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

Total Real Returns

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

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
QQQ × 		+2,153.57%
+14.69%/yr 		+15.99%/yr
R2=0.959
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
VUG × 		+1,253.68%
+12.15%/yr 		+13.00%/yr
R2=0.945
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 Start
Value 		End
Value
QQQ × 		$10,000.00
2004-01-30 		$225,356.80
2026-10-23
VUG × 		$10,000.00
2004-01-30 		$135,367.91
2026-10-23

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-23

  YTD YoY
QQQ × 		+15.06% +15.91%
VUG × 		+7.05% +7.80%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
QQQ × 		−7.27%
on 2026-10-23
from 2026-10-06 peak 		−53.40%
on 2008-11-20
from 2007-10-31 peak
VUG × 		−6.35%
on 2026-10-23
from 2026-10-06 peak 		−50.67%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-31 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-23 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
QQQ × 		+15.91% +45.70%
+20.71%/yr 		+101.43%
+26.29%/yr 		+94.00%
+14.17%/yr 		+538.89%
+20.38%/yr
VUG × 		+7.80% +35.36%
+16.35%/yr 		+95.20%
+24.98%/yr 		+74.57%
+11.79%/yr 		+407.46%
+17.64%/yr

Annual Returns

Year QQQ VUG
2026 (YTD) +15.06% +7.05%
2025 +20.77% +19.40%
2024 +25.58% +32.69%
2023 +54.86% +46.83%
2022 −32.58% −33.16%
2021 +27.42% +27.35%
2020 +48.62% +40.25%
2019 +38.96% +37.03%
2018 −0.13% −3.32%
2017 +32.66% +27.72%
2016 +7.10% +6.27%
2015 +9.44% +3.24%
2014 +19.18% +13.61%
2013 +36.63% +32.48%
2012 +18.11% +17.01%
2011 +3.38% +1.82%
2010 +19.91% +17.22%
2009 +54.70% +38.98%
2008 −41.73% −38.02%
2007 +19.03% +12.52%
2006 +7.15% +9.19%
2005 +1.56% +5.02%
2004 +10.54% +4.99%
2003 +49.67% —
2002 −37.37% —
2001 −33.34% —
2000 −36.11% —
1999 +78.95% —