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.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

QQQ vs VUG

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Invesco QQQ Trust and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.

QQQ and VUG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	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.

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