OriginaveWhat if you invested $10,000 in QQQ?
Invesco QQQ Trust: what $10,000 — or any amount — actually became, on real price history with dividends reinvested.
The short answer
$10,000 put into QQQ 10 years ago would be worth about $66,212 today — +562.12% in total, or +20.82% per year with dividends reinvested.
QQQ is the Invesco QQQ Trust, tracking the Nasdaq-100 Index. Prices run to Jul 2026.
If you had invested $10,000 in QQQ…
| Invested | Worth today | Total return | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago (Jul 2025) | $12,436 | +24.36% | +24.38% |
| 3 years ago (Jul 2023) | $18,491 | +84.91% | +22.73% |
| 5 years ago (Jul 2021) | $20,201 | +102.01% | +15.12% |
| 10 years ago (Jul 2016) | $66,212 | +562.12% | +20.82% |
| 15 years ago (Jul 2011) | $137,593 | +1275.93% | +19.10% |
| 20 years ago (Jul 2006) | $225,701 | +2157.01% | +16.86% |
| At launch (Mar 1999) | $161,603 | +1516.03% | +10.71% |
Dividends reinvested, no fees or taxes. "Per year" is the compound annual growth rate over each window.
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Frequently asked
What if I invested $10,000 in QQQ 10 years ago?
$10,000 put into QQQ 10 years ago would be worth about $66,212 today — +562.12% in total, or +20.82% per year with dividends reinvested.
What if I invested $1,000 in QQQ 10 years ago?
$1,000 is one tenth of the example above: it would have grown to about $6,621 over the same 10 years — returns scale linearly, only the number of shares differs.
What would $10,000 in QQQ 5 years ago be worth today?
$10,000 put into QQQ 5 years ago would be worth about $20,201 today — +102.01% in total, or +15.12% per year with dividends reinvested.
How much would $10,000 invested in QQQ at launch be worth?
$10,000 put into QQQ at its launch in Mar 1999 would be worth about $161,603 today — +1516.03% in total, or +10.71% per year with dividends reinvested.
How are these numbers calculated?
The figures use QQQ's real daily price history with dividends reinvested, up to Jul 2026. They ignore broker fees and taxes, and past returns don't promise future ones.
Keep digging
The full QQQ story — TER, fund facts and yearly returns — lives on the QQQ fund page.