What if you'd held NRP?
A $1,000 investment in Natural Resource Partners LP Limited Partnership (NRP) at the month-end close of 2002-10 would be worth $6,765 at the close of 2026-09 — +576.5% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $13,670.
Your scenario
Result
If you'd bought $1,000 at the start of each year
Value of $1,000 invested on January 1 of each year, held to 2026-09, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 2002
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $1,000 | — |
| 2003 | $2,147 | +114.7% |
| 2004 | $3,174 | +47.9% |
| 2005 | $2,905 | -8.5% |
| 2006 | $3,550 | +22.2% |
| 2007 | $4,195 | +18.2% |
| 2008 | $2,413 | -42.5% |
| 2009 | $3,678 | +52.4% |
| 2010 | $5,478 | +48.9% |
| 2011 | $4,785 | -12.7% |
| 2012 | $3,599 | -24.8% |
| 2013 | $4,277 | +18.8% |
| 2014 | $2,179 | -49.1% |
| 2015 | $333 | -84.7% |
| 2016 | $942 | +182.8% |
| 2017 | $806 | -14.5% |
| 2018 | $1,256 | +55.9% |
| 2019 | $713 | -43.3% |
| 2020 | $532 | -25.3% |
| 2021 | $1,409 | +164.8% |
| 2022 | $2,436 | +72.9% |
| 2023 | $4,555 | +87.0% |
| 2024 | $5,806 | +27.4% |
| 2025 | $5,694 | -1.9% |
| 2026 | $6,335 | +11.3% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought NRP was 2016-03 ($3.67): $1,000 then is $30,986 today. The worst was 2026-03 ($119): $1,000 then is $953.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in NRP be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Natural Resource Partners LP Limited Partnership (NRP) at the start of 2002 would be worth about $6,765 today, a total return of +576.5%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for NRP?
Natural Resource Partners LP Limited Partnership (NRP)'s strongest calendar year since 2002 was 2016, a +182.8% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,828 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2015, at -84.7%.
Does the calculator include dividends and splits?
Yes where available. Prices are adjusted for both stock splits and reinvested dividends (total return), the same measure brokerages use.
How much would $100 per month in NRP have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2002-10 would have grown to about $118,149 on $28,800 invested.
Did NRP beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested (the S&P 500 Total Return index) would be worth $13,670. NRP trailed the S&P 500 by +50.5% in total return.
Is this investment advice?
No. Wall Street Regrets is an entertainment and education tool. Every number is a historical calculation, not a prediction, and past performance never guarantees future results.
Methodology
Natural Resource Partners LP Limited Partnership (NRP) historical total-return data from 2002-10 to 2026-09, reduced to month-end closes for the tables above.
Returns use adjusted close prices — adjusted for stock splits and reinvested dividends, the same convention used by major brokerages. End-of-day and live prices come from EODHD; parts of the deep historical series are carried over from Yahoo Finance data. A "year" scenario invests $1,000 at the prior December's month-end close and values it at the latest available month-end close. Non-USD amounts are converted at historical month-end exchange rates (EODHD): to USD on the buy date and back to your currency at the latest rate, so the return reflects the currency move as well as the asset.
Month-end resolution means intra-month extremes are not captured in tables; the calculator uses exact trading-day closes where daily data is available. Figures ignore taxes, fees, and the currency effects of non-USD listings. History is not a forecast. Wall Street Regrets is entertainment, not investment advice.
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Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.