Nasdaq-100
IndexMarket proxy QQQ$710.641D +0.61%as of market close, Aug 25, 2026
Nasdaq-100 returns by year
Nasdaq-100 has returned +10.4% annually (CAGR) since 2000. Calendar-year, monthly and weekly total returns for the Nasdaq-100 (proxied by QQQ, dividends reinvested) below, through August 25, 2026 — the most recent year is year-to-date.
Annualized (CAGR)
+10.4%
2000–2026
Average year
+12.2%
26 full years
Best year
+54.9%
2023
Worst year
-41.9%
2008
Positive years
20/26
77% up
Nasdaq-100 returns by year (2000–2026)#
Calendar-year returns with each year's path and its dividend contribution (dividend return = total minus price return).
| Year | Start price | End price | Path | Dividend | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $614.31 | $710.64 | +0.3% | +16.0% | |
| 2025 | $511.23 | $614.31 | +0.6% | +20.8% | |
| 2024 | $409.52 | $511.23 | +0.7% | +25.6% | |
| 2023 | $266.28 | $409.52 | +1.1% | +54.9% | |
| 2022 | $397.85 | $266.28 | +0.5% | -32.6% | |
| 2021 | $313.74 | $397.85 | +0.6% | +27.4% | |
| 2020 | $212.61 | $313.74 | +1.1% | +48.6% | |
| 2019 | $154.26 | $212.61 | +1.1% | +39.0% | |
| 2018 | $155.76 | $154.26 | +0.8% | -0.1% | |
| 2017 | $118.48 | $155.76 | +1.2% | +32.7% | |
| 2016 | $111.86 | $118.48 | +1.2% | +7.1% | |
| 2015 | $103.25 | $111.86 | +1.1% | +9.4% | |
| 2014 | $87.96 | $103.25 | +1.8% | +19.2% | |
| 2013 | $65.13 | $87.96 | +1.6% | +36.6% | |
| 2012 | $55.83 | $65.13 | +0.3% | +16.9% | |
| 2011 | $54.46 | $55.83 | +0.0% | +2.5% | |
| 2010 | $45.75 | $54.46 | +0.0% | +19.0% | |
| 2009 | $29.74 | $45.75 | +0.0% | +53.8% | |
| 2008 | $51.22 | $29.74 | +0.0% | -41.9% | |
| 2007 | $43.16 | $51.22 | +0.0% | +18.7% | |
| 2006 | $40.41 | $43.16 | +0.0% | +6.8% | |
| 2005 | $39.92 | $40.41 | +0.0% | +1.2% | |
| 2004 | $36.46 | $39.92 | +0.0% | +9.5% | |
| 2003 | $24.37 | $36.46 | +0.0% | +49.6% | |
| 2002 | $38.91 | $24.37 | +0.0% | -37.4% | |
| 2001 | $58.38 | $38.91 | +0.0% | -33.3% | |
| 2000 | $91.38 | $58.38 | +0.0% | -36.1% |
Total return by period#
Annual
-40%-20%0%20%40%
2000-36%'00
2001-33%
2002-37%'02
2003+50%
2004+9.5%'04
2005+1.2%
2006+6.8%'06
2007+19%
2008-42%'08
2009+54%
2010+19%'10
2011+2.5%
2012+17%'12
2013+37%
2014+19%'14
2015+9.4%
2016+7.1%'16
2017+33%
2018-0.13%'18
2019+39%
2020+49%'20
2021+27%
2022-33%'22
2023+55%
2024+26%'24
2025+21%
2026+16%'26
Methodology#
Returns are total returns (dividends reinvested), computed from QQQ's split- and dividend-adjusted closes — a standard proxy for the Nasdaq-100. The bar chart switches between annual and monthly periods. Annualized return is the compound annual growth rate over the full period. The current year is year-to-date. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
FAQ#
- What is Nasdaq-100's average annual return?
- Since 2000, the Nasdaq-100 (proxied by QQQ, dividends reinvested) has returned about 10.4% 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.
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