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TQQQ · Proshares Ultrapro Qqq

Over the last 15 years (2011-09 to 2026-09), $10,000 invested in TQQQ with dividends reinvested grew to $2,186,430, 42.93% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -78.97%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.

Growth of $10,000 · 2011-09 to 2026-09 · dividends reinvested

CAGR (annualized return)
42.93%
Volatility (annualized)
54.75%
Worst drawdown
-78.97%
Sharpe ratio
0.90

How TQQQ held up in past market crashes

TQQQ has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 78.8% in the 2022 bear market, when the S&P 500 fell 25.4%. It took 2.2 years from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.

Deepest price fall and recovery time of TQQQ in each market crash, next to the S&P 500
CrashTQQQ deepest fallS&P 500 (SPY)Peak to bottomBack to peak
2018 fourth-quarter selloff-57.5%-20.2%Oct 2018 to Dec 201810 months
2020 COVID crash-69.9%-34.1%Feb 2020 to Mar 20204 months
2022 bear market-78.8%-25.4%Jan 2022 to Oct 20222.2 years

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 TQQQ

ProShares UltraPro QQQ is a leveraged exchange-traded fund designed to provide three times the daily performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index. The fund uses derivatives and related instruments to seek amplified exposure to a basket of 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on Nasdaq, with a portfolio that is heavily concentrated in technology and other growth-oriented sectors. ProShares UltraPro QQQ is used by market participants seeking short-term, tactical exposure to large-cap U.S. innovation leaders through a single traded vehicle. As an ETF, it combines intraday tradability with diversified index-based exposure, while its leveraged structure makes it a distinct instrument within the broader equity market.

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