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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 VPL: how they differ

QQQM and VPL hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VPL returned more over the year.

Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF and Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QQQM and VPL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in QQQMOnly in VPL
NVIDIA Corp. 8.16%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06%
Apple Inc. 7.29%SK hynix Inc 4.12%
Microsoft Corp. 5.32%Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80%
Micron Technology, Inc. 4.80%Toyota Motor Corp 1.74%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62%Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70%BHP Group Ltd 1.66%
Alphabet Inc. 3.52%Hitachi Ltd 1.18%
Tesla, Inc. 3.46%Advantest Corp 1.16%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

QQQM and VPL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QQQM
Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
VPL
Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoVanguard
What it isNasdaq-100Pacific Stock
Total return, 1 year+23.0%+36.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.5 pts+19.4 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.07%
Already in the S&P 50096.7%0.1%
Holdings1012335

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.

VPL in plain words

VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QQQM or VPL?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQM returned +23.0% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QQQM or VPL?
QQQM charges 0.15% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, so VPL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do QQQM and VPL overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQM and 0% of VPL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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