Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IVV vs QQQ
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IVV and QQQ hold 53% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IVV | QQQ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 7.52% | 8.16% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.59% | 7.29% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.30% | 5.32% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.62% | 4.62% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 3.25% | 3.52% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.77% | 3.37% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.59% | 3.26% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.02% | 4.80% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.92% | 2.97% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.84% | 3.46% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1.47% | 3.70% |
| Intel Corp. | 1.02% | 2.52% |
| Only in IVV | Only in QQQ |
|---|---|
| Eli Lilly & Co. 1.47% | Linde PLC 1.01% |
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.42% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.84% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.36% | Honeywell International Inc. 0.66% |
| Johnson & Johnson 0.95% | Shopify Inc. 0.64% |
| Visa, Inc. 0.88% | ASML Holding N.V. 0.62% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.88% | MercadoLibre, Inc. 0.38% |
| Caterpillar, Inc. 0.76% | NXP Semiconductors N.V. 0.36% |
| AbbVie, Inc. 0.69% | 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 as filed for Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Invesco |
| What it is | S&P 500 | Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.1% | +25.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.1 pts | +5.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.18% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 96.7% |
| Holdings | 504 | 101 |
IVV in plain words
IVV is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.1% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.
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, IVV or QQQ?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +20.1% and QQQ returned +25.6%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, IVV or QQQ?
- IVV charges 0.03% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do IVV and QQQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 97% of QQQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 53% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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