All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
SQQQ real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, SQQQ returned −55.87% over the past year and −45.32% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 11, 2010, SQQQ is down −100.00% in real purchasing-power return, or −47.38%/yr.
Data ending Thu Aug. 27, 2026
| Thu 2010-02-11💬 to Thu 2026-08-27 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQQQ × |
−100.00%
−47.38%/yr |
−50.95%/yr
R2=0.970 |
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| ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Thu 2010-02-11💬 to Thu 2026-08-27 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| SQQQ × |
$10,000.00
2010-02-11 |
$0.24
2026-08-27 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| SQQQ × | −45.32% | −55.87% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| SQQQ × |
−100.00%
on 2026-08-27 |
−100.00%
on 2026-06-15 |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-27 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQQQ × | −55.87% |
−80.03% −55.31%/yr |
−91.40% −55.85%/yr |
−95.89% −47.18%/yr |
−99.98% −56.38%/yr |
| Year | SQQQ |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −45.32% |
| 2025 | −54.27% |
| 2024 | −51.20% |
| 2023 | −74.46% |
| 2022 | +71.32% |
| 2021 | −63.44% |
| 2020 | −86.58% |
| 2019 | −66.68% |
| 2018 | −22.32% |
| 2017 | −59.53% |
| 2016 | −31.55% |
| 2015 | −37.95% |
| 2014 | −48.40% |
| 2013 | −56.89% |
| 2012 | −1.70% |
| 2011 | −2.88% |
| 2010 | −1.13% |