What if you'd held RQI?
A $1,000 investment in Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund Inc Common Shares (RQI) at the month-end close of 2002-02 would be worth $7,587 at the close of 2026-09 — +658.7% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $11,096.
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 | $1,501 | +50.1% |
| 2004 | $1,884 | +25.5% |
| 2005 | $2,019 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | $2,804 | +38.9% |
| 2007 | $1,958 | -30.2% |
| 2008 | $614 | -68.7% |
| 2009 | $1,117 | +82.0% |
| 2010 | $1,711 | +53.2% |
| 2011 | $1,816 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | $2,337 | +28.7% |
| 2013 | $2,335 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | $3,214 | +37.6% |
| 2015 | $3,501 | +8.9% |
| 2016 | $3,776 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | $4,220 | +11.7% |
| 2018 | $3,751 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | $5,800 | +54.6% |
| 2020 | $5,261 | -9.3% |
| 2021 | $8,241 | +56.6% |
| 2022 | $5,681 | -31.1% |
| 2023 | $6,575 | +15.7% |
| 2024 | $7,103 | +8.0% |
| 2025 | $7,251 | +2.1% |
| 2026 | $8,179 | +12.8% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought RQI was 2009-03 ($0.52): $1,000 then is $23,314 today. The worst was 2026-05 ($13.06): $1,000 then is $932.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in RQI be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund Inc Common Shares (RQI) at the start of 2002 would be worth about $7,587 today, a total return of +658.7%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for RQI?
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund Inc Common Shares (RQI)'s strongest calendar year since 2002 was 2009, a +82.0% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,820 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -68.7%.
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 RQI have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2002-02 would have grown to about $104,254 on $29,600 invested.
Did RQI 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 $11,096. RQI trailed the S&P 500 by +31.6% 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
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund Inc Common Shares (RQI) historical total-return data from 2002-02 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.
What if you'd held…
Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-03. Not financial advice.