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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +23.0% and SIL returned +49.1%, so SIL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, QQQ or SIL?

QQQ charges 0.18% a year and SIL charges 0.65%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 0% of SIL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Are QQQ and SIL the same kind of fund?

No. QQQ is an index ETF and SIL is a thematic ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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QQQ vs SIL: how they differ

Over the year SIL returned more, +49.1% against +23.0%, and QQQ charges 0.18% against 0.65%.

Invesco QQQ Trust and Global X Silver Miners ETF.

QQQ and SIL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust	SIL Global X Silver Miners ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Thematic ETF
Issuer	Invesco	Global X
What it is	Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM	Miners and metals
Total return, 1 year	+23.0%	+49.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.5 pts	+31.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.65%
Already in the S&P 500	96.7%	0.0%
Holdings	101	41

QQQ in plain words

QQQ 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 0.18% 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 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

SIL in plain words

By weight, 0% of SIL'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 76% of the fund across 41 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +49.1% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 31.6 pts. It sits 18.3% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or SIL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +23.0% and SIL returned +49.1%, so SIL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QQQ or SIL?: QQQ charges 0.18% a year and SIL charges 0.65%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do QQQ and SIL overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 0% of SIL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Are QQQ and SIL the same kind of fund?: No. QQQ is an index ETF and SIL 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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