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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 2026-10-06 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
SPY
×
+524.08%
+11.63%/yr
+10.81%/yr
R2=0.974
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ
×
+1,193.24%
+16.62%/yr
+15.82%/yr
R2=0.977
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
TQQQ
×
+26,374.13%
+39.81%/yr
+36.89%/yr
R2=0.943
ProShares UltraPro QQQ NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2010-02-11💬 to Tue 2026-10-06 Start
Value
End
Value
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2010-02-11
$62,408.48
2026-10-06
QQQ
×
$10,000.00
2010-02-11
$129,323.51
2026-10-06
TQQQ
×
$10,000.00
2010-02-11
$2,647,413.49
2026-10-06

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-06

  YTD YoY
SPY
×
+11.02% +13.29%
QQQ
×
+19.64% +21.35%
TQQQ
×
+54.99% +53.24%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
SPY
×
−0.11%
on 2026-10-06
from 2026-08-13 peak
−33.67%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-19 peak
QQQ
×
—
on 2026-10-06
−39.59%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-11-19 peak
TQQQ
×
−3.30%
on 2026-10-06
from 2026-06-02 peak
−82.86%
on 2022-12-28
from 2021-11-19 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-10-06 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
SPY
×
+13.29% +30.53%
+14.25%/yr
+72.23%
+19.87%/yr
+56.58%
+9.38%/yr
+203.79%
+11.75%/yr
QQQ
×
+21.35% +47.75%
+21.55%/yr
+94.00%
+24.72%/yr
+77.90%
+12.21%/yr
+392.66%
+17.29%/yr
TQQQ
×
+53.24% +123.55%
+49.52%/yr
+326.76%
+62.20%/yr
+129.78%
+18.10%/yr
+2,278.73%
+37.29%/yr

Annual Returns

Year SPY QQQ TQQQ
2026 (YTD) +11.02% +19.64% +54.99%
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% +113.54%
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% +49.71%
2011 −1.04% +0.40% −10.70%
2010 +13.36% +18.14% +76.01%
2009 +23.01% +50.60% —
2008 −36.85% −41.78% —
2007 +1.01% +14.35% —
2006 +13.00% +4.51% —
2005 +1.35% −1.80% —
2004 +7.21% +7.05% —
2003 +25.82% +46.91% —
2002 −23.41% −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% — —