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

Total Real Returns

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

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2013-12-12💬 to Mon 2026-09-14 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
QYLD × 		+104.95%
+5.79%/yr 		+4.72%/yr
R2=0.820
Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ × 		+544.04%
+15.72%/yr 		+15.31%/yr
R2=0.951
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2013-12-12💬 to Mon 2026-09-14 Start
Value 		End
Value
QYLD × 		$10,000.00
2013-12-12 		$20,494.62
2026-09-14
QQQ × 		$10,000.00
2013-12-12 		$64,403.53
2026-09-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-14

  YTD YoY
QYLD × 		+8.55% +17.76%
QQQ × 		+11.80% +17.45%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
QYLD × 		−0.33%
on 2026-09-14
from 2026-09-08 peak 		−29.57%
on 2022-10-14
from 2021-11-19 peak
QQQ × 		−4.96%
on 2026-09-14
from 2026-06-02 peak 		−39.59%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-11-19 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-09-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
QYLD × 		+17.76% +22.48%
+10.67%/yr 		+38.33%
+11.42%/yr 		+20.13%
+3.74%/yr 		+86.34%
+6.42%/yr
QQQ × 		+17.45% +41.59%
+18.99%/yr 		+75.28%
+20.57%/yr 		+59.02%
+9.72%/yr 		+372.31%
+16.79%/yr

Annual Returns

Year QYLD QQQ
2026 (YTD) +8.55% +11.80%
2025 +6.46% +17.63%
2024 +16.01% +22.06%
2023 +18.81% +49.84%
2022 −23.99% −36.67%
2021 +3.15% +19.04%
2020 +7.26% +46.63%
2019 +19.95% +35.86%
2018 −4.88% −2.00%
2017 +16.33% +29.92%
2016 +2.64% +4.92%
2015 +6.39% +8.64%
2014 +3.47% +18.29%
2013 +2.00% +34.61%
2012 — +16.10%
2011 — +0.40%
2010 — +18.14%
2009 — +50.60%
2008 — −41.78%
2007 — +14.35%
2006 — +4.51%
2005 — −1.80%
2004 — +7.05%
2003 — +46.91%
2002 — −38.82%
2001 — −34.36%
2000 — −38.21%
1999 — +75.08%