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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +23.0% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, QQQ or VGSH?

QQQ charges 0.18% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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QQQ vs VGSH: how they differ

QQQ and VGSH hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and QQQ returned more over the year.

Invesco QQQ Trust and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QQQ and VGSH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in QQQ	Only in VGSH
NVIDIA Corp. 8.16%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
Apple Inc. 7.29%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
Microsoft Corp. 5.32%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
Micron Technology, Inc. 4.80%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
Alphabet Inc. 3.52%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
Tesla, Inc. 3.46%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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 dated May 31, 2026.

QQQ and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Invesco	Vanguard
What it is	Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+23.0%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.5 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.03%
Holdings	101	91

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.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +23.0% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QQQ or VGSH?: QQQ charges 0.18% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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