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

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

24h-0.68%-1.69%
7 days-0.40%-0.13%
30 days+3.25%+3.19%
Year to date+13.14%+17.08%
1 year+20.62%+24.93%
Max drawdown55.20%83.00%
Monthly volatility4.30%6.70%
Positive months65%60%
Best month+12.70% 2020-04+24.32% 1999-12
Worst month-16.52% 2008-10-26.21% 2001-02
Data since19931999

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 →