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, MFM returned -0.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking MFM's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $18,100, including $10,408 of cash received; reinvesting added $4,909.
  • About 100% of MFM's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • MFM's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (82.8%) and its worst 2008 (-35.8%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Aberdeen Municipal Income Fund (MFM) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/MFM/total-return

MFM total return questions

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

About $12,381 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 2.2% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $7,558 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is MFM's total return since Dec 2007?

130% in total, or 4.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 23%.

How much of MFM's return came from dividends?

About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $4,909 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was MFM's worst year?

2008, at -35.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -43.1%.

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.