Which returned more over the last year, AIQ or QQQ?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIQ returned +42.9% and QQQ returned +25.6%, so AIQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AIQ or QQQ?

AIQ charges 0.68% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AIQ and QQQ overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 65% of AIQ and 97% of QQQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 35% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Are AIQ and QQQ the same kind of fund?

No. AIQ is a thematic ETF and QQQ is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIQ and QQQ hold 35% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIQ and QQQ both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AIQ	QQQ
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.	5.77%	4.80%
BROADCOM INC.	3.25%	3.37%
ALPHABET INC.	2.72%	3.52%
NVIDIA CORPORATION	2.70%	8.16%
INTEL CORPORATION	4.18%	2.52%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION	2.36%	5.32%
META PLATFORMS, INC.	2.31%	2.97%
TESLA, INC.	2.29%	3.46%
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.	3.83%	2.09%
NETFLIX, INC.	2.43%	1.59%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.	2.23%	1.58%
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED	1.97%	1.18%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AIQ	Only in QQQ
SK hynix Inc. 7.12%	Apple Inc. 7.29%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.81%	Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.80%	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 3.02%	Alphabet Inc. 3.26%
ORACLE CORPORATION 2.99%	Walmart Inc. 2.48%
APPLE INC. 2.97%	Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.86%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.73%	Lam Research Corp. 1.75%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORAT 2.04%	Applied Materials, Inc. 1.57%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for May 31, 2026.

AIQ and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AIQ Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust
Where it sits	Themes desk	Core fund
Issuer	Global X	Invesco
What it is	Artificial intelligence	Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM
Total return, 1 year	+42.9%	+25.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	+22.9 pts	+5.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.68%	0.18%
Already in the S&P 500	64.8%	96.7%
Holdings	84	101

AIQ in plain words

By weight, 65% of AIQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 43% of the fund across 84 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +42.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 22.9 pts. It sits 8.3% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

QQQ in plain words

QQQ is a index equity fund tracking Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 47.5%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AIQ or QQQ?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIQ returned +42.9% and QQQ returned +25.6%, so AIQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AIQ or QQQ?: AIQ charges 0.68% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AIQ and QQQ overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 65% of AIQ and 97% of QQQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 35% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Are AIQ and QQQ the same kind of fund?: No. AIQ is a thematic ETF and QQQ is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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