Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NIM) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NIM) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $12,497 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 2.3% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $19,332 reinvested (3.6% a year), or $17,101 taking the dividends as cash, $7,101 of it paid out along the way.
NIM became
$19,332
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
3.6%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$9,974
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Worst drop
-18.7%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | NIM total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +2.7% | $606 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +10.8% | $660 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +2.8% | $688 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +0.8% | $568 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −13.0% | $461 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +2.8% | $490 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +5.5% | $625 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +12.7% | $523 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −0.5% | $480 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +5.4% | $484 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | −1.8% | $476 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −0.8% | $473 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +14.2% | $481 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | −3.8% | $474 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +0.6% | $486 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +11.8% | $530 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +0.2% | $511 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +14.5% | $485 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | +6.5% | $472 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: NIM total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NIM) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $19,332 at the end of Oct 2026: 3.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, NIM turned $10,000 into $12,497 with dividends reinvested, 2.3% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, NIM returned 0.6% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking NIM's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $17,101, including $7,101 of cash received; reinvesting added $2,231.
- NIM's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (14.5%) and its worst 2022 (-13.0%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NIM) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/NIM/total-return
NIM total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in NIM 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $12,497 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 2.3% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $8,964 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is NIM's total return since Dec 2007?
93% in total, or 3.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 0%.
How much of NIM's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $2,231 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was NIM's worst year?
2022, at -13.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -18.7%.
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.