S&P 500 Index vs Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq-100)

GSPC vs QQQ head-to-head — returns and risk, side by side. Over the past year, QQQ is ahead.

24h-0.69%-1.69%
7 days-0.47%-0.13%
30 days+3.14%+3.19%
Year to date+12.36%+17.08%
1 year+19.27%+24.93%
Max drawdown86.20%83.00%
Monthly volatility5.30%6.70%
Positive months60%60%
Best month+39.14% 1932-08+24.32% 1999-12
Worst month-29.94% 1931-09-26.21% 2001-02
Data since19271999

Green marks the better value in each row — the higher return, but the lower drawdown and volatility. Want the full monthly heatmaps side by side? Open the interactive compare tool →