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QQQH Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Dec 2019, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

Since Dec 2019, $10,000 became $18,373 reinvested (9.3% a year), or $16,065 taking the distributions as cash, $5,520 of it paid out along the way.

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QQQH became

$18,373

S&P 500: $25,824

Return a year

9.3%

S&P 500: 14.9%

Payouts reinvested

$7,373

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Worst drop

-29.2%

S&P 500: -23.9%

$10,000, Dec 2019 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearQQQH total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+4.9%$1,362+11.7%
2025+13.8%$1,427+17.7%
2024+26.0%$1,110+24.9%
2023+31.0%$845+26.2%
2022−28.4%$805−18.2%
2021+9.8%$971+28.7%
2020+18.6%$854+18.3%

"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.

Key facts: QQQH total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in QQQH at the end of Dec 2019, with distributions reinvested, was worth $18,373 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.3% a year, against $25,824 (14.9% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, QQQH returned 7.3% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking QQQH's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $16,065, including $5,520 of cash received; reinvesting added $2,309.
  • About 92% of QQQH's yearly total return since Dec 2019 came from distributions; the rest came from the share price.
  • QQQH's best calendar year in that time was 2023 (31.0%) and its worst 2022 (-28.4%), with distributions reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "QQQH Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/QQQH/total-return

QQQH total return questions

What is QQQH's total return since Dec 2019?

84% in total, or 9.3% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 5%.

How much of QQQH's return came from distributions?

About 92% of its yearly return since Dec 2019. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $2,309 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was QQQH's worst year?

2022, at -28.4% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -29.2%.

How is total return calculated here?

From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every distribution reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.