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What Positive and Negative ProShares UltraPro QQQ Returns Show Together

Putting both groups together reveals one of the most important characteristics of historical ProShares UltraPro QQQ returns.

There were 12 non-negative completed years compared with 3 negative completed years.

The average return during the 12 non-negative years was +83.73%.

The average return during the 3 negative years was -35.71%.

Across all 15 completed years together, the average annual ProShares UltraPro QQQ price return was +59.84%.

The median annual return across the full historical period was +56.07%.

An investor rarely experiences the long-term historical average in any particular calendar year.

Instead, individual ProShares UltraPro QQQ annual returns can vary substantially around that average.

That is one reason the complete ProShares UltraPro QQQ historical returns by year table can be more informative than relying on a single long-term number.

What Does the ProShares UltraPro QQQ Average Return of +59.84% Mean?

Across the 15 completed calendar years in this dataset, the arithmetic ProShares UltraPro QQQ average return was +59.84% per completed calendar year.

This is the arithmetic average of the individual annual price returns in the historical dataset.

It does not mean the market gained exactly 59.84% in a typical year.

Individual ProShares UltraPro QQQ yearly returns frequently differed substantially from that number.

The median annual return of +56.07% provides a second way to evaluate the distribution.

Looking at both the average and median gives readers more information about historical ProShares UltraPro QQQ returns than either statistic provides by itself.

These figures represent ProShares UltraPro QQQ price returns, not total returns.

ProShares UltraPro QQQ 3-Year Return View

The current ProShares UltraPro QQQ 3-year return view covers 2024 through 2026 YTD.

Within that window, there are 2 completed calendar years.

The average annual price return across those completed years was +44.66%.

The median annual return was +44.66%.

2 of the 2 completed years were non-negative, representing 100.00% of completed observations.

0 completed years were negative, representing 0.00%.

The strongest completed year in the period was 2024 at +56.07%.

The weakest completed year was 2025 at +33.25%.

The current 2026 YTD return of +7.28% remains separate from those completed-year statistics.

3-Year Average Return Is Not the Same as 3-Year CAGR

The +44.66% figure is the arithmetic average of the completed annual price returns in this display window. It should not be described as a 3-year cumulative return or compound annual growth rate.

A true 3-year cumulative return or CAGR requires a different calculation.

This completed-year sample can be compared with the full 15-year historical record when interpreting recent-period results.

ProShares UltraPro QQQ 5-Year Return View

The current ProShares UltraPro QQQ 5-year return view covers 2022 through 2026 YTD.

Within that window, there are 4 completed calendar years.

The average annual price return across those completed years was +50.80%.

The median annual return was +44.66%.

3 of the 4 completed years were non-negative, representing 75.00% of completed observations.

1 completed year was negative, representing 25.00%.

The strongest completed year in the period was 2023 at +193.06%.

The weakest completed year was 2022 at -79.20%.

The current 2026 YTD return of +7.28% remains separate from those completed-year statistics.

5-Year Average Return Is Not the Same as 5-Year CAGR

The +50.80% figure is the arithmetic average of the completed annual price returns in this display window. It should not be described as a 5-year cumulative return or compound annual growth rate.

A true 5-year cumulative return or CAGR requires a different calculation.

This completed-year sample can be compared with the full 15-year historical record when interpreting recent-period results.

ProShares UltraPro QQQ 10-Year Return View

The current ProShares UltraPro QQQ 10-year return view covers 2017 through 2026 YTD.

Within that window, there are 9 completed calendar years.

The average annual price return across those completed years was +69.78%.

The median annual return was +82.98%.

7 of the 9 completed years were non-negative, representing 77.78% of completed observations.

2 completed years were negative, representing 22.22%.

The strongest completed year in the period was 2023 at +193.06%.

The weakest completed year was 2022 at -79.20%.

The current 2026 YTD return of +7.28% remains separate from those completed-year statistics.

