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 Fri 2026-08-21 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
QYLD × 		+103.43%
+5.76%/yr 		+4.70%/yr
R2=0.818
Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ × 		+549.60%
+15.89%/yr 		+15.29%/yr
R2=0.950
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2013-12-12💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 Start
Value 		End
Value
QYLD × 		$10,000.00
2013-12-12 		$20,343.33
2026-08-21
QQQ × 		$10,000.00
2013-12-12 		$64,960.27
2026-08-21

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-21

  YTD YoY
QYLD × 		+7.75% +20.28%
QQQ × 		+12.76% +23.14%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
QYLD × 		—
on 2026-08-21 		−29.57%
on 2022-10-14
from 2021-11-19 peak
QQQ × 		−4.13%
on 2026-08-21
from 2026-06-02 peak 		−39.59%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-11-19 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-21 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
QYLD × 		+20.28% +22.55%
+10.70%/yr 		+38.94%
+11.59%/yr 		+20.87%
+3.86%/yr 		+84.77%
+6.33%/yr
QQQ × 		+23.14% +40.56%
+18.56%/yr 		+82.82%
+22.28%/yr 		+63.35%
+10.31%/yr 		+369.93%
+16.74%/yr

Annual Returns

Year QYLD QQQ
2026 (YTD) +7.75% +12.76%
2025 +6.46% +17.63%
2024 +16.01% +22.06%
2023 +18.81% +49.84%
2022 −23.98% −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 — −1.79%
2004 — +7.04%
2003 — +46.91%
2002 — −38.82%
2001 — −34.36%
2000 — −38.21%
1999 — +75.08%