Return Calculations

Mjhuds

I have not seen this discussed. Here is my example: I buy a security, say in 2010 for $10,000, hold if for a few years, reinvest dividends and then sell all shares get a return of $1000 (per Quicken in the portfolio report). Then a few years later, I purchase the exact same security, spending $20,000. My question is will the $1000 return from my initial investment (which was then liquidated completely) be part of the Return Calculation? I