Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QQQ vs VIG
Invesco QQQ Trust and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQ and VIG hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QQQ | VIG |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 7.29% | 4.10% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.32% | 3.99% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 3.37% | 5.21% |
| Walmart Inc. | 2.48% | 2.62% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 1.86% | 2.04% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.09% | 1.64% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.75% | 1.46% |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 1.22% | 1.16% |
| KLA Corp. | 1.11% | 1.04% |
| Linde PLC | 1.01% | 1.06% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| QUALCOMM Inc. | 1.18% | 0.87% |
| Only in QQQ | Only in VIG |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 8.16% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 4.80% | Eli Lilly & Co 3.36% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70% | Johnson & Johnson 2.51% |
| Alphabet Inc. 3.52% | Visa Inc 2.34% |
| Tesla, Inc. 3.46% | Caterpillar Inc 1.88% |
| Alphabet Inc. 3.26% | Mastercard Inc 1.86% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.97% | AbbVie Inc 1.69% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Vanguard |
| What it is | Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM | Dividend growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.6% | +16.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.6 pts | −3.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.18% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 95.7% |
| Holdings | 101 | 332 |
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.
VIG in plain words
VIG is a index equity fund tracking Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +16.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or VIG?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +25.6% and VIG returned +16.1%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QQQ or VIG?
- QQQ charges 0.18% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QQQ and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 96% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 30% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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