Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QQQ vs VTV
Invesco QQQ Trust and Vanguard Value Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQ and VTV hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QQQ | VTV |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 4.80% | 4.89% |
| Walmart Inc. | 2.48% | 1.87% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.09% | 1.57% |
| Intel Corp. | 2.52% | 1.05% |
| Linde PLC | 1.01% | 0.90% |
| Amgen Inc. | 0.80% | 0.73% |
| QUALCOMM Inc. | 1.18% | 0.73% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 0.89% | 0.73% |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 0.87% | 0.70% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 0.73% | 0.59% |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 1.22% | 0.51% |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 0.39% | 0.34% |
| Only in QQQ | Only in VTV |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 8.16% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.07% |
| Apple Inc. 7.29% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.96% |
| Microsoft Corp. 5.32% | Johnson & Johnson 2.30% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.13% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70% | Caterpillar Inc 1.84% |
| Alphabet Inc. 3.52% | AbbVie Inc 1.67% |
| Tesla, Inc. 3.46% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.42% |
| Broadcom Inc. 3.37% | Bank of America Corp 1.37% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | VTV Vanguard Value Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Vanguard |
| What it is | Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM | US value |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.6% | +26.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.6 pts | +6.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.18% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 98.6% |
| Holdings | 101 | 308 |
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.
VTV in plain words
VTV is a index equity fund tracking US value. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +26.2% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or VTV?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +25.6% and VTV returned +26.2%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QQQ or VTV?
- QQQ charges 0.18% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QQQ and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 99% of VTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 20% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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