10-Year Average Return Is Not the Same as 10-Year CAGR

The +69.78% figure is the arithmetic average of the completed annual price returns in this display window. It should not be described as a 10-year cumulative return or compound annual growth rate.

A true 10-year cumulative return or CAGR requires a different calculation.

This completed-year sample can be compared with the full 15-year historical record when interpreting recent-period results.

Best and Worst ProShares UltraPro QQQ Annual Returns

The strongest calendar-year price return in the dataset occurred in 2023 at +193.06%.

The worst annual price return occurred in 2022 at -79.20%.

These extremes are far removed from the full-dataset ProShares UltraPro QQQ average return of +59.84%.

ProShares UltraPro QQQ Price Return vs. Total Return

Understanding the type of return used on this page is essential.

The annual price-return chart, historical annual table and annual summary statistics measure changes in TQQQ’s closing price. Dividends are excluded from those figures.

The growth explorer’s total-return view and the TQQQ–QLD–QQQ comparison use adjusted closing prices as a proxy for reinvested distributions. Their returns, drawdowns and recovery dates follow that adjusted-close basis.

ProShares UltraPro QQQ Return 2026 YTD

The current dataset shows the ProShares UltraPro QQQ return for 2026 at +7.28% YTD through Nov 10, 2026.

Unlike the completed historical calendar-year observations, 2026 is still in progress.

TradingNInvestment therefore displays the 2026 YTD return separately.

It is excluded from calculations such as the historical average, median, best completed year, and worst completed year.

This prevents a partial-year observation from being treated as though it were directly comparable with a completed calendar year.

The 2026 YTD result can change when the underlying verified market data is updated.

Why the Median ProShares UltraPro QQQ Annual Return Matters

Average return is one of the most commonly quoted historical stock market statistics.

But the median provides useful additional information.

Across the 15 completed years, the median annual ProShares UltraPro QQQ price return was +56.07%, compared with an average of +59.84%.

The difference indicates that the distribution of historical annual returns is not perfectly symmetrical.

Large negative years can pull the arithmetic average downward.

Average, median, positive-year frequency, negative-year frequency, best year, and worst year together provide a more complete view of historical ProShares UltraPro QQQ returns.

No single statistic captures the entire history.

Why Study Historical ProShares UltraPro QQQ Returns?

Historical ProShares UltraPro QQQ returns provide context that recent performance alone cannot provide.

A large gain or decline can appear unusual when viewed only against the most recent observations.

Comparing the current period with the available historical distribution helps show how it relates to earlier outcomes.

Historical returns can help investors, researchers, students, and analysts examine how annual performance has varied through the available record.

They can also reduce the tendency to use only recent performance as the reference point for evaluating the current year.

How to Use the ProShares UltraPro QQQ Return Explorer

The TradingNInvestment Return Explorer is designed to make historicalProShares UltraPro QQQ returns easier to investigate.

Instead of presenting only a static chart, the tool allows readers to filter the same verified annual-return dataset.

Readers can examine all available years, non-negative years, negative years, and available historical periods.

The chart, annual-returns table, and summary statistics update from the same selected data.

Readers interested in downside history can examine the 3 negative calendar years in the completed-year dataset.

Readers studying non-negative historical performance can examine the 12 non-negative calendar years in the completed-year dataset.

When sufficient history is available, readers can also use the available period views to focus on more recent performance.

The purpose is not to predict the next ProShares UltraPro QQQ return, but to make the available historical observations easier to explore and understand.

Reading ProShares UltraPro QQQ Performance History in Context

One of the biggest risks when studying historical returns is selecting a period that confirms an existing belief.

A short period can appear exceptionally strong or exceptionally weak depending on its starting and ending years.

Using the broader available ProShares UltraPro QQQ history provides additional context for interpreting shorter periods.

Different historical windows can produce different average returns, frequencies of positive and negative years, and extreme outcomes.

None of those periods is inherently the single correct measure of historical performance. They answer different questions about different parts of the available record.

This is why TradingNInvestment provides both the available historical series and interactive period filters.