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SLR Investment (SLRC) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Feb 2010, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in SLR Investment (SLRC) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $14,815 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 4.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Feb 2010, $10,000 became $30,208 reinvested (6.9% a year), or $22,495 taking the dividends as cash, $16,192 of it paid out along the way.

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SLRC became

$30,208

S&P 500: $91,680

Return a year

6.9%

S&P 500: 14.2%

Payouts reinvested

$36,128

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Worst drop

-41.6%

S&P 500: -23.9%

$10,000, Feb 2010 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearSLRC total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−18.6%$2,558+11.7%
2025+5.7%$3,670+17.7%
2024+19.1%$3,332+24.9%
2023+20.7%$3,085+26.2%
2022−16.1%$2,682−18.2%
2021+14.7%$2,444+28.7%
2020−5.7%$2,197+18.3%
2019+16.3%$2,061+31.2%
2018+2.8%$1,890−4.6%
2017+4.7%$1,772+21.7%
2016+37.5%$1,606+12.0%
2015+0.0%$1,481+1.2%
2014−13.5%$1,335+13.5%
2013+3.0%$1,579+32.3%
2012+20.1%$1,710+16.0%
2011−1.4%$1,466+1.9%
2010 (part)+48.3%$1,257+15.8%

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

Key facts: SLRC total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in SLR Investment (SLRC) at the end of Feb 2010, with dividends reinvested, was worth $30,208 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.9% a year, against $91,680 (14.2% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, SLRC turned $10,000 into $14,815 with dividends reinvested, 4.0% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, SLRC returned -0.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking SLRC's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $22,495, including $16,192 of cash received; reinvesting added $7,713.
  • About 100% of SLRC's yearly total return since Feb 2010 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • SLRC's best calendar year in that time was 2016 (37.5%) and its worst 2022 (-16.1%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "SLR Investment (SLRC) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SLRC/total-return

SLRC total return questions

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

About $14,815 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 4.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $5,780 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is SLRC's total return since Feb 2010?

202% in total, or 6.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 37%.

How much of SLRC's return came from dividends?

About 100% of its yearly return since Feb 2010. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $7,713 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was SLRC's worst year?

2022, at -16.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -41.6%.

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.