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Total Real Returns

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

Wed 1999-03-10? to Fri 2025-04-25 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
QQQ
×
−8.79%
2025-04-25
5.605 TRR
2025-04-25
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
NVDA
×
−18.54%
2025-04-25
1513.22 TRR
2025-04-25
NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
MSFT
×
−8.22%
2025-04-25
2235.31 TRR
2025-04-25
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
COST
×
+5.19%
2025-04-25
46.71 TRR
2025-04-25
Costco Wholesale Corp NASDAQ Common Stock

Returns

Wed 1999-03-10? to Fri 2025-04-25 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
QQQ
×
+460.50%
+6.82%/yr
+8.86%/yr
(R2=0.697)
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
NVDA
×
+137,732.13%
+31.87%/yr
+24.49%/yr
(R2=0.774)
NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
MSFT
×
+712.80%
+8.35%/yr
+10.92%/yr
(R2=0.698)
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
COST
×
+1,552.56%
+11.33%/yr
+12.71%/yr
(R2=0.905)
Costco Wholesale Corp NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1999-03-10? to Fri 2025-04-25 Start
Value
End
Value
QQQ
×
$10,000.00
1999-03-10
$56,050.29
2025-04-25
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
NVDA
×
$10,000.00
1999-03-10
$13,783,213.31
2025-04-25
NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
MSFT
×
$10,000.00
1999-03-10
$81,279.82
2025-04-25
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
COST
×
$10,000.00
1999-03-10
$165,256.22
2025-04-25
Costco Wholesale Corp NASDAQ Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year QQQ NVDA MSFT COST
2025 (YTD) −8.79% −18.54% −8.22% +5.19%
2024 +22.06% +163.65% +9.76% +35.71%
2023 +49.84% +227.98% +53.06% +44.17%
2022 −36.68% −53.28% −32.40% −23.97%
2021 +19.04% +110.68% +42.45% +41.84%
2020 +46.62% +119.25% +40.62% +30.88%
2019 +35.86% +72.99% +54.03% +42.44%
2018 −2.00% −32.11% +18.54% +8.53%
2017 +29.92% +78.19% +37.82% +19.84%
2016 +4.92% +220.39% +12.75% −1.76%
2015 +8.64% +65.90% +21.80% +18.08%
2014 +18.29% +26.45% +26.60% +19.56%
2013 +34.61% +31.52% +42.16% +20.03%
2012 +16.10% −12.46% +3.96% +26.20%
2011 +0.40% −12.60% −7.25% +13.38%
2010 +18.14% −18.77% −7.89% +21.86%
2009 +50.58% +125.29% +56.18% +11.28%
2008 −41.78% −76.29% −44.43% −24.05%
2007 +14.34% +32.42% +16.07% +27.98%
2006 +4.53% +97.47% +13.00% +5.26%
2005 −1.79% +50.07% −4.21% −0.24%
2004 +7.02% −1.66% +5.66% +27.01%
2003 +46.90% +97.75% +4.84% +30.06%
2002 −38.82% −83.19% −23.75% −38.24%
2001 −34.36% +302.04% +50.41% +9.43%
2000 −38.21% +35.03% −64.07% −15.33%
1999 +75.08% +132.69% +63.98% +23.10%
1998 +111.16% +59.17%
1997 +53.86% +74.68%
1996 +82.22% +59.51%
1995 +40.01% +15.46%
1994 +47.68% −34.88%
1993 −8.08% +3.43%
1992 +11.85% −29.93%
1991 +115.16% +24.24%
1990 +63.03% −20.04%
1989 +56.09% +21.67%
1988 −5.96% +9.68%
1987 +115.32% −4.28%
1986 +70.17% −26.24%

Drawdowns

Wed 1999-03-10? to Fri 2025-04-25 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
QQQ
×
−13.23% −83.94%
2002-10-09
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
NVDA
×
−26.70% −89.97%
2002-10-09
NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
MSFT
×
−17.31% −75.73%
2009-03-09
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock
COST
×
−9.82% −55.88%
2002-12-24
Costco Wholesale Corp NASDAQ Common Stock