QQQ Return Calculator
Live Invesco QQQ Trust data, historical backtests since 1999, and a growth projection at its long-term average return.
About Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ is the Invesco QQQ Trust, an ETF that tracks the Nasdaq-100 index. Launched in March 1999, it holds the 100 largest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq and is heavily weighted toward technology. It is the most popular way to get concentrated exposure to companies like Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia and Amazon.
- Launched
- March 10, 1999
- Tracks
- Nasdaq-100 Index
- Expense ratio
- 0.20%
- Issuer
- Invesco
Hypothetical growth
What an investment in QQQ could grow to if it keeps earning its long-term average return.
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Frequently asked questions
QQQ vs QQQM: what is the difference?+
Both track the Nasdaq-100 and are run by Invesco. QQQM charges 0.15% versus QQQ's 0.20% and is designed for buy-and-hold investors. QQQ has much higher trading volume and a large options market. For a long-term position QQQM is slightly cheaper; the historical returns are the same.
Is QQQ riskier than the S&P 500?+
Yes. QQQ is concentrated in about 100 growth stocks with a heavy technology weighting, so it has been roughly 20 to 30% more volatile than the S&P 500 and fell far more in the 2000 to 2002 and 2022 bear markets. In exchange it has delivered higher returns over most 10-year periods since 2003.
Does this QQQ calculator include dividends?+
Yes. All historical figures use QQQ's adjusted closing price, which accounts for stock splits and assumes every dividend was reinvested on the payment date. This is the standard way to measure total return.
Where does the QQQ price data come from?+
Historical and live prices for the ETF are fetched from a market data feed and cached for one hour, so the numbers on this page track the current market with at most a short delay. The backtest uses daily data for periods under five years and weekly data for longer periods.
What annual return does the hypothetical growth section use?+
It starts at QQQ's actual average annual return over all available history (since 1999), the same figure as the "Since inception" row of the "If you invested" table. The "Losses and gains" section above it shows the longest stretch it stayed below a previous high and its best and worst calendar years, as a reminder of how uneven the ride to that average was. Past returns are not a forecast, so change the rate to test more conservative or optimistic scenarios. Remember that inflation of around 2% to 3% per year reduces the real purchasing power of any nominal projection.