How much would $1,000 invested in QQQ be worth today?

$1,000 invested in QQQ on October 12, 2016 would be worth $6,809 on October 12, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 21.1% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the QQQ calculator go?

QQQ data begins March 10, 1999, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 27 years, 7 months of history.

Does this include dividends?

Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

If You Invested $1,000 in QQQ: What It Would Be Worth Today

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QQQ

$746.04-0.70%

as of close, Oct 12, 2026

☾ AH $746.04 -0.70%

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Your investment#

How much

All at once, on the start date

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Bought at that day's close

End

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Latest close, Oct 12, 2026

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Result#

$1,000Oct 12, 2016$6,809Oct 12, 20266.8×your money

$1,000 invested in QQQ on October 12, 2016 was worth $6,809 on October 12, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 21.1% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 6.8 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,263 in the S&P 500: QQQ beat the S&P 500.

Price only$6,354if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−35.1%Dec 27, 2021 to Nov 3, 2022

At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate

Gain$5,809on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 95% of all 212 periods of 10 years since 1999.

Your dates

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Worst: −8.3% a year, Feb 2000 to Feb 2010Best: 22.8% a year, Dec 2011 to Dec 2021

One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in QQQ, October 12, 2016 to October 12, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500A low

$2,322 · Nov 2022$1,484 · Mar 2020$1,247 · Dec 2018$3,771 · Apr 2025$

$0$1,000$2,000$3,000$4,000$5,000$6,000$6,809

20182020202220242026

How far QQQ was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −35.1% from Dec 27, 2021 to Nov 3, 2022, back to the high by Dec 13, 2023.

−35.1% from its high−28.6% from its high−22.8% from its high−22.8% from its high

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Your one buy. $1,000 on October 12, 2016, worth $6,809 on October 12, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

6.8×paid

What $1,000 would be worth on October 12, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to October 12, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

Your start

$1,000$2,000$5,000$10k$20k

200020052010201520202025

$1,000 invested in QQQ, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Oct 12, 2026, dividends reinvested.

Started	Worth Oct 12, 2026	Multiple	A year (CAGR)	Same in the S&P 500
2017	$6,668	6.7×	21.4%	$4,021
2018	$4,984	5.0×	20.1%	$3,306
2019	$5,058	5.1×	23.2%	$3,485
2020	$3,594	3.6×	20.8%	$2,634
2021	$2,494	2.5×	17.2%	$2,278
2022	$1,911	1.9×	14.5%	$1,735
2023	$2,881	2.9×	32.4%	$2,142
2024	$1,880	1.9×	25.5%	$1,700
2025	$1,475	1.5×	24.5%	$1,357
2026	$1,221	1.2×	—	$1,148

Methodology#

A buy is made at the start date's close, or the next session's when the market was closed that day, and valued at the end date's close; a monthly or yearly plan buys on the same day of each month or year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. QQQ data begins March 10, 1999; values as of October 12, 2026 and refresh daily. The ranking compares month-end to month-end periods. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

See the live QQQ chart and fundamentals on the QQQ quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in QQQ be worth today?: $1,000 invested in QQQ on October 12, 2016 would be worth $6,809 on October 12, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 21.1% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the QQQ calculator go?: QQQ data begins March 10, 1999, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 27 years, 7 months of history.
Does this include dividends?: Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

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