MSCI Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in MSCI ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $86,810 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 24.1% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $186,084 reinvested (16.8% a year), or $174,091 taking the dividends as cash, $11,752 of it paid out along the way.
MSCI became
$186,084
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
16.8%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$12,875
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Worst drop
-59.8%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | MSCI total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +9.9% | $1,949 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −3.2% | $2,117 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +7.3% | $1,873 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +22.9% | $1,570 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −23.3% | $1,306 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +38.1% | $1,015 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +74.4% | $810 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +77.2% | $728 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +18.0% | $546 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +62.6% | $368 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +10.6% | $277 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +54.0% | $215 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +9.0% | $59 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +41.1% | $6 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | −5.9% | $7 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −15.5% | $4 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +22.5% | $11 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +79.1% | $7 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −53.8% | $6 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: MSCI total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in MSCI at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $186,084 at the end of Oct 2026: 16.8% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, MSCI turned $10,000 into $86,810 with dividends reinvested, 24.1% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, MSCI returned -0.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking MSCI's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $174,091, including $11,752 of cash received; reinvesting added $11,993.
- MSCI's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (79.1%) and its worst 2008 (-53.8%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "MSCI Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/MSCI/total-return
MSCI total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in MSCI 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $86,810 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 24.1% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $77,738 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is MSCI's total return since Dec 2007?
1761% in total, or 16.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 1523%.
How much of MSCI's return came from dividends?
About 5% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $11,993 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was MSCI's worst year?
2008, at -53.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -59.8%.
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.