Which returned more over the last year, BND or QQQM?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned +1.3% and QQQM returned +25.7%, so QQQM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BND or QQQM?

BND charges 0.03% a year and QQQM charges 0.15%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

BND vs QQQM

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Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund and Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF.

BND and QQQM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	QQQM Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Invesco
What it is	US aggregate bonds	Nasdaq-100
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+25.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.7 pts	+5.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.15%
Holdings	n/a	101

BND in plain words

BND is a bond fund tracking US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

QQQM in plain words

QQQM is a index equity fund tracking Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +25.7% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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, BND or QQQM?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned +1.3% and QQQM returned +25.7%, so QQQM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BND or QQQM?: BND charges 0.03% a year and QQQM charges 0.15%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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