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

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +25.6% and SKYY returned +26.4%, so SKYY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, QQQ or SKYY?

QQQ charges 0.18% a year and SKYY charges 0.60%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 38% of SKYY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Are QQQ and SKYY the same kind of fund?

No. QQQ is an index ETF and SKYY 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 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

QQQ vs SKYY

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Invesco QQQ Trust and First Trust Cloud Computing ETF.

QQQ and SKYY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust	SKYY First Trust Cloud Computing ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Themes desk
Issuer	Invesco	First Trust
What it is	Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM	Cloud and software
Total return, 1 year	+25.6%	+26.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.6 pts	+6.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.60%
Already in the S&P 500	96.7%	38.4%
Holdings	101	64

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.

SKYY in plain words

By weight, 38% of SKYY's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 86%. The top ten holdings are 33% of the fund across 64 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.4% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 6.5 pts.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or SKYY?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +25.6% and SKYY returned +26.4%, so SKYY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QQQ or SKYY?: QQQ charges 0.18% a year and SKYY charges 0.60%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do QQQ and SKYY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 38% of SKYY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Are QQQ and SKYY the same kind of fund?: No. QQQ is an index ETF and SKYY 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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