OriginaveNasdaq-100 Index
What the Nasdaq-100 Index is, where it lives officially, and how its ride has looked over the years.
What does the Nasdaq-100 Index track?
The 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq exchange — which in practice means it is heavy on technology: chips, software, internet and everything with a keyboard.
More exciting than the S&P 500, and as our daily-movement page shows, noticeably bumpier too.
Maintained by
Nasdaq
Nasdaq
QQQ since 1999
The chart shows the dividend-adjusted share price of QQQ, the ETF tracking this index — not the raw index level. The shape of the ride is the same.
QQQ returns by year (USD)
Last 5 years
+15.07%
average per year (CAGR)
Last 10 years
+19.43%
average per year (CAGR)
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | +20.16% |
| 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 | +7.10% |
| 2015 | +9.44% |
| 2014 | +19.18% |
| 2013 | +36.63% |
| 2012 | +18.11% |
| 2011 | +3.48% |
| 2010 | +20.14% |
| 2009 | +54.68% |
| 2008 | -41.73% |
| 2007 | +19.03% |
| 2006 | +7.14% |
| 2005 | +1.57% |
| 2004 | +10.54% |
| 2003 | +49.67% |
| 2002 | -37.37% |
| 2001 | -33.34% |
| 2000 | -36.11% |
| 1999 | +78.95% |
Calendar-year total returns of QQQ in USD, dividends reinvested — the ETF tracking this index, not the raw index level.