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OXLCM

Oxford Lane Capital 6.75% Series 2024 Term Preferred Stock (OXLCM) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Jun 2017, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

Since Jun 2017, $10,000 became $16,858 reinvested (7.0% a year), or $15,234 taking the dividends as cash, $5,306 of it paid out along the way.

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OXLCM became

$16,858

S&P 500: $36,048

Return a year

7.0%

S&P 500: 18.2%

Payouts reinvested

$6,972

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Worst drop

-27.2%

S&P 500: -23.9%

$10,000, Jun 2017 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearOXLCM total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+4.2%$853+42.5%
2024+3.8%$537+15.2%
2023+7.1%$1,025+26.2%
2022+5.4%$949−18.2%
2021+12.1%$895+28.7%
2020+1.7%$827+18.3%
2019+8.1%$780+31.2%
2018+6.9%$730−4.6%
2017 (part)+4.9%$376+11.5%

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

Key facts: OXLCM total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Oxford Lane Capital 6.75% Series 2024 Term Preferred Stock (OXLCM) at the end of Jun 2017, with dividends reinvested, was worth $16,858 at the end of Oct 2026: 7.0% a year, against $36,048 (18.2% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, OXLCM returned 6.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 18.5%).
  • Taking OXLCM's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $15,234, including $5,306 of cash received; reinvesting added $1,624.
  • About 100% of OXLCM's yearly total return since Jun 2017 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • OXLCM's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (12.1%) and its worst 2020 (1.7%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Oxford Lane Capital 6.75% Series 2024 Term Preferred Stock (OXLCM) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/OXLCM/total-return

OXLCM total return questions

What is OXLCM's total return since Jun 2017?

69% in total, or 7.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 1%.

How much of OXLCM's return came from dividends?

About 100% of its yearly return since Jun 2017. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $1,624 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was OXLCM's worst year?

2020, at 1.7% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 18.3%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -27.2%.

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.