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Total Real Returns

QQQ,SMH,VGT: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Fri 2004-01-30? to Mon 2026-04-20 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
QQQ
×
+3.27%
2026-04-20
7.464 TRR
2026-04-20
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SMH
×
+26.21%
2026-04-20
0.3256 TRR
2026-04-20
VanEck Semiconductor ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
VGT
×
+5.17%
2026-04-20
9.45 TRR
2026-04-20
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Fri 2004-01-30? to Mon 2026-04-20 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
QQQ
×
+1,055.81%
+11.64%/yr
+13.21%/yr
(R2=0.942)
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SMH
×
+2,186.64%
+15.12%/yr
+16.58%/yr
(R2=0.895)
VanEck Semiconductor ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
VGT
×
+845.02%
+10.64%/yr
+12.26%/yr
(R2=0.912)
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30? to Mon 2026-04-20 Start
Value
End
Value
QQQ
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$115,580.77
2026-04-20
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SMH
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$228,664.37
2026-04-20
VanEck Semiconductor ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
VGT
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$94,502.45
2026-04-20
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year QQQ SMH VGT
2026 (YTD) +3.27% +26.21% +5.17%
2025 +17.63% +45.28% +18.13%
2024 +22.06% +35.21% +24.97%
2023 +49.84% +67.75% +46.76%
2022 −36.67% −37.57% −34.45%
2021 +19.04% +32.79% +21.10%
2020 +46.62% +53.44% +42.74%
2019 +35.85% +60.77% +43.71%
2018 −1.99% −10.75% −0.47%
2017 +29.92% +35.61% +32.96%
2016 +4.93% +32.79% +10.11%
2015 +8.64% −1.05% +3.06%
2014 +18.29% +29.24% +15.98%
2013 +34.60% +31.32% +27.81%
2012 +16.11% +10.02% +10.86%
2011 +0.40% +6.06% −3.03%
2010 +18.14% +19.28% +10.54%
2009 +50.58% +63.92% +56.98%
2008 −41.77% −43.83% −43.35%
2007 +14.35% +2.67% +9.99%
2006 +4.51% −9.06% +5.95%
2005 −1.79% +7.24% −0.59%
2004 +7.03% −21.88% −6.55%
2003 +46.92% +84.28%
2002 −38.83% −48.23%
2001 −34.35% −15.82%
2000 −38.21% −98.24%
1999 +75.07%

Drawdowns

Fri 2004-01-30? to Mon 2026-04-20 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
QQQ
×
−0.34% −54.46%
2008-11-20
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SMH
×
−0.07% −65.00%
2008-11-20
VanEck Semiconductor ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
VGT
×
−0.95% −55.78%
2008-11-20
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund