Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
NASA vs QQQ
Tema Space Innovators ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NASA and QQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in NASA | Only in QQQ |
|---|---|
| Rocket Lab Corp 12.12% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.16% |
| Planet Labs PBC 7.32% | Apple Inc. 7.29% |
| Intuitive Machines Inc 7.17% | Microsoft Corp. 5.32% |
| SpaceX SPV Exposure (Preferred) 6.47% | Micron Technology, Inc. 4.80% |
| AST SpaceMobile Inc 6.19% | Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62% |
| Firefly Aerospace Inc 5.42% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70% |
| BlackSky Technology Inc 4.33% | Alphabet Inc. 3.52% |
| 5N Plus Inc 4.08% | 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 as filed for May 31, 2026.
| NASA Tema Space Innovators ETF | QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Themes desk | Core fund |
| Issuer | Tema | Invesco |
| What it is | Space | Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM |
| Total return, 1 year | −6.6% | +25.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +18.7% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −25.3 pts | +5.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.18% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 2.4% | 96.7% |
| Holdings | 37 | 101 |
NASA in plain words
By weight, 2% of NASA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 37 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned −6.6% with distributions reinvested against +18.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 25.3 pts. It sits 43.9% below its all-time high of May 27, 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 is cheaper, NASA or QQQ?
- NASA charges 0.75% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do NASA and QQQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 2% of NASA and 97% of QQQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
- Are NASA and QQQ the same kind of fund?
- No. NASA 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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