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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 URTH: how they differ

QQQM and URTH hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and QQQM returned more over the year.

Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QQQM and URTH hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QQQM and URTH both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQQQMURTH
NVIDIA Corp.8.16%5.64%
Apple Inc.7.29%5.04%
Microsoft Corp.5.32%3.50%
Amazon.com, Inc.4.62%2.86%
Alphabet Inc.3.52%2.43%
Broadcom Inc.3.37%2.21%
Alphabet Inc.3.26%2.01%
Meta Platforms, Inc.2.97%1.51%
Tesla, Inc.3.46%1.35%
Micron Technology, Inc.4.80%1.20%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.3.70%0.92%
Intel Corp.2.52%0.57%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in QQQMOnly in URTH
Sandisk Corp. 1.10%ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 0.97%
ASML Holding N.V. 0.62%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 0.90%
PDD Holdings Inc. 0.25%BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 0.72%
ARM Holdings PLC 0.22%ASML Holding N.V. 0.69%
Ferrovial N.V. 0.21%EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 0.67%
VISA INC. 0.60%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.60%
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 0.46%

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 dated May 31, 2026.

QQQM and URTH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QQQM
Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
URTH
iShares MSCI World ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoiShares
What it isNasdaq-100MSCI World
Total return, 1 year+23.0%+17.4%
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%0.24%
Already in the S&P 50096.7%70.3%
Holdings1011322

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.

URTH in plain words

URTH is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI World. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 70% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1322 positions, with the top ten at 27.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QQQM or URTH?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQM returned +23.0% and URTH returned +17.4%, so QQQM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QQQM or URTH?
QQQM charges 0.15% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so QQQM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do QQQM and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQM and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 40% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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