All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
QQQ real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, QQQ returned +23.09% over the past year and +14.06% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 10, 1999, QQQ is up +724.43% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.00%/yr, and is currently −3.03% below its real total-return high on Jun. 2, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 7, 2026
| Wed 1999-03-10💬 to Fri 2026-08-07 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQQ × |
+724.43%
+8.00%/yr |
+9.40%/yr
R2=0.737 |
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| Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Wed 1999-03-10💬 to Fri 2026-08-07 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| QQQ × |
$10,000.00
1999-03-10 |
$82,443.48
2026-08-07 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| QQQ × | +14.06% | +23.09% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| QQQ × |
−3.03%
on 2026-08-07 from 2026-06-02 peak |
−83.94%
on 2002-10-09 from 2000-03-24 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-07 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQQ × | +23.09% |
+57.73% +25.59%/yr |
+79.00% +21.42%/yr |
+64.93% +10.53%/yr |
+377.09% +16.91%/yr |
| Year | QQQ |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +14.06% |
| 2025 | +17.63% |
| 2024 | +22.06% |
| 2023 | +49.84% |
| 2022 | −36.67% |
| 2021 | +19.04% |
| 2020 | +46.63% |
| 2019 | +35.86% |
| 2018 | −2.00% |
| 2017 | +29.92% |
| 2016 | +4.92% |
| 2015 | +8.64% |
| 2014 | +18.29% |
| 2013 | +34.61% |
| 2012 | +16.10% |
| 2011 | +0.40% |
| 2010 | +18.14% |
| 2009 | +50.60% |
| 2008 | −41.78% |
| 2007 | +14.35% |
| 2006 | +4.51% |
| 2005 | −1.79% |
| 2004 | +7.04% |
| 2003 | +46.91% |
| 2002 | −38.82% |
| 2001 | −34.36% |
| 2000 | −38.21% |
| 1999 | +75.08% |
