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

Total Real Returns

SPY vs. TQQQ vs. UPRO vs. QLD vs. SSO: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2010-02-11💬 to Tue 2026-10-06 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
SPY × 		+867.86%
+14.61%/yr 		+13.70%/yr
R2=0.986
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
TQQQ × 		+40,957.50%
+43.54%/yr 		+40.46%/yr
R2=0.956
ProShares UltraPro QQQ NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
UPRO × 		+8,757.24%
+30.91%/yr 		+28.04%/yr
R2=0.955
ProShares UltraPro S&P500 Exchange-Traded Fund
QLD × 		+12,414.90%
+33.65%/yr 		+31.84%/yr
R2=0.976
ProShares Ultra QQQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SSO × 		+3,445.51%
+23.90%/yr 		+22.12%/yr
R2=0.975
ProShares Ultra S&P500 Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2010-02-11💬 to Tue 2026-10-06 Start
Value 		End
Value
SPY × 		$10,000.00
2010-02-11 		$96,786.42
2026-10-06
TQQQ × 		$10,000.00
2010-02-11 		$4,105,750.49
2026-10-06
UPRO × 		$10,000.00
2010-02-11 		$885,723.99
2026-10-06
QLD × 		$10,000.00
2010-02-11 		$1,251,490.31
2026-10-06
SSO × 		$10,000.00
2010-02-11 		$354,550.80
2026-10-06

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-06

  YTD YoY
SPY × 		+15.14% +17.25%
TQQQ × 		+60.75% +58.59%
UPRO × 		+35.96% +38.32%
QLD × 		+43.28% +43.69%
SSO × 		+25.55% +27.97%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
SPY × 		—
on 2026-10-06 		−33.72%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-19 peak
TQQQ × 		−3.00%
on 2026-10-06
from 2026-06-02 peak 		−81.66%
on 2022-12-28
from 2021-11-19 peak
UPRO × 		−0.63%
on 2026-10-06
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−76.82%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-19 peak
QLD × 		—
on 2026-10-06 		−63.68%
on 2022-12-28
from 2021-11-19 peak
SSO × 		−0.14%
on 2026-10-06
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−59.34%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-19 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-10-06 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
SPY × 		+17.25% +39.11%
+17.95%/yr 		+88.08%
+23.44%/yr 		+91.54%
+13.88%/yr 		+322.79%
+15.51%/yr
TQQQ × 		+58.59% +138.25%
+54.35%/yr 		+366.03%
+67.03%/yr 		+181.08%
+22.96%/yr 		+3,210.54%
+41.90%/yr
UPRO × 		+38.32% +86.36%
+36.51%/yr 		+286.74%
+56.97%/yr 		+175.61%
+22.48%/yr 		+1,256.61%
+29.79%/yr
QLD × 		+43.69% +101.58%
+41.98%/yr 		+231.01%
+49.03%/yr 		+177.73%
+22.67%/yr 		+1,791.36%
+34.18%/yr
SSO × 		+27.97% +63.74%
+27.96%/yr 		+175.44%
+40.18%/yr 		+142.24%
+19.36%/yr 		+763.42%
+24.06%/yr

Annual Returns

Year SPY TQQQ UPRO QLD SSO
2026 (YTD) +15.14% +60.75% +35.96% +43.28% +25.55%
2025 +17.72% +34.35% +31.88% +30.36% +26.19%
2024 +24.89% +58.27% +63.57% +42.81% +43.48%
2023 +26.18% +198.05% +68.53% +117.72% +46.65%
2022 −18.18% −79.09% −56.84% −60.52% −38.98%
2021 +28.73% +82.98% +98.64% +54.67% +60.57%
2020 +18.33% +110.05% +10.09% +88.90% +21.54%
2019 +31.22% +133.84% +102.30% +81.69% +63.44%
2018 −4.57% −19.79% −25.11% −8.31% −14.60%
2017 +21.71% +118.06% +71.37% +70.34% +44.35%
2016 +12.00% +11.38% +30.79% +12.14% +21.54%
2015 +1.23% +17.23% −5.24% +14.74% −1.20%
2014 +13.46% +57.09% +38.01% +37.59% +25.53%
2013 +32.31% +139.74% +118.49% +82.11% +70.47%
2012 +15.99% +52.31% +46.80% +34.78% +31.03%
2011 +1.90% −8.05% −11.88% +0.03% −2.93%
2010 +15.06% +78.02% +36.33% +36.90% +26.82%
2009 +26.35% — +73.77% +121.18% +47.23%
2008 −36.79% — — −72.88% −67.94%
2007 +5.15% — — +29.03% +1.07%
2006 +15.85% — — +19.42% +25.95%
2005 +4.83% — — — —
2004 +10.70% — — — —
2003 +28.18% — — — —
2002 −21.58% — — — —
2001 −11.76% — — — —
2000 −9.74% — — — —
1999 +20.39% — — — —
1998 +28.69% — — — —
1997 +33.48% — — — —
1996 +22.56% — — — —
1995 +38.04% — — — —
1994 +0.40% — — — —
1993 +8.64% — — — —