Nasdaq (NDAQ) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Nasdaq (NDAQ) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $58,336 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 19.3% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $81,465 reinvested (11.8% a year), or $69,861 taking the dividends as cash, $5,479 of it paid out along the way.
NDAQ became
$81,465
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
11.8%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$6,405
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Worst drop
-64.0%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | NDAQ total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +10.5% | $664 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +27.2% | $805 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +34.9% | $729 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −3.7% | $641 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −11.2% | $547 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +60.1% | $514 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +26.0% | $460 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +33.9% | $448 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +8.2% | $378 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +16.8% | $339 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +17.4% | $267 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +23.3% | $202 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +22.3% | $139 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +61.9% | $125 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +3.7% | $90 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +3.2% | $11 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +19.7% | $15 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | −19.8% | $15 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −50.1% | $16 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: NDAQ total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Nasdaq (NDAQ) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $81,465 at the end of Oct 2026: 11.8% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, NDAQ turned $10,000 into $58,336 with dividends reinvested, 19.3% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, NDAQ returned 10.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking NDAQ's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $69,861, including $5,479 of cash received; reinvesting added $11,604.
- NDAQ's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (61.9%) and its worst 2008 (-50.1%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Nasdaq (NDAQ) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/NDAQ/total-return
NDAQ total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in NDAQ 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $58,336 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 19.3% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $49,826 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is NDAQ's total return since Dec 2007?
715% in total, or 11.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 544%.
How much of NDAQ's return came from dividends?
About 12% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $11,604 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was NDAQ's worst year?
2008, at -50.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -64.0%.
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.