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Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) ETF Analysis

QQQ

Expense ratio 0.18% Yield 0.42% Assets $498.95B Since March 10, 1999 Family Invesco

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$725.20

+$7.57 (+1.05%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, the annualized return for QQQ over 10 years is +20.71%.

QQQ charges an expense ratio of 0.18%.

QQQ has $498.95B in net assets.

QQQ Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 21, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	$100 becomes	$300 becomes
1 year	+19.17%	+19.17%	$119.17	$357.52
3 years	+108.00%	+27.65%	$208.00	$624.00
5 years	+98.06%	+14.65%	$198.06	$594.17
10 years	+556.82%	+20.71%	$656.82	$1,970.45

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

QQQ Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

−32.58%+54.86%+18.45%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+18.45%
2025	+20.77%
2024	+25.58%
2023	+54.86%
2022	−32.58%
2021	+27.42%
2020	+48.41%
2019	+38.96%
2018	−0.13%
2017	+32.66%
2016 (partial year)	+2.02%

QQQ Monthly Returns

−14%+16%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+1.2	−2.3	−4.8	+15.7	+10.6	−0.1	−6.6	+4.2	+3.3	−2.0	—	—
2025	+2.2	−2.7	−7.6	+1.4	+9.2	+6.4	+2.4	+1.0	+5.4	+4.8	−1.6	−0.7
2024	+1.8	+5.3	+1.3	−4.4	+6.2	+6.5	−1.7	+1.1	+2.6	−0.9	+5.4	+0.5
2023	+10.6	−0.4	+9.5	+0.5	+7.9	+6.3	+3.9	−1.5	−5.1	−2.1	+10.8	+5.6
2022	−8.7	−4.5	+4.7	−13.6	−1.6	−8.9	+12.6	−5.1	−10.5	+4.0	+5.5	−9.0
2021	+0.3	−0.1	+1.7	+5.9	−1.2	+6.3	+2.9	+4.2	−5.7	+7.9	+2.0	+1.2
2020	+3.0	−6.1	−7.3	+15.0	+6.6	+6.3	+7.3	+10.9	−5.8	−3.0	+11.2	+4.9
2019	+9.0	+3.0	+3.9	+5.5	−8.2	+7.6	+2.3	−1.9	+0.9	+4.4	+4.1	+3.9
2018	+8.8	−1.3	−4.1	+0.5	+5.7	+1.1	+2.8	+5.8	−0.3	−8.6	−0.3	−8.7
2017	+5.1	+4.4	+2.0	+2.7	+3.9	−2.3	+4.1	+2.1	−0.3	+4.6	+2.0	+0.6

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

QQQ Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 22.59%
Beta (3y): 1.26
Best year: +54.86%
Worst year: −32.58%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

QQQ vs QQQM: Cost, Size and Returns

As of October 21, 2026.

Metric	QQQ	QQQM
Expense Ratio	0.18%	0.15%
Total Assets	$498.95B	$109.81B
Average volume	35.64M	2.94M
Dividend Yield	0.42%	0.43%
1 year · Annualized	+19.17%	+19.23%
3 years · Annualized	+27.65%	+27.73%
5 years · Annualized	+14.65%	+14.73%

Top Holdings

#	Symbol	Name	Weight
1	NVDA	NVIDIA Corp	8.33%
2	AAPL	Apple Inc	7.35%
3	MSFT	Microsoft Corp	5.76%
4	MU	Micron Technology Inc	5.02%
5	AMD	Advanced Micro Devices Inc	4.17%
6	AMZN	Amazon.com Inc	4.07%
7	META	Meta Platforms Inc Class A	3.26%
8	GOOGL	Alphabet Inc Class A	3.05%
9	GOOG	Alphabet Inc Class C	2.85%
10	TSLA	Tesla Inc	2.82%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) is an exchange-traded fund in the Large Growth category. Invesco is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is March 10, 1999. Total net assets stand at $498.95B. The expense ratio is 0.18%. On a $10,000 position that is $18.00 a year.

The largest positions on file are NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), Apple Inc (AAPL), and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). NVIDIA Corp alone accounts for 8.33% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 46.69% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

QQQ last closed at $725.20 on October 21, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is +19.17%. Measured over 10 years, that is +20.71% a year compounded. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 0.42%.

So far in 2026 the total return is +18.45%. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2023 at +54.86%; the weakest is 2022 at −32.58%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

The 52-week range on file runs from $555.60 to $762.86. The latest close sits 30.53% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 22.59%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.26. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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