Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QQQ vs VGT
Invesco QQQ Trust and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQ and VGT hold 54% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QQQ | VGT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.16% | 16.85% |
| Apple Inc. | 7.29% | 14.59% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.32% | 9.47% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 4.80% | 4.21% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 3.37% | 4.21% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3.70% | 3.21% |
| Intel Corp. | 2.52% | 2.03% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.09% | 1.85% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.75% | 1.56% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.57% | 1.40% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 1.58% | 1.35% |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 1.22% | 1.11% |
| Only in QQQ | Only in VGT |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62% | Oracle Corp 1.46% |
| Alphabet Inc. 3.52% | International Business Machines Corp 1.08% |
| Tesla, Inc. 3.46% | Amphenol Corp 0.73% |
| Alphabet Inc. 3.26% | Salesforce Inc 0.70% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.97% | Arista Networks Inc 0.69% |
| Walmart Inc. 2.48% | Corning Inc 0.61% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.86% | Dell Technologies Inc 0.61% |
| Netflix, Inc. 1.59% | ServiceNow Inc 0.52% |
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 as filed for May 31, 2026.
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Vanguard |
| What it is | Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM | Information technology |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.6% | +39.7% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.6 pts | +19.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.18% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 86.9% |
| Holdings | 101 | 317 |
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.
VGT in plain words
VGT is a index equity fund tracking Information technology. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +39.7% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 4, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or VGT?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +25.6% and VGT returned +39.7%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QQQ or VGT?
- QQQ charges 0.18% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so VGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QQQ and VGT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 87% of VGT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 54% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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