Feb 11, 2010 – Nov 12, 2026, TQQQ sets the start date
Growth of $10,000
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Key metrics · Feb 11, 2010 – Nov 12, 2026
| Return | TQQQ | QQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Final balance | $2,918,340 | $181,694 |
| Total return | +29,083.40% | +1,716.94% |
| CAGR | +40.34% | +18.90% |
| Calendar years | TQQQ | QQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Best year | +198.05% | +54.86% |
| Worst year | −79.09% | −32.58% |
| Positive years | 12 of 15 | 13 of 15 |
| Risk | TQQQ | QQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown | −81.66% | −35.12% |
| Longest drawdown | 3 years | 2 years |
| Volatility (daily, annualized) | 61.34% | 20.72% |
| Risk-adjusted | TQQQ | QQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Sharpe ratio | 0.86 | 0.94 |
| Sortino ratio | 1.22 | 1.34 |
| Calmar ratio | 0.49 | 0.54 |
Trailing returns · Feb 11, 2010 – Nov 12, 2026
| Period | TQQQ | QQQ | TQQQ − QQQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| YTD | +14.25% | +12.40% | +1.85% |
| 1Y | +8.16% | +11.32% | −3.16% |
| 3Y | +44.77% | +22.75% | +22.02% |
| 5Y | +8.77% | +12.43% | −3.66% |
| 10Y | +38.28% | +20.34% | +17.94% |
| 15Y | +40.16% | +18.97% | +21.19% |
Rolling returns · Feb 11, 2010 – Nov 12, 2026
| Period | TQQQ median | QQQ median | More often ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | +54.63% | +21.77% | TQQQ 76% |
| 3Y | +45.71% | +18.21% | TQQQ 84% |
| 5Y | +38.44% | +17.89% | TQQQ 97% |
| 10Y | +38.48% | +18.79% | TQQQ 100% |
Worst drawdowns · TQQQ · Feb 11, 2010 – Nov 12, 2026
| Decline | Peak | Bottom | Recovered | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −81.7% | Nov 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2024 | 3 years |
| −69.9% | Feb 2020 | Mar 2020 | Jul 2020 | 5 months |
| −58.1% | Aug 2018 | Dec 2018 | Nov 2019 | 1.2 years |
| −58.0% | Dec 2024 | Apr 2025 | Aug 2025 | 8 months |
| −44.5% | Jul 2015 | Feb 2016 | Sep 2016 | 1.2 years |
| Decline | Peak | Bottom | Recovered | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −35.1% | Dec 2021 | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | 2 years |
| −28.6% | Feb 2020 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | 3 months |
| −22.8% | Aug 2018 | Dec 2018 | Apr 2019 | 7 months |
| −22.8% | Feb 2025 | Apr 2025 | Jun 2025 | 4 months |
| −16.1% | Dec 2015 | Feb 2016 | Jul 2016 | 8 months |
Annual returns
| Year | TQQQ | QQQ | TQQQ − QQQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +118.06% | +32.66% | +85.40% |
| 2018 | −19.79% | −0.13% | −19.66% |
| 2019 | +133.83% | +38.96% | +94.87% |
| 2020 | +110.05% | +48.62% | +61.43% |
| 2021 | +82.98% | +27.42% | +55.56% |
| 2022 | −79.09% | −32.58% | −46.51% |
| 2023 | +198.05% | +54.86% | +143.19% |
| 2024 | +58.27% | +25.58% | +32.69% |
| 2025 | +34.35% | +20.77% | +13.58% |
| 2026to Nov 12 | +14.25% | +12.40% | +1.85% |
About TQQQ vs QQQ
TQQQ, a ProShares fund, aims for three times the Nasdaq-100's return each day, using swaps and futures. The leverage resets daily, so over longer periods its return can land far from three times QQQ's, helped by steady trends and hurt by choppy markets. QQQ holds the Nasdaq-100 stocks without leverage.
TQQQ returned 40.3% a year from Feb 2010 to Nov 2026, against 18.9% for QQQ. Both fell furthest in 2021–2022, TQQQ by 81.7% and QQQ by 35.1%. TQQQ beat QQQ in 12 of 15 full years and in every rolling 10-year period.
Uses daily closing prices with dividends reinvested. Fund fees are included, but not taxes or trading costs. The comparison starts on Feb 11, 2010, when TQQQ's prices begin.