Invesco QQQ ETF holds 18% 2026 gain as AI-spending doubts hit tech
The gist
Invesco QQQ Trust, tracking the Nasdaq-100, is up 18.12% year to date and 20.5% annually over 10 years.
Its heavy tech weighting ties the fund's fate to the AI-spending debate.
How it unfolded
- Mar 10, 1999Invesco QQQ Trust launches, tracking the Nasdaq-100 Index of the 100 largest non-financial companies on Nasdaq.
- Oct 8, 2026QQQ pays a quarterly dividend of $0.7514 per share, down from the previous $0.8135; annualized $3.01 for a 0.4% yield.
- Oct 22, 2026Nasdaq Composite falls 2.6% and S&P 500 falls 1.2% amid AI-spending concerns; the VIX rises from 14.8 on October 9 to 19.0.