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

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2010-02-11💬 to Wed 2026-09-16 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
SPY × 		+834.44%
+14.42%/yr 		+13.68%/yr
R2=0.985
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
TQQQ × 		+32,939.88%
+41.84%/yr 		+40.46%/yr
R2=0.956
ProShares UltraPro QQQ NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
UPRO × 		+7,932.79%
+30.25%/yr 		+28.03%/yr
R2=0.954
ProShares UltraPro S&P500 Exchange-Traded Fund
QLD × 		+10,697.12%
+32.60%/yr 		+31.83%/yr
R2=0.975
ProShares Ultra QQQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SSO × 		+3,217.83%
+23.50%/yr 		+22.10%/yr
R2=0.974
ProShares Ultra S&P500 Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ × 		+1,758.63%
+19.26%/yr 		+18.82%/yr
R2=0.985
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2010-02-11💬 to Wed 2026-09-16 Start
Value 		End
Value
SPY × 		$10,000.00
2010-02-11 		$93,443.64
2026-09-16
TQQQ × 		$10,000.00
2010-02-11 		$3,303,988.33
2026-09-16
UPRO × 		$10,000.00
2010-02-11 		$803,278.69
2026-09-16
QLD × 		$10,000.00
2010-02-11 		$1,079,711.94
2026-09-16
SSO × 		$10,000.00
2010-02-11 		$331,783.02
2026-09-16
QQQ × 		$10,000.00
2010-02-11 		$185,863.00
2026-09-16

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-16

  YTD YoY
SPY × 		+11.17% +15.52%
TQQQ × 		+29.36% +38.18%
UPRO × 		+23.30% +32.49%
QLD × 		+23.61% +30.88%
SSO × 		+17.49% +24.29%
QQQ × 		+14.99% +19.78%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
SPY × 		−3.06%
on 2026-09-16
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−33.72%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-19 peak
TQQQ × 		−21.94%
on 2026-09-16
from 2026-06-02 peak 		−81.66%
on 2022-12-28
from 2021-11-19 peak
UPRO × 		−9.88%
on 2026-09-16
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−76.82%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-19 peak
QLD × 		−13.44%
on 2026-09-16
from 2026-06-02 peak 		−63.68%
on 2022-12-28
from 2021-11-19 peak
SSO × 		−6.55%
on 2026-09-16
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−59.34%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-19 peak
QQQ × 		−5.45%
on 2026-09-16
from 2026-06-02 peak 		−35.12%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-12-27 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-09-16 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
SPY × 		+15.52% +37.15%
+17.11%/yr 		+75.92%
+20.72%/yr 		+80.43%
+12.53%/yr 		+312.80%
+15.23%/yr
TQQQ × 		+38.18% +108.32%
+44.33%/yr 		+253.63%
+52.35%/yr 		+93.38%
+14.10%/yr 		+2,656.23%
+39.33%/yr
UPRO × 		+32.49% +78.44%
+33.58%/yr 		+215.39%
+46.65%/yr 		+130.73%
+18.20%/yr 		+1,168.98%
+28.93%/yr
QLD × 		+30.88% +84.26%
+35.74%/yr 		+176.22%
+40.31%/yr 		+116.29%
+16.68%/yr 		+1,569.87%
+32.52%/yr
SSO × 		+24.29% +59.10%
+26.13%/yr 		+140.63%
+34.00%/yr 		+115.38%
+16.58%/yr 		+725.65%
+23.50%/yr
QQQ × 		+19.78% +50.48%
+22.67%/yr 		+93.37%
+24.58%/yr 		+91.94%
+13.93%/yr 		+543.19%
+20.46%/yr

Annual Returns

Year SPY TQQQ UPRO QLD SSO QQQ
2026 (YTD) +11.17% +29.36% +23.30% +23.61% +17.49% +14.99%
2025 +17.72% +34.35% +31.88% +30.36% +26.19% +20.77%
2024 +24.89% +58.27% +63.57% +42.81% +43.48% +25.58%
2023 +26.18% +198.05% +68.53% +117.72% +46.65% +54.86%
2022 −18.18% −79.09% −56.84% −60.52% −38.98% −32.58%
2021 +28.73% +82.98% +98.64% +54.67% +60.57% +27.42%
2020 +18.33% +110.05% +10.09% +88.90% +21.54% +48.62%
2019 +31.22% +133.83% +102.30% +81.69% +63.45% +38.96%
2018 −4.57% −19.79% −25.11% −8.31% −14.60% −0.13%
2017 +21.71% +118.06% +71.37% +70.34% +44.35% +32.66%
2016 +12.00% +11.38% +30.78% +12.14% +21.54% +7.10%
2015 +1.23% +17.23% −5.24% +14.74% −1.20% +9.44%
2014 +13.46% +57.08% +38.01% +37.59% +25.53% +19.18%
2013 +32.31% +139.74% +118.50% +82.12% +70.47% +36.63%
2012 +15.99% +52.29% +46.79% +34.77% +31.03% +18.11%
2011 +1.90% −8.06% −11.88% +0.04% −2.93% +3.38%
2010 +15.06% +78.06% +36.33% +36.90% +26.82% +19.91%
2009 +26.35% — +73.78% +121.17% +47.22% +54.70%
2008 −36.79% — — −72.88% −67.94% −41.73%
2007 +5.15% — — +29.02% +1.07% +19.03%
2006 +15.85% — — +19.42% +25.95% +7.15%
2005 +4.83% — — — — +1.57%
2004 +10.70% — — — — +10.54%
2003 +28.18% — — — — +49.67%
2002 −21.58% — — — — −37.37%
2001 −11.76% — — — — −33.34%
2000 −9.74% — — — — −36.11%
1999 +20.39% — — — — +78.95%
1998 +28.69% — — — — —
1997 +33.48% — — — — —
1996 +22.56% — — — — —
1995 +38.04% — — — — —
1994 +0.40% — — — — —
1993 +8.64% — — — — —