All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

IWM vs. QQQ vs. SPY: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2000-05-26💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
IWM
×
+758.08%
+8.49%/yr
+8.69%/yr
R2=0.941
iShares Russell 2000 ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ
×
+1,046.39%
+9.69%/yr
+13.41%/yr
R2=0.885
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+800.36%
+8.69%/yr
+9.66%/yr
R2=0.905
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2000-05-26💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Start
Value
End
Value
IWM
×
$10,000.00
2000-05-26
$85,807.63
2026-10-09
QQQ
×
$10,000.00
2000-05-26
$114,639.43
2026-10-09
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2000-05-26
$90,036.20
2026-10-09

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-09

  YTD YoY
IWM
×
+14.09% +14.95%
QQQ
×
+22.71% +23.60%
SPY
×
+15.06% +17.26%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
IWM
×
−8.33%
on 2026-10-09
from 2026-08-14 peak
−59.05%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-07-09 peak
QQQ
×
−1.10%
on 2026-10-09
from 2026-10-06 peak
−80.45%
on 2002-10-09
from 2000-09-01 peak
SPY
×
−0.07%
on 2026-10-09
from 2026-10-06 peak
−55.19%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
IWM
×
+14.95% +30.62%
+14.29%/yr
+65.74%
+18.34%/yr
+33.91%
+6.01%/yr
+157.37%
+9.91%/yr
QQQ
×
+23.60% +53.88%
+24.05%/yr
+108.45%
+27.74%/yr
+114.32%
+16.47%/yr
+579.56%
+21.12%/yr
SPY
×
+17.26% +38.01%
+17.48%/yr
+86.75%
+23.15%/yr
+90.11%
+13.71%/yr
+323.96%
+15.54%/yr

Annual Returns

Year IWM QQQ SPY
2026 (YTD) +14.09% +22.71% +15.06%
2025 +12.66% +20.77% +17.72%
2024 +11.38% +25.58% +24.89%
2023 +16.83% +54.86% +26.18%
2022 −20.48% −32.58% −18.18%
2021 +14.54% +27.42% +28.73%
2020 +20.03% +48.62% +18.33%
2019 +25.39% +38.96% +31.22%
2018 −11.12% −0.13% −4.57%
2017 +14.58% +32.66% +21.71%
2016 +21.59% +7.10% +12.00%
2015 −4.48% +9.44% +1.23%
2014 +5.04% +19.18% +13.46%
2013 +38.70% +36.63% +32.31%
2012 +16.70% +18.11% +15.99%
2011 −4.43% +3.38% +1.89%
2010 +26.92% +19.91% +15.06%
2009 +28.49% +54.70% +26.35%
2008 −34.16% −41.73% −36.79%
2007 −1.76% +19.03% +5.15%
2006 +18.27% +7.15% +15.85%
2005 +4.46% +1.56% +4.83%
2004 +18.05% +10.54% +10.70%
2003 +47.90% +49.67% +28.18%
2002 −20.37% −37.37% −21.58%
2001 +1.78% −33.34% −11.76%
2000 +5.61% −36.11% −9.74%
1999 — +78.95% +20.39%
1998 — — +28.69%
1997 — — +33.48%
1996 — — +22.56%
1995 — — +38.04%
1994 — — +0.40%
1993 — — +8.64%