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UDR Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in UDR ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $14,629 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 3.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $41,159 reinvested (7.8% a year), or $30,686 taking the dividends as cash, $12,792 of it paid out along the way.

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UDR became

$41,159

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

7.8%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$21,283

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Worst drop

-66.2%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearUDR total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+0.8%$1,663+11.7%
2025−11.8%$1,840+17.7%
2024+18.3%$1,746+24.9%
2023+3.1%$1,653+26.2%
2022−33.4%$1,438−18.2%
2021+61.1%$1,430+28.7%
2020−14.5%$1,295+18.3%
2019+21.5%$1,230+31.2%
2018+6.4%$1,096−4.6%
2017+9.1%$1,025+21.7%
2016+0.2%$929+12.0%
2015+26.0%$864+1.2%
2014+37.2%$788+13.5%
2013+2.0%$673+32.3%
2012−2.0%$625+16.0%
2011+10.3%$553+1.9%
2010+48.8%$504+15.1%
2009+27.3%$460+26.4%
2008−18.9%$1,473−36.8%

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

Key facts: UDR total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in UDR at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $41,159 at the end of Oct 2026: 7.8% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, UDR turned $10,000 into $14,629 with dividends reinvested, 3.9% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, UDR returned -4.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking UDR's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $30,686, including $12,792 of cash received; reinvesting added $10,472.
  • About 60% of UDR's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • UDR's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (61.1%) and its worst 2022 (-33.4%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "UDR Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/UDR/total-return

UDR total return questions

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

About $14,629 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 3.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $10,157 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is UDR's total return since Dec 2007?

312% in total, or 7.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 79%.

How much of UDR's return came from dividends?

About 60% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $10,472 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was UDR's worst year?

2022, at -33.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -66.2%.

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.