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

Total Real Returns

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

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2013-12-12💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
QYLD × 		+197.78%
+8.87%/yr 		+8.05%/yr
R2=0.948
Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ × 		+828.63%
+18.95%/yr 		+18.95%/yr
R2=0.971
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2013-12-12💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Start
Value 		End
Value
QYLD × 		$10,000.00
2013-12-12 		$29,778.45
2026-10-16
QQQ × 		$10,000.00
2013-12-12 		$92,863.46
2026-10-16

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-16

  YTD YoY
QYLD × 		+13.44% +20.11%
QQQ × 		+15.94% +18.86%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
QYLD × 		−2.24%
on 2026-10-16
from 2026-10-15 peak 		−24.75%
on 2020-03-16
from 2020-02-19 peak
QQQ × 		−6.56%
on 2026-10-16
from 2026-10-06 peak 		−35.12%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-12-27 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
QYLD × 		+20.11% +28.77%
+13.48%/yr 		+52.80%
+15.18%/yr 		+49.87%
+8.43%/yr 		+156.25%
+9.87%/yr
QQQ × 		+18.86% +46.05%
+20.85%/yr 		+95.42%
+25.02%/yr 		+98.22%
+14.66%/yr 		+549.33%
+20.57%/yr

Annual Returns

Year QYLD QQQ
2026 (YTD) +13.44% +15.94%
2025 +9.31% +20.77%
2024 +19.35% +25.58%
2023 +22.79% +54.86%
2022 −19.07% −32.58%
2021 +10.41% +27.42%
2020 +8.72% +48.62%
2019 +22.70% +38.96%
2018 −3.07% −0.13%
2017 +18.79% +32.66%
2016 +4.77% +7.10%
2015 +7.17% +9.44%
2014 +4.25% +19.18%
2013 +2.00% +36.63%
2012 — +18.11%
2011 — +3.38%
2010 — +19.91%
2009 — +54.70%
2008 — −41.73%
2007 — +19.03%
2006 — +7.15%
2005 — +1.56%
2004 — +10.54%
2003 — +49.67%
2002 — −37.37%
2001 — −33.34%
2000 — −36.11%
1999 — +78.95%