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QQQ · Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Over the last 15 years (2011-10 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in QQQ with dividends reinvested grew to $152,455, 19.80% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -32.58%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-10 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How QQQ held up in past market crashes
QQQ has been through 5 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 83.0% in the Dot-com bust, when the S&P 500 fell 49.1%. It took 13.9 years from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | QQQ deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | -83.0% | -49.1% | Mar 2000 to Oct 2002 | 13.9 years |
| 2008 financial crisis | -53.6% | -56.5% | Oct 2007 to Nov 2008 | 2.1 years |
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -22.9% | -20.2% | Oct 2018 to Dec 2018 | 4 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -28.6% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 3 months |
| 2022 bear market | -34.6% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 | 14 months |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 is an exchange-traded fund that provides exposure to the Nasdaq-100 Index by holding the stocks included in that benchmark. The fund is designed to reflect the performance of 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, with a strong emphasis on growth-oriented businesses.
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