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Total Real Returns

IWM vs. QQQ vs. SPY: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2000-05-26💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
IWM
×
+337.66%
+5.76%/yr
+6.20%/yr
R2=0.885
iShares Russell 2000 ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ
×
+484.72%
+6.93%/yr
+10.81%/yr
R2=0.838
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+359.23%
+5.95%/yr
+7.14%/yr
R2=0.847
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2000-05-26💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Start
Value
End
Value
IWM
×
$10,000.00
2000-05-26
$43,766.33
2026-10-09
QQQ
×
$10,000.00
2000-05-26
$58,472.04
2026-10-09
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2000-05-26
$45,923.12
2026-10-09

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-09

  YTD YoY
IWM
×
+9.97% +11.02%
QQQ
×
+18.29% +19.38%
SPY
×
+10.91% +13.25%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
IWM
×
−8.82%
on 2026-10-09
from 2026-08-14 peak
−59.82%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-07-09 peak
QQQ
×
−1.13%
on 2026-10-09
from 2026-10-06 peak
−81.34%
on 2002-10-09
from 2000-09-01 peak
SPY
×
−0.20%
on 2026-10-09
from 2026-08-13 peak
−57.85%
on 2009-03-09
from 2000-09-01 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
IWM
×
+11.02% +22.55%
+10.70%/yr
+51.73%
+14.91%/yr
+9.50%
+1.83%/yr
+84.88%
+6.34%/yr
QQQ
×
+19.38% +44.37%
+20.16%/yr
+90.82%
+24.03%/yr
+75.25%
+11.87%/yr
+388.17%
+17.18%/yr
SPY
×
+13.25% +29.49%
+13.79%/yr
+70.96%
+19.57%/yr
+55.46%
+9.23%/yr
+204.56%
+11.78%/yr

Annual Returns

Year IWM QQQ SPY
2026 (YTD) +9.97% +18.29% +10.91%
2025 +9.72% +17.63% +14.65%
2024 +8.26% +22.06% +21.39%
2023 +13.04% +49.84% +22.09%
2022 −25.31% −36.67% −23.15%
2021 +7.01% +19.04% +20.27%
2020 +18.42% +46.63% +16.74%
2019 +22.59% +35.86% +28.29%
2018 −12.78% −2.00% −6.35%
2017 +12.21% +29.92% +19.19%
2016 +19.12% +4.92% +9.73%
2015 −5.17% +8.64% +0.50%
2014 +4.25% +18.29% +12.61%
2013 +36.65% +34.61% +30.35%
2012 +14.71% +16.10% +14.01%
2011 −7.18% +0.40% −1.04%
2010 +25.05% +18.14% +13.36%
2009 +25.08% +50.60% +23.01%
2008 −34.22% −41.78% −36.85%
2007 −5.63% +14.35% +1.01%
2006 +15.37% +4.51% +13.00%
2005 +1.00% −1.80% +1.35%
2004 +14.33% +7.05% +7.21%
2003 +45.17% +46.91% +25.82%
2002 −22.22% −38.82% −23.41%
2001 +0.23% −34.36% −13.10%
2000 +4.07% −38.21% −12.70%
1999 — +75.08% +17.24%
1998 — — +26.65%
1997 — — +31.24%
1996 — — +18.63%
1995 — — +34.61%
1994 — — −2.22%
1993 — — +6.22%