$10,000 in each of QQQ, TQQQ, and SQQQ 5 years ago: Here's the result

The technology sector has done well in the past decade, with the Nasdaq 100 Index beating its top peers like the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones. This article explores the outcome if one had invested $10,000 in the Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ), ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ), and ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) five years ago.

Invezz • Jul 16, 2026

‘An Absolute Casino.' The $500 Billion Leveraged ETF Craze Proving Buffett Right

“We've never had people in a more gambling mood than now,” Warren Buffett told CNBC on May 2, 2026, during Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting.

24/7 Wall Street • Jul 13, 2026

Analyst Reveals How $200 Billion in Leveraged ETFs Could Amplify the Next Market Selloff

A recent Odd Lots podcast segment with Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal spotlighted a story that has quietly reshaped market structure in 2026: the explosive growth of

24/7 Wall Street • Jul 10, 2026

Risky leveraged ETFs are booming in 2026. Some worry they could be making the stock market more volatile.

Some say traders who gravitate toward these products see big swings in the underlying stocks as a feature, not a bug.

Market Watch • Jul 9, 2026

The $82 Annual Fee Is Just the Start: TQQQ's Hidden Cost Structure Explained

If you bought ProShares UltraPro QQQ (NASDAQ:TQQQ) expecting a clean 3x version of the Nasdaq-100, look at the last five years.

24/7 Wall Street • Jul 5, 2026

Yesterday's Tech Rout Shows How Leveraged ETFs Can Destroy Wealth

The stock market has rewarded risk-taking for much of the past three years.

24/7 Wall Street • Jun 24, 2026

Can You Sell Covered Calls on Leveraged ETFs for Income? Yes, But The Yield Is Risky

The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) is one of the most popular ETFs among options traders.

24/7 Wall Street • Jun 24, 2026

ProShares UltraPro QQQ Charges 0.82% Annually, but the Real Cost Compounds Every Trading Day

If you bought ProShares UltraPro QQQ (NASDAQ:TQQQ) thinking you were getting three times the Nasdaq-100, the math has a quiet message for you: over the past five years, the underlying index ETF returned 103.96%, and TQQQ returned 164.72%.

24/7 Wall Street • Jun 23, 2026

Why TQQQ's 112% Gain Masks a Structural Cost That Compounds Every Single Day

If you bought ProShares UltraPro QQQ (NASDAQ:TQQQ) thinking you were getting three times the Nasdaq-100 for the long haul, the fund's own math has a different plan for your money.

24/7 Wall Street • Jun 19, 2026

Leveraged ETFs Do Work. This One Turned $10K into $3.64m in 16 Years

On February 11, 2010, two days after ProShares launched its triple-leveraged Nasdaq-100 fund, a share of ProShares UltraPro QQQ (NASDAQ:TQQQ) closed at about $0.21 on a split-adjusted basis.

24/7 Wall Street • Jun 11, 2026