Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QQQ vs VYM
Invesco QQQ Trust and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQ and VYM hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QQQ | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc. | 3.37% | 8.07% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.09% | 1.52% |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 1.22% | 1.07% |
| Linde PLC | 1.01% | 0.98% |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 0.87% | 0.91% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 0.89% | 0.82% |
| QUALCOMM Inc. | 1.18% | 0.80% |
| Amgen Inc. | 0.80% | 0.72% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 0.73% | 0.68% |
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.66% | 0.57% |
| Starbucks Corp. | 0.50% | 0.50% |
| T-Mobile US, Inc. | 0.91% | 0.39% |
| Only in QQQ | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 8.16% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% |
| Apple Inc. 7.29% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73% |
| Microsoft Corp. 5.32% | Johnson & Johnson 2.31% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 4.80% | Caterpillar Inc 1.73% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62% | AbbVie Inc 1.57% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70% | Chevron Corp 1.51% |
| Alphabet Inc. 3.52% | Bank of America Corp 1.45% |
| Tesla, Inc. 3.46% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.45% |
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 | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Vanguard |
| What it is | Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.6% | +20.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.6 pts | +0.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.18% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 101 | 608 |
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.
VYM in plain words
VYM is a index equity fund tracking US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +25.6% and VYM returned +20.9%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QQQ or VYM?
- QQQ charges 0.18% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QQQ and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 16% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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