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

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +25.6% and URA returned +19.6%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, QQQ or URA?

QQQ charges 0.18% a year and URA charges 0.69%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Are QQQ and URA the same kind of fund?

No. QQQ is an index ETF and URA 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 URA

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Invesco QQQ Trust and Global X Uranium ETF.

QQQ and URA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust	URA Global X Uranium ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Themes desk
Issuer	Invesco	Global X
What it is	Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM	Nuclear and uranium
Total return, 1 year	+25.6%	+19.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.6 pts	−0.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.69%
Already in the S&P 500	96.7%	0.0%
Holdings	101	52

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.

URA in plain words

By weight, 0% of URA'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 66% of the fund across 52 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was about even. It sits 47.6% below its all-time high of Feb 2, 2011.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or URA?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +25.6% and URA returned +19.6%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QQQ or URA?: QQQ charges 0.18% a year and URA charges 0.69%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do QQQ and URA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 0% of URA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Are QQQ and URA the same kind of fund?: No. QQQ is an index ETF and URA 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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