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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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IUSB vs QQQM: how they differ

IUSB and QQQM hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and QQQM returned more over the year.

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and QQQM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IUSBOnly in QQQM
United States of America 0.38%NVIDIA Corp. 8.16%
United States of America 0.37%Apple Inc. 7.29%
United States of America 0.37%Microsoft Corp. 5.32%
United States of America 0.37%Micron Technology, Inc. 4.80%
United States of America 0.36%Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62%
United States of America 0.36%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70%
United States of America 0.36%Alphabet Inc. 3.52%
United States of America 0.35%Tesla, Inc. 3.46%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

IUSB and QQQM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IUSB
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
QQQM
Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesInvesco
What it isCore Universal USD BondNasdaq-100
Total return, 1 year−0.3%+23.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−17.8 pts+5.5 pts
Expense ratio0.06%0.15%
Holdings17819101

IUSB in plain words

IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

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. 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 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or QQQM?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and QQQM returned +23.0%, so QQQM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or QQQM?
IUSB charges 0.06% a year and QQQM charges 0.15%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IUSB against QQQM, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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