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

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GRID returned +26.6% and QQQ returned +25.6%, so GRID returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GRID or QQQ?

GRID charges 0.56% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 40% of GRID and 97% of QQQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Are GRID and QQQ the same kind of fund?

No. GRID 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.

GRID vs QQQ

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First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund and Invesco QQQ Trust.

GRID and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust
Where it sits	Themes desk	Core fund
Issuer	First Trust	Invesco
What it is	Electrification and the grid	Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM
Total return, 1 year	+26.6%	+25.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	+6.6 pts	+5.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.56%	0.18%
Already in the S&P 500	39.9%	96.7%
Holdings	121	101

GRID in plain words

By weight, 40% of GRID's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 121 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 6.6 pts. It sits 10.1% below its all-time high of May 11, 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, GRID or QQQ?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GRID returned +26.6% and QQQ returned +25.6%, so GRID returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GRID or QQQ?: GRID charges 0.56% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do GRID and QQQ overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 40% of GRID and 97% of QQQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Are GRID and QQQ the same kind of fund?: No. GRID 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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