What if you'd held QLD?
A $1,000 investment in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) at the month-end close of 2006-06 would be worth $92,248 at the close of 2026-09 — +9124.8% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $8,921.
Your scenario
Result
If you'd bought $1,000 at the start of each year
Value of $1,000 invested on January 1 of each year, held to 2026-09, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 2006
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | $1,000 | — |
| 2007 | $1,290 | +29.0% |
| 2008 | $350 | -72.9% |
| 2009 | $773 | +120.9% |
| 2010 | $1,059 | +36.9% |
| 2011 | $1,060 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | $1,428 | +34.7% |
| 2013 | $2,600 | +82.1% |
| 2014 | $3,578 | +37.6% |
| 2015 | $4,105 | +14.7% |
| 2016 | $4,517 | +10.0% |
| 2017 | $7,694 | +70.3% |
| 2018 | $7,055 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | $12,818 | +81.7% |
| 2020 | $24,211 | +88.9% |
| 2021 | $37,447 | +54.7% |
| 2022 | $14,784 | -60.5% |
| 2023 | $32,187 | +117.7% |
| 2024 | $45,968 | +42.8% |
| 2025 | $59,922 | +30.4% |
| 2026 | $77,240 | +28.9% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought QLD was 2009-02 ($0.34): $1,000 then is $263,605 today. The worst was 2026-05 ($98.39): $1,000 then is $922.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in QLD be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) at the start of 2006 would be worth about $92,248 today, a total return of +9124.8%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for QLD?
ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD)'s strongest calendar year since 2006 was 2009, a +120.9% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,209 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -72.9%.
Does the calculator include dividends and splits?
Yes where available. Prices are adjusted for both stock splits and reinvested dividends (total return), the same measure brokerages use.
How much would $100 per month in QLD have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2006-06 would have grown to about $916,263 on $24,400 invested.
Did QLD beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested (the S&P 500 Total Return index) would be worth $8,921. QLD beat the S&P 500 by +934.0% in total return.
Is this investment advice?
No. Wall Street Regrets is an entertainment and education tool. Every number is a historical calculation, not a prediction, and past performance never guarantees future results.
Methodology
ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) historical total-return data from 2006-06 to 2026-09, reduced to month-end closes for the tables above.
Returns use adjusted close prices — adjusted for stock splits and reinvested dividends, the same convention used by major brokerages. End-of-day and live prices come from EODHD; parts of the deep historical series are carried over from Yahoo Finance data. A "year" scenario invests $1,000 at the prior December's month-end close and values it at the latest available month-end close. Non-USD amounts are converted at historical month-end exchange rates (EODHD): to USD on the buy date and back to your currency at the latest rate, so the return reflects the currency move as well as the asset.
Month-end resolution means intra-month extremes are not captured in tables; the calculator uses exact trading-day closes where daily data is available. Figures ignore taxes, fees, and the currency effects of non-USD listings. History is not a forecast. Wall Street Regrets is entertainment, not investment advice.
What if you'd held…
Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.