Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or RSP?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +25.6% and RSP returned +18.3%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, QQQ or RSP?

QQQ charges 0.18% a year and RSP charges 0.20%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do QQQ and RSP overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 99% of RSP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

QQQ vs RSP

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Invesco QQQ Trust and Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF.

QQQ and RSP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust	RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	Invesco	Invesco
What it is	Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM	S&P 500 equal weight
Total return, 1 year	+25.6%	+18.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.6 pts	−1.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.20%
Already in the S&P 500	96.7%	99.1%
Holdings	101	503

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.

RSP in plain words

RSP is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 503 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or RSP?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +25.6% and RSP returned +18.3%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QQQ or RSP?: QQQ charges 0.18% a year and RSP charges 0.20%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do QQQ and RSP overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 99% of RSP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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