Nasdaq Composite vs Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq-100)

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

24h-1.33%-1.69%
7 days-0.59%-0.13%
30 days+3.02%+3.19%
Year to date+13.11%+17.08%
1 year+21.54%+24.93%
Max drawdown77.90%83.00%
Monthly volatility6.00%6.70%
Positive months60%60%
Best month+21.98% 1999-12+24.32% 1999-12
Worst month-27.23% 1987-10-26.21% 2001-02
Data since19711999

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 →