Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QQQ vs VUG
Invesco QQQ Trust and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQ and VUG hold 63% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QQQ | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.16% | 12.63% |
| Apple Inc. | 7.29% | 11.67% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.32% | 7.62% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.62% | 4.47% |
| Alphabet Inc. | 3.52% | 5.76% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 3.37% | 4.29% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 3.46% | 3.27% |
| Alphabet Inc. | 3.26% | 4.54% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.97% | 3.41% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3.70% | 2.62% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.57% | 1.60% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.75% | 1.51% |
| Only in QQQ | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. 4.80% | Eli Lilly & Co 2.81% |
| Walmart Inc. 2.48% | Visa Inc 1.54% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 2.09% | Mastercard Inc 1.13% |
| QUALCOMM Inc. 1.18% | GE Vernova Inc 0.89% |
| Linde PLC 1.01% | Oracle Corp 0.71% |
| T-Mobile US, Inc. 0.91% | Amphenol Corp 0.61% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. 0.89% | General Electric Co 0.55% |
| PepsiCo, Inc. 0.87% | McDonald's Corp 0.54% |
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 | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Vanguard |
| What it is | Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.6% | +14.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.6 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.18% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 101 | 147 |
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.
VUG in plain words
VUG is a index equity fund tracking US growth. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +14.9% 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, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +25.6% and VUG returned +14.9%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QQQ or VUG?
- QQQ charges 0.18% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QQQ and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 63% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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