Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund (NPCT) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Apr 2021, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
Since Apr 2021, $10,000 became $8,078 reinvested (-3.8% a year), or $7,827 taking the dividends as cash, $3,287 of it paid out along the way.
NPCT became
$8,078
S&P 500: $19,488
Return a year
-3.8%
S&P 500: 12.9%
Payouts reinvested
$4,341
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Worst drop
-43.9%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Apr 2021 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | NPCT total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −1.9% | $800 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +9.8% | $1,028 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +17.2% | $864 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +7.8% | $623 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −37.5% | $656 | −18.2% |
| 2021 (part) | −5.0% | $370 | +15.0% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: NPCT total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund (NPCT) at the end of Apr 2021, with dividends reinvested, was worth $8,078 at the end of Oct 2026: -3.8% a year, against $19,488 (12.9% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, NPCT returned -3.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking NPCT's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $7,827, including $3,287 of cash received; reinvesting added $251.
- NPCT's best calendar year in that time was 2024 (17.2%) and its worst 2022 (-37.5%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund (NPCT) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/NPCT/total-return
NPCT total return questions
What is NPCT's total return since Apr 2021?
-19% in total, or -3.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 55%.
What was NPCT's worst year?
2022, at -37.5% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -43.9%.
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.