Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAD) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAD) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $13,313 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 2.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $24,977 reinvested (5.0% a year), or $19,345 taking the dividends as cash, $11,163 of it paid out along the way.
NAD became
$24,977
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
5.0%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$20,209
bought more shares
Worst drop
-33.6%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | NAD total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −3.7% | $1,568 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +11.3% | $1,850 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +8.7% | $1,475 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +1.3% | $875 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −22.8% | $1,151 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +9.7% | $1,193 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +10.2% | $1,051 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +21.9% | $983 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −6.1% | $962 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +6.4% | $1,056 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +1.1% | $1,011 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +8.1% | $1,078 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +21.4% | $1,031 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | −13.2% | $965 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +12.8% | $921 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +21.4% | $922 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +2.0% | $811 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +46.0% | $722 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −20.6% | $586 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: NAD total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAD) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $24,977 at the end of Oct 2026: 5.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, NAD turned $10,000 into $13,313 with dividends reinvested, 2.9% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, NAD returned -1.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking NAD's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $19,345, including $11,163 of cash received; reinvesting added $5,632.
- NAD's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (46.0%) and its worst 2022 (-22.8%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAD) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/NAD/total-return
NAD total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in NAD 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $13,313 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 2.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $7,674 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is NAD's total return since Dec 2007?
150% in total, or 5.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 18%.
How much of NAD's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $5,632 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was NAD's worst year?
2022, at -22.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -33.6%.
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.