
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
The ETF.net TQQQ Grade
Score 86 out of 100
- 1 of 31
Score 86 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A97 out of 100Rank 2 of 31Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A84 out of 100Rank 1 of 3Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B59 out of 100Rank 11 of 31Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A97 out of 100Rank 1 of 31Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A79 out of 100Rank 1 of 31
Our read on TQQQ
In short
AThe original 3x Nasdaq-100 trade, live since 2010. Leverage resets every day, chasing three times the index's one-day move, and it is one of the most heavily traded names in its corner of the market.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, equal to three times the daily performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
TQQQ Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Nov 4, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | TQQQ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +18.8% |
| 1 month | −23.2% |
| 3 months | −16.6% |
| 1 year | +12.9% |
| 3 years | +50.1% |
| 5 years | +8.5% |
| 10 years | +39.2% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | TQQQ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +18.8% | |
| 2025 | +34.4% |
TQQQ in the news
TQQQ Dividends
- 0.78%
- $0.48
- $0.16 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
TQQQ Risk
This fund targets a multiple of the daily move of its index and resets daily. Hold it longer than one reset and compounding makes the return diverge from that target. In choppy markets it can lose value even when the index ends flat.
- 56.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.98
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −81.7%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 3.74
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
TQQQ Cost
Overpaying vs SOXL, cheapest in 3x Leveraged Long
$520
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
TQQQ 0.78%
$15,002
SOXL 0.75% Cheapest
$14,482
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | TQQQ | SOXL | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,388 | $1,336 | $52 |
| 20 | $5,268 | $5,078 | $190 |
| 30 | $15,002 | $14,482 | $520 |
Full fee 0.94% waiver 0.16% you pay 0.78%
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