Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QQQ vs VT: how they differ
QQQ and VT hold 30% of their weight in the same names, and QQQ returned more over the year.
Invesco QQQ Trust and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQ and VT hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QQQ | VT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.16% | 4.22% |
| Apple Inc. | 7.29% | 3.53% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.32% | 2.73% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.62% | 2.29% |
| Alphabet Inc. | 3.52% | 2.04% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 3.37% | 1.74% |
| Alphabet Inc. | 3.26% | 1.61% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.97% | 1.21% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 3.46% | 0.97% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 4.80% | 0.52% |
| Walmart Inc. | 2.48% | 0.52% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3.70% | 0.52% |
| Only in QQQ | Only in VT |
|---|---|
| ASML Holding N.V. 0.62% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% |
| PDD Holdings Inc. 0.25% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.72% |
| ARM Holdings PLC 0.22% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.69% |
| Ferrovial N.V. 0.21% | Eli Lilly & Co 0.68% |
| Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC 0.18% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.64% |
| Thomson Reuters Corp. 0.17% | Exxon Mobil Corp 0.59% |
| ASML Holding NV 0.51% | |
| Visa Inc 0.50% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Vanguard |
| What it is | Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM | Total World Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.0% | +18.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.5 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.18% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 55.2% |
| Holdings | 101 | 10042 |
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.
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or VT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +23.0% and VT returned +18.9%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QQQ or VT?
- QQQ charges 0.18% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QQQ and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 55% of VT 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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