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Total Real Returns

MSFT,QQQ,NVDA: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Wed 1999-03-10? to Fri 2026-05-08 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
MSFT
×
−15.85%
2026-05-08
2308.95 TRR
2026-05-08
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
QQQ
×
+13.39%
2026-05-08
8.196 TRR
2026-05-08
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
NVDA
×
+12.87%
2026-05-08
2836.36 TRR
2026-05-08
NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Returns

Wed 1999-03-10? to Fri 2026-05-08 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
MSFT
×
+739.90%
+8.15%/yr
+11.45%/yr
(R2=0.730)
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
QQQ
×
+719.56%
+8.05%/yr
+9.29%/yr
(R2=0.730)
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
NVDA
×
+258,250.64%
+33.54%/yr
+26.34%/yr
(R2=0.793)
NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1999-03-10? to Fri 2026-05-08 Start
Value
End
Value
MSFT
×
$10,000.00
1999-03-10
$83,990.09
2026-05-08
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
QQQ
×
$10,000.00
1999-03-10
$81,956.26
2026-05-08
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
NVDA
×
$10,000.00
1999-03-10
$25,835,063.72
2026-05-08
NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year MSFT QQQ NVDA
2026 (YTD) −15.85% +13.39% +12.87%
2025 +12.57% +17.63% +35.30%
2024 +9.76% +22.06% +163.65%
2023 +53.07% +49.84% +228.03%
2022 −32.40% −36.68% −53.29%
2021 +42.45% +19.04% +110.66%
2020 +40.62% +46.63% +119.31%
2019 +54.22% +35.86% +72.99%
2018 +18.54% −2.00% −32.11%
2017 +37.82% +29.92% +78.22%
2016 +12.74% +4.92% +220.35%
2015 +21.80% +8.64% +65.88%
2014 +26.61% +18.29% +26.45%
2013 +42.16% +34.61% +31.55%
2012 +3.98% +16.10% −12.47%
2011 −7.27% +0.40% −12.60%
2010 −7.90% +18.14% −18.78%
2009 +56.22% +50.60% +125.40%
2008 −44.44% −41.78% −76.30%
2007 +16.09% +14.35% +32.46%
2006 +12.99% +4.51% +97.46%
2005 −4.22% −1.79% +50.02%
2004 +5.69% +7.04% −1.62%
2003 +4.85% +46.91% +97.87%
2002 −23.77% −38.82% −83.20%
2001 +50.41% −34.36% +302.25%
2000 −64.07% −38.21% +35.04%
1999 +63.96% +75.08% +132.47%
1998 +111.20%
1997 +53.81%
1996 +82.27%
1995 +40.00%
1994 +47.68%
1993 −8.09%
1992 +11.87%
1991 +115.15%
1990 +63.01%
1989 +56.12%
1988 −5.98%
1987 +115.35%
1986 +70.10%

Drawdowns

Wed 1999-03-10? to Fri 2026-05-08 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
MSFT
×
−24.68% −75.74%
2009-03-09
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
QQQ
×
0.00% −83.94%
2002-10-09
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
NVDA
×
−0.75% −89.97%
2002-10-09
NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock