Nasdaq-100 total returns by year (including dividends)
From QQQ's prices. Not supplied or endorsed by Nasdaq.
As of market close, Nov 13, 2026
Every year since 2000#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataCalendar-year returns with each year's path and its dividend contribution (dividend return = total minus price return). Every year has a direct link you can bookmark or share.
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| Year | Start | End | Path | Dividend | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $614.31 | $679.89 | chart → | 0.4% | +11.1% |
| 2025 | $511.23 | $614.31 | chart → | 0.6% | +20.8% |
| 2024 | $409.52 | $511.23 | chart → | 0.7% | +25.6% |
| 2023 | $266.28 | $409.52 | chart → | 1.1% | +54.9% |
| 2022 | $397.85 | $266.28 | chart → | 0.5% | -32.6% |
| 2021 | $313.74 | $397.85 | chart → | 0.6% | +27.4% |
| 2020 | $212.61 | $313.74 | chart → | 1.1% | +48.6% |
| 2019 | $154.26 | $212.61 | chart → | 1.1% | +39.0% |
| 2018 | $155.76 | $154.26 | chart → | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | $118.48 | $155.76 | chart → | 1.2% | +32.7% |
| 2016 | $111.86 | $118.48 | chart → | 1.2% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | $103.25 | $111.86 | chart → | 1.1% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | $87.96 | $103.25 | chart → | 1.8% | +19.2% |
| 2013 | $65.13 | $87.96 | chart → | 1.6% | +36.6% |
| 2012 | $55.83 | $65.13 | chart → | 0.3% | +16.9% |
| 2011 | $54.46 | $55.83 | chart → | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | $45.75 | $54.46 | chart → | 0.0% | +19.0% |
| 2009 | $29.74 | $45.75 | chart → | 0.0% | +53.8% |
| 2008 | $51.22 | $29.74 | chart → | 0.0% | -41.9% |
| 2007 | $43.16 | $51.22 | chart → | 0.0% | +18.7% |
| 2006 | $40.41 | $43.16 | chart → | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | $39.92 | $40.41 | chart → | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | $36.46 | $39.92 | chart → | 0.0% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | $24.37 | $36.46 | chart → | 0.0% | +49.6% |
| 2002 | $38.91 | $24.37 | chart → | 0.0% | -37.4% |
| 2001 | $58.38 | $38.91 | chart → | 0.0% | -33.3% |
| 2000 | $91.38 | $58.38 | chart → | 0.0% | -36.1% |
- Annualized
- +10.2%
- 2000–2026
- Positive years
- 20/26
- 77% up
Total return by period#
Methodology#
Total returns, dividends reinvested, measured on QQQ. Annualized return is the compound annual growth rate; the current year is year-to-date. Past performance does not predict future returns.
FAQ#
- What is Nasdaq-100's average annual return?
- Since 2000, the Nasdaq-100 (proxied by QQQ, dividends reinvested) has returned about 10.2% a year (the compound annual growth rate) and an average calendar-year return of 12.2%.
- What were Nasdaq-100's best and worst years?
- Over 2000–2026, the best year was 2023 (+54.9%) and the worst was 2008 (-41.9%).
- How often is Nasdaq-100 up in a year?
- 20 of the 26 full years since 2000 were positive — about 77% of the time.
More on Nasdaq-100
- Yearly charts+20.8%
- Trailing returns+12.3%
- YTD return+11.1%
- Return calculator$1,775
- Average return10%?
- Companies & weights101
- Stock performance101
- P/E ratio34.3
Sources
- QQQ's prices and dividends: The fund's market prices and dividends, licensed from Twelve Data.
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