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QQQ Dividend History

Invesco QQQ Trust — 88 payments on record since 2003. Current yield: 0.49% (quarterly).

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QQQ Dividend History

Ex-DateAmountChangeYield
Dec 21, 2026$0.7941+8.4%0.44%
Mar 23, 2026$0.7328-7.7%0.40%
Dec 22, 2025$0.7941+14.4%0.44%
Sep 22, 2025$0.6939+17.4%0.38%
Jun 23, 2025$0.5911-17.4%0.32%
Mar 24, 2025$0.7157-14.3%0.39%
Dec 23, 2024$0.8347+23.3%0.46%
Sep 23, 2024$0.6769-11.1%0.37%
Jun 24, 2024$0.7615+32.8%0.42%
Mar 18, 2024$0.5735+165.7%0.31%

QQQ price return since first dividend

How much QQQ's share price has moved since the first recorded payment. Pair with the dividend bars above to separate capital return from income return — together they make up total return, which headline yield alone doesn't capture.

Cumulative price return: +1170.15%

Cumulative dividends collected

Running total of per-share distributions since the first payment on record. A buy-and-hold QQQ share has collected this much in dividends.

Total collected per share since inception: $27.06

QQQ DRIP calculator

Compound QQQ's 0.5% yield

Pre-filled with live QQQ data and 88 payments on record. Model 1, 5, or 10-year DRIP returns with after-tax math and Bull/Base/Bear scenarios. (Quarterly payments.)

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About QQQ Dividends

This page shows the complete QQQ dividend payment history, including ex-dates, payment dates, and per-share amounts. The chart above visualizes the trend of dividend payments over time, making it easy to spot increases, decreases, or irregular payouts.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) is issued by Invesco. Tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index — the 100 largest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq, heavily weighted to mega-cap tech (Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, Meta, Tesla). One of the oldest and most-traded ETFs, launched in 1999. Expense ratio 0.20%, forward yield ~0.5%, quarterly distributions. Invesco also offers QQQM with a lower 0.15% expense ratio for buy-and-hold investors; QQQ remains the options/liquidity venue.

Open the QQQ projection tool to model how reinvesting these dividends would compound over time, or check the Total Return Analyzer to see the real yield after accounting for NAV changes.

QQQ head-to-head comparisons

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QQQ dividend history — frequently asked questions

How often does QQQ pay dividends?▾
QQQ pays dividends quarterly. The dividend history table and chart above show every payment QQQ has made, with the ex-dividend date, payment date, and per-share amount. The ex-date is the cutoff — you must own QQQ before the ex-date to receive that payment; buying on or after the ex-date means you get the next one instead.
What does the QQQ dividend history chart show?▾
The chart plots the per-share amount of every dividend QQQ has paid, oriented left-to-right from oldest to newest. A rising trend means distributions are growing; a falling trend means they are shrinking. For QQQ, the current yield is roughly 0.49% on a trailing twelve-month basis. Pay attention to the shape of the curve — steady growth is a very different risk profile from a jagged curve with big month-to-month swings, which is common for options-income ETFs.
Are QQQ dividends qualified or ordinary?▾
QQQ distributions are primarily qualified dividends, taxed at the long-term capital gains rate (0%, 15%, or 20% for most US taxpayers). A small portion may be ordinary or return of capital in any given year; the exact split is on the 1099-DIV.
Why did QQQ distributions change so much month to month?▾
Month-to-month changes in QQQ can come from a few sources: timing of the payment relative to the ex-date calendar, special distributions, or shifts in the underlying portfolio. For most non-options-income ETFs, distributions are fairly predictable quarter-over-quarter, with occasional year-end special distributions.
Where does this QQQ dividend data come from?▾
Dividend records are sourced from official issuer dividend calendars and cross-referenced against press releases. Ex-dates and payment dates are the official dates as reported. For YieldMax funds specifically, we also ingest the weekly announcement press releases — that is why YieldMax ticker pages show upcoming announcements.