Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QQQ vs QTUM
Invesco QQQ Trust and Defiance Quantum ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQ and QTUM hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QQQ | QTUM |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.57% | 1.56% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.75% | 1.44% |
| Intel Corp. | 2.52% | 1.40% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 4.80% | 1.39% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3.70% | 1.37% |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 1.22% | 1.13% |
| KLA Corp. | 1.11% | 1.51% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 3.37% | 1.09% |
| Alphabet Inc. | 3.52% | 1.07% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.62% | 1.07% |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.16% | 1.07% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.09% | 1.06% |
| Only in QQQ | Only in QTUM |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc. 7.29% | Arqit Quantum Inc 2.43% |
| Tesla, Inc. 3.46% | Horizon Quantum Holdings LTD 2.40% |
| Alphabet Inc. 3.26% | Quantinuum Inc 1.58% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.97% | Astera Labs Inc 1.56% |
| Walmart Inc. 2.48% | MKS Inc 1.51% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.86% | Onto Innovation Inc 1.50% |
| Netflix, Inc. 1.59% | Teradyne Inc 1.49% |
| Sandisk Corp. 1.10% | Nebius Group NV 1.40% |
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.
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | QTUM Defiance Quantum ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Themes desk |
| Issuer | Invesco | Defiance |
| What it is | Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM | Quantum computing |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.6% | +58.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.6 pts | +38.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.18% | 0.40% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 35.6% |
| Holdings | 101 | 86 |
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.
QTUM in plain words
By weight, 36% of QTUM's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 84%. The top ten holdings are 17% of the fund across 86 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +58.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 38.7 pts. It sits 12.2% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or QTUM?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +25.6% and QTUM returned +58.6%, so QTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QQQ or QTUM?
- QQQ charges 0.18% a year and QTUM charges 0.40%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QQQ and QTUM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 36% of QTUM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 21% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
- Are QQQ and QTUM the same kind of fund?
- No. QQQ is an index ETF and QTUM is a thematic 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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