Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ITOT vs QQQ: how they differ
ITOT and QQQ hold 47% of their weight in the same names, and QQQ returned more over the year.
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and QQQ hold 47% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ITOT | QQQ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.64% | 8.16% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.82% | 7.29% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.80% | 5.32% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.20% | 4.62% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.87% | 3.52% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.45% | 3.37% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.29% | 3.26% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.78% | 4.80% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.70% | 2.97% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.62% | 3.46% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1.30% | 3.70% |
| Intel Corp. | 0.90% | 2.52% |
| Only in ITOT | Only in QQQ |
|---|---|
| Eli Lilly & Co. 1.30% | Linde PLC 1.01% |
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.26% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.84% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.20% | Honeywell International Inc. 0.66% |
| Johnson & Johnson 0.84% | Shopify Inc. 0.64% |
| Visa, Inc. 0.78% | ASML Holding N.V. 0.62% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.78% | MercadoLibre, Inc. 0.38% |
| Caterpillar, Inc. 0.67% | NXP Semiconductors N.V. 0.36% |
| AbbVie, Inc. 0.61% | PDD Holdings Inc. 0.25% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Invesco |
| What it is | Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market | Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +23.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | +5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.18% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 96.7% |
| Holdings | 2497 | 101 |
ITOT in plain words
ITOT is an index equity fund tracking the Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.
QQQ in plain words
QQQ 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. 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 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or QQQ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and QQQ returned +23.0%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ITOT or QQQ?
- ITOT charges 0.03% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ITOT and QQQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 97% of QQQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 47% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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