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 Tue 2026-09-08 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
QYLD × 		+195.75%
+8.88%/yr 		+7.99%/yr
R2=0.948
Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ × 		+838.85%
+19.22%/yr 		+18.91%/yr
R2=0.971
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2013-12-12💬 to Tue 2026-09-08 Start
Value 		End
Value
QYLD × 		$10,000.00
2013-12-12 		$29,575.13
2026-09-08
QQQ × 		$10,000.00
2013-12-12 		$93,885.47
2026-09-08

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-08

  YTD YoY
QYLD × 		+12.66% +22.92%
QQQ × 		+17.21% +24.70%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
QYLD × 		—
on 2026-09-08 		−24.75%
on 2020-03-16
from 2020-02-19 peak
QQQ × 		−3.62%
on 2026-09-08
from 2026-06-02 peak 		−35.12%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-12-27 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-09-08 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
QYLD × 		+22.92% +37.08%
+17.08%/yr 		+51.62%
+14.88%/yr 		+47.56%
+8.09%/yr 		+158.03%
+9.94%/yr
QQQ × 		+24.70% +61.78%
+27.19%/yr 		+96.17%
+25.18%/yr 		+94.38%
+14.22%/yr 		+557.62%
+20.73%/yr

Annual Returns

Year QYLD QQQ
2026 (YTD) +12.66% +17.21%
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 +22.69% +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 — +7.14%
2005 — +1.58%
2004 — +10.52%
2003 — +49.67%
2002 — −37.37%
2001 — −33.34%
2000 — −36.11%
1999 — +78.95%