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

Total Real Returns

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

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VGT × 		+2,255.84%
+14.91%/yr 		+16.13%/yr
R2=0.940
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ × 		+2,153.57%
+14.69%/yr 		+16.01%/yr
R2=0.959
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 Start
Value 		End
Value
VGT × 		$10,000.00
2004-01-30 		$235,583.67
2026-10-23
QQQ × 		$10,000.00
2004-01-30 		$225,356.80
2026-10-23

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-23

  YTD YoY
VGT × 		+26.91% +25.62%
QQQ × 		+15.06% +15.91%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VGT × 		−8.19%
on 2026-10-23
from 2026-10-06 peak 		−54.63%
on 2008-11-20
from 2007-10-31 peak
QQQ × 		−7.27%
on 2026-10-23
from 2026-10-06 peak 		−53.40%
on 2008-11-20
from 2007-10-31 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-23 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VGT × 		+25.62% +61.13%
+26.94%/yr 		+136.31%
+33.20%/yr 		+130.61%
+18.19%/yr 		+767.11%
+24.11%/yr
QQQ × 		+15.91% +45.70%
+20.71%/yr 		+101.43%
+26.29%/yr 		+94.00%
+14.17%/yr 		+538.89%
+20.38%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VGT QQQ
2026 (YTD) +26.91% +15.06%
2025 +21.77% +20.77%
2024 +29.30% +25.58%
2023 +52.66% +54.86%
2022 −29.70% −32.58%
2021 +30.45% +27.42%
2020 +46.04% +48.62%
2019 +48.62% +38.96%
2018 +2.46% −0.13%
2017 +37.08% +32.66%
2016 +13.77% +7.10%
2015 +5.05% +9.44%
2014 +18.02% +19.18%
2013 +30.97% +36.63%
2012 +13.96% +18.11%
2011 +0.54% +3.38%
2010 +12.78% +19.91%
2009 +61.89% +54.70%
2008 −42.82% −41.73%
2007 +14.78% +19.03%
2006 +8.85% +7.15%
2005 +3.00% +1.56%
2004 −2.86% +10.54%
2003 — +49.67%
2002 — −37.37%
2001 — −33.34%
2000 — −36.11%
1999 — +78.95%