Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QQQ vs VHT: how they differ
QQQ and VHT hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and QQQ returned more over the year.
Invesco QQQ Trust and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQ and VHT hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QQQ | VHT |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | 0.80% | 2.87% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 0.73% | 2.64% |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | 0.66% | 2.39% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 0.50% | 1.80% |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 0.28% | 1.01% |
| IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. | 0.20% | 0.71% |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 0.18% | 0.63% |
| DexCom, Inc. | 0.12% | 0.46% |
| GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. | 0.12% | 0.45% |
| Insmed Inc. | 0.10% | 0.36% |
| Only in QQQ | Only in VHT |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 8.16% | Eli Lilly & Co 14.07% |
| Apple Inc. 7.29% | Johnson & Johnson 8.48% |
| Microsoft Corp. 5.32% | AbbVie Inc 6.10% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 4.80% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62% | Merck & Co Inc 4.67% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70% | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93% |
| Alphabet Inc. 3.52% | Abbott Laboratories 2.36% |
| Tesla, Inc. 3.46% | Pfizer Inc 2.36% |
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 Invesco QQQ Trust | VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Vanguard |
| What it is | Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM | Health Care |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.0% | +21.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.5 pts | +4.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.18% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 85.6% |
| Holdings | 101 | 401 |
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.
VHT in plain words
VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or VHT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +23.0% and VHT returned +21.6%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QQQ or VHT?
- QQQ charges 0.18% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so VHT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QQQ and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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