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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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PVAL vs QQQM: how they differ

PVAL and QQQM hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and PVAL returned more over the year.

Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF and Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PVAL and QQQM hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions PVAL and QQQM both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingPVALQQQM
ALPHABET INC3.33%3.52%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC3.09%3.70%
AMAZON.COM INC2.96%4.62%
MICROSOFT CORP2.96%5.32%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC6.06%2.09%
WALMART INC1.39%2.48%
QUALCOMM INC2.15%1.18%
T-MOBILE US INC1.03%0.91%
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC1.34%0.28%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in PVALOnly in QQQM
CITIGROUP INC 4.68%NVIDIA Corp. 8.16%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.66%Apple Inc. 7.29%
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 3.08%Micron Technology, Inc. 4.80%
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 2.95%Tesla, Inc. 3.46%
HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC 2.87%Broadcom Inc. 3.37%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 2.85%Alphabet Inc. 3.26%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 2.72%Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.97%
FEDEX CORP 2.71%Intel Corp. 2.52%

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 May 29, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

PVAL and QQQM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PVAL
Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF
QQQM
Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerPutnamInvesco
What it isPutnam Focused Large Cap ValueNasdaq-100
Total return, 1 year+28.4%+23.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+10.8 pts+5.5 pts
Expense rationot published0.15%
Already in the S&P 50094.9%96.7%
Holdings45101

PVAL in plain words

PVAL is an index equity fund tracking the Putnam Focused Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 45 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%.

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, PVAL or QQQM?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PVAL returned +28.4% and QQQM returned +23.0%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
How much do PVAL and QQQM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of PVAL and 97% of QQQM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 18% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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