Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NEA) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NEA) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $13,145 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 2.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $21,022 reinvested (4.0% a year), or $16,965 taking the dividends as cash, $9,665 of it paid out along the way.
NEA became
$21,022
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
4.0%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$16,813
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Worst drop
-34.2%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | NEA total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −4.2% | $1,314 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +11.3% | $1,557 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +9.6% | $1,277 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +0.7% | $681 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −23.3% | $954 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +8.2% | $1,028 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +10.0% | $927 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +22.4% | $860 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −6.1% | $768 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +8.8% | $894 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +1.6% | $863 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +6.4% | $864 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +22.1% | $843 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | −13.7% | $786 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +7.4% | $756 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +16.0% | $710 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +1.8% | $652 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +41.6% | $570 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −23.4% | $507 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: NEA total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NEA) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $21,022 at the end of Oct 2026: 4.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, NEA turned $10,000 into $13,145 with dividends reinvested, 2.8% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, NEA returned -1.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking NEA's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $16,965, including $9,665 of cash received; reinvesting added $4,057.
- NEA's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (41.6%) and its worst 2008 (-23.4%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NEA) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/NEA/total-return
NEA total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in NEA 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $13,145 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 2.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $7,629 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is NEA's total return since Dec 2007?
110% in total, or 4.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 27%.
How much of NEA's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $4,057 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was NEA's worst year?
2008, at -23.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -34.2%.
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.