Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq-100) (QQQ)
Top ETFs · US Large Cap Growth · data since 1999-03-10 · last close 2026-09-09
Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq-100) (QQQ) monthly returns (%)
| 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 | -0.1 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 2.2 | -2.7 | -7.6 | 1.4 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 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 | 5.3 | 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 | -8.8 | -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 | 1.1 |
| 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 |
| 2016 | -6.9 | -1.6 | 6.8 | -3.2 | 4.4 | -2.3 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | -1.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| 2015 | -2.1 | 7.2 | -2.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | -2.5 | 4.6 | -6.8 | -2.2 | 11.4 | 0.6 | -1.6 |
| 2014 | -1.9 | 5.2 | -2.7 | -0.3 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 5.0 | -0.8 | 2.6 | 4.5 | -2.2 |
| 2013 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | -2.4 | 6.3 | -0.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| 2012 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 5.0 | -1.2 | -7.0 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 0.9 | -5.3 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| 2011 | 2.8 | 3.2 | -0.5 | 2.9 | -1.2 | -2.0 | 1.7 | -5.1 | -4.5 | 10.4 | -2.7 | -0.6 |
| 2010 | -6.5 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 2.2 | -7.4 | -6.0 | 7.3 | -5.1 | 13.2 | 6.3 | -0.2 | 4.8 |
| 2009 | -2.3 | -5.3 | 10.3 | 13.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 5.7 | -3.0 | 6.3 | 5.2 |
| 2008 | -11.9 | -4.8 | 1.9 | 8.0 | 5.9 | -9.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | -15.6 | -15.5 | -11.5 | 2.3 |
| 2007 | 2.1 | -1.7 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 7.0 | -6.8 | -0.1 |
| 2006 | 3.9 | -2.1 | 2.1 | -0.2 | -7.2 | -0.1 | -4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.4 | -1.9 |
| 2005 | -6.3 | -0.5 | -1.8 | -4.3 | 8.9 | -3.3 | 7.6 | -1.5 | 1.2 | -1.5 | 6.1 | -1.8 |
| 2004 | 1.7 | -1.4 | -2.0 | -3.0 | 5.1 | 3.3 | -7.5 | -2.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| 2003 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 5.0 | -2.9 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| 2002 | -1.0 | -12.3 | 6.8 | -12.0 | -5.3 | -13.1 | -8.6 | -1.5 | -11.8 | 18.5 | 12.9 | -12.1 |
| 2001 | 10.2 | -26.2 | -17.5 | 17.9 | -3.1 | 2.2 | -8.6 | -12.3 | -20.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 | -1.9 |
| 2000 | -1.9 | 19.0 | 2.6 | -13.5 | -12.3 | 12.4 | -4.3 | 13.6 | -12.7 | -7.9 | -22.9 | -7.3 |
| 1999 | · | · | 2.8 | 2.4 | -3.1 | 10.8 | -1.8 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 9.2 | 11.8 | 24.3 |
| Avg | 0.9 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | -1.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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QQQ seasonality — average by calendar month
Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq-100) has monthly history back to 1999. Its strongest month by median is October — positive in 17 of 27 years, median +4.6%, and higher in 5 of the last 9. February is the soft spot, down in 16 of 27 with a median of -0.5%. Across its full record it has closed 60% of months higher, swings ±6.7% in an average month and has fallen 83% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.9% | -0.4% | +0.8% | +2.0% | +1.5% | +1.0% | +1.7% | +1.1% | -1.8% | +3.0% | +2.6% | +0.6% |
| Win rate | 63%/27 | 41%/27 | 64%/28 | 64%/28 | 61%/28 | 57%/28 | 68%/28 | 61%/28 | 48%/27 | 63%/27 | 74%/27 | 52%/27 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
QQQ risk & extremes
QQQ drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq-100)'s best month?+
Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq-100)'s strongest completed month on record is December 1999, at +24.32%.
What was Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq-100)'s worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is February 2001, at -26.21%.
Is Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq-100) up this year?+
Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq-100) is up 16.88% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq-100)'s 1-year return?+
+23.99% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq-100)'s biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 83.0%, measured on month-end closes since 1999.
Which calendar month is historically best for Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq-100)?+
October has the highest average return across every completed October since 1999. An average is not a forecast.
About Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq-100)
Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq-100) is an us large cap growth business worth about $489 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 1999, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1999) would be about $1,619 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was December 1999 at +24.32%; its worst, February 2001 at -26.21%.
- It has closed November in the green 20 out of 27 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.