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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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QQQM vs SPLG: how they differ

QQQM and SPLG are both equity index funds, and over the year QQQM returned more, +23.0% against +17.6%.

Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF and S&P 500, book from IVV.

QQQM and SPLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QQQM
Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
SPLG
S&P 500, book from IVV
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoS&P
What it isNasdaq-100S&P 500, book from IVV
Total return, 1 year+23.0%+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.5 pts+0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.15%not published
Holdings101not filed

QQQM in plain words

QQQM 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 0.15% 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.

SPLG in plain words

SPLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QQQM or SPLG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQM returned +23.0% and SPLG returned +17.6%, so QQQM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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QQQM against SPLG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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