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Total Real Returns

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

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2010-02-11💬 to Tue 2026-08-04 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
SPY
×
+518.19%
+11.69%/yr
+10.79%/yr
R2=0.973
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ
×
+1,134.68%
+16.48%/yr
+15.80%/yr
R2=0.976
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
TQQQ
×
+23,435.51%
+39.30%/yr
+36.94%/yr
R2=0.941
ProShares UltraPro QQQ NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2010-02-11💬 to Tue 2026-08-04 Start
Value
End
Value
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2010-02-11
$61,818.55
2026-08-04
QQQ
×
$10,000.00
2010-02-11
$123,468.18
2026-08-04
TQQQ
×
$10,000.00
2010-02-11
$2,353,550.78
2026-08-04

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-04

  YTD YoY
SPY
×
+9.97% +19.17%
QQQ
×
+14.22% +24.35%
TQQQ
×
+37.79% +66.09%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
SPY
×

on 2026-08-04
−33.67%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-19 peak
QQQ
×
−2.89%
on 2026-08-04
from 2026-06-02 peak
−39.59%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-11-19 peak
TQQQ
×
−14.03%
on 2026-08-04
from 2026-06-02 peak
−82.86%
on 2022-12-28
from 2021-11-19 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-08-04 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
SPY
×
+19.17% +39.10%
+17.94%/yr
+63.57%
+17.82%/yr
+53.21%
+8.91%/yr
+200.52%
+11.63%/yr
QQQ
×
+24.35% +53.01%
+23.70%/yr
+80.70%
+21.80%/yr
+65.46%
+10.60%/yr
+382.34%
+17.04%/yr
TQQQ
×
+66.09% +143.67%
+56.10%/yr
+243.52%
+50.89%/yr
+88.64%
+13.53%/yr
+2,173.02%
+36.67%/yr

Annual Returns

Year SPY QQQ TQQQ
2026 (YTD) +9.97% +14.22% +37.79%
2025 +14.65% +17.63% +30.86%
2024 +21.39% +22.06% +53.83%
2023 +22.09% +49.84% +188.39%
2022 −23.15% −36.67% −80.36%
2021 +20.27% +19.04% +70.95%
2020 +16.74% +46.63% +107.23%
2019 +28.29% +35.86% +128.61%
2018 −6.35% −2.00% −21.29%
2017 +19.19% +29.92% +113.55%
2016 +9.73% +4.92% +9.12%
2015 +0.50% +8.64% +16.38%
2014 +12.61% +18.29% +55.91%
2013 +30.35% +34.61% +136.19%
2012 +14.01% +16.10% +49.69%
2011 −1.04% +0.40% −10.71%
2010 +13.36% +18.14% +76.06%
2009 +23.01% +50.60%
2008 −36.85% −41.78%
2007 +1.01% +14.35%
2006 +13.00% +4.51%
2005 +1.35% −1.79%
2004 +7.21% +7.04%
2003 +25.82% +46.91%
2002 −23.40% −38.82%
2001 −13.10% −34.36%
2000 −12.70% −38.21%
1999 +17.24% +75.08%
1998 +26.65%
1997 +31.24%
1996 +18.63%
1995 +34.61%
1994 −2.22%
1993 +6.22%