All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

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

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
QQQ × 		+1,170.30%
+11.91%/yr 		+13.32%/yr
R2=0.945
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
VGT × 		+1,223.82%
+12.11%/yr 		+13.40%/yr
R2=0.922
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Start
Value 		End
Value
QQQ × 		$10,000.00
2004-01-30 		$127,030.49
2026-09-04
VGT × 		$10,000.00
2004-01-30 		$132,382.33
2026-09-04

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-04

  YTD YoY
QQQ × 		+13.50% +21.52%
VGT × 		+24.80% +35.17%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
QQQ × 		−3.51%
on 2026-09-04
from 2026-06-02 peak 		−54.46%
on 2008-11-20
from 2007-10-31 peak
VGT × 		−3.43%
on 2026-09-04
from 2026-06-02 peak 		−55.66%
on 2008-11-20
from 2007-10-31 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
QQQ × 		+21.52% +48.27%
+21.77%/yr 		+77.60%
+21.10%/yr 		+58.61%
+9.67%/yr 		+373.80%
+16.83%/yr
VGT × 		+35.17% +68.17%
+29.68%/yr 		+102.53%
+26.52%/yr 		+90.81%
+13.79%/yr 		+541.93%
+20.43%/yr

Annual Returns

Year QQQ VGT
2026 (YTD) +13.50% +24.80%
2025 +17.63% +18.60%
2024 +22.06% +25.68%
2023 +49.84% +47.71%
2022 −36.67% −33.97%
2021 +19.04% +21.87%
2020 +46.63% +44.08%
2019 +35.86% +45.30%
2018 −2.00% +0.54%
2017 +29.92% +34.25%
2016 +4.92% +11.46%
2015 +8.64% +4.28%
2014 +18.29% +17.14%
2013 +34.61% +29.03%
2012 +16.10% +12.01%
2011 +0.40% −2.36%
2010 +18.14% +11.11%
2009 +50.60% +57.60%
2008 −41.78% −42.87%
2007 +14.35% +10.27%
2006 +4.51% +6.18%
2005 −1.79% −0.42%
2004 +7.04% −5.48%
2003 +46.91% —
2002 −38.82% —
2001 −34.36% —
2000 −38.21% —
1999 +75.08% —