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Nuveen Minnesota Quality Municipal Income Fund (NMS) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Oct 2014, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in Nuveen Minnesota Quality Municipal Income Fund (NMS) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $10,234 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 0.2% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Oct 2014, $10,000 became $13,204 reinvested (2.3% a year), or $12,830 taking the dividends as cash, $5,646 of it paid out along the way.

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NMS became

$13,204

S&P 500: $45,735

Return a year

2.3%

S&P 500: 13.5%

Payouts reinvested

$7,614

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Worst drop

-36.8%

S&P 500: -23.9%

$10,000, Oct 2014 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearNMS total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−5.2%$778+11.7%
2025+2.1%$980+17.7%
2024+19.6%$804+24.9%
2023+1.6%$445+26.2%
2022−21.9%$568−18.2%
2021+5.4%$584+28.7%
2020+5.9%$530+18.3%
2019+25.6%$507+31.2%
2018−13.3%$549−4.6%
2017−1.6%$601+21.7%
2016+13.0%$607+12.0%
2015+7.4%$578+1.2%
2014 (part)−1.0%$85+2.5%

"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.

Key facts: NMS total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Nuveen Minnesota Quality Municipal Income Fund (NMS) at the end of Oct 2014, with dividends reinvested, was worth $13,204 at the end of Oct 2026: 2.3% a year, against $45,735 (13.5% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, NMS turned $10,000 into $10,234 with dividends reinvested, 0.2% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, NMS returned -1.6% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking NMS's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $12,830, including $5,646 of cash received; reinvesting added $374.
  • About 100% of NMS's yearly total return since Oct 2014 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • NMS's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (25.6%) and its worst 2022 (-21.9%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Nuveen Minnesota Quality Municipal Income Fund (NMS) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/NMS/total-return

NMS total return questions

If I invested $10,000 in NMS 10 years ago, how much would I have?

About $10,234 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 0.2% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $6,186 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is NMS's total return since Oct 2014?

32% in total, or 2.3% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 28%.

How much of NMS's return came from dividends?

About 100% of its yearly return since Oct 2014. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $374 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was NMS's worst year?

2022, at -21.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -36.8%.

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.