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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVUS vs QQQM: how they differ

AVUS and QQQM hold 43% of their weight in the same names, and QQQM returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and QQQM hold 43% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVUS and QQQM both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAVUSQQQM
NVIDIA Corp5.49%8.16%
Apple Inc5.37%7.29%
Microsoft Corp3.85%5.32%
Amazon.com Inc3.68%4.62%
Alphabet Inc2.42%3.52%
Micron Technology Inc2.40%4.80%
Meta Platforms Inc2.21%2.97%
Alphabet Inc1.94%3.26%
Broadcom Inc1.18%3.37%
Lam Research Corp1.00%1.75%
Tesla Inc0.80%3.46%
Costco Wholesale Corp0.69%1.86%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVUSOnly in QQQM
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.20%Shopify Inc. 0.64%
Exxon Mobil Corp 1.07%ASML Holding N.V. 0.62%
Caterpillar Inc 0.92%PDD Holdings Inc. 0.25%
Eli Lilly & Co 0.84%Microchip Technology Inc. 0.23%
Visa Inc 0.68%ARM Holdings PLC 0.22%
Merck & Co Inc 0.63%Ferrovial N.V. 0.21%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.61%Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC 0.18%
Johnson & Johnson 0.58%Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.18%

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 dated May 31, 2026.

AVUS and QQQM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVUS
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF
QQQM
Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisInvesco
What it isU.S. EquityNasdaq-100
Total return, 1 year+21.6%+23.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.1 pts+5.5 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.15%
Already in the S&P 50084.4%96.7%
Holdings1875101

AVUS in plain words

AVUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1875 positions, with the top ten at 29.7%.

QQQM in plain words

QQQM is an index equity fund tracking the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. 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 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or QQQM?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and QQQM returned +23.0%, so QQQM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUS or QQQM?
AVUS charges 0.15% a year and QQQM charges 0.15%, so AVUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVUS and QQQM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 97% of QQQM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 43% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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