Do I have your attention? Dorchester Minerals LLC (DMLP) has outperformed both its industry group and the NASDAQ Composite Index - and by a substantial sum. From Dec 31, 2007 to Dec 31, 2012, based on capital appreciation and reinvestment of distributions, DMLP has provided a total return 35% higher than the NASDAQ and 88% higher than an index of its peers. The Peer Index includes: Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT), Mesa Royalty Trust (MTR), Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR), Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT), Hugoton Royalty Trust (HGT) and the San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT).
The following graph is lifted from DMLP's 2012 10-k, found ...