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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 VXUS: how they differ

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

Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Positions QQQM and VXUS both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQQQMVXUS
Shopify Inc.0.64%0.00%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in QQQMOnly in VXUS
NVIDIA Corp. 8.16%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97%
Apple Inc. 7.29%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67%
Microsoft Corp. 5.32%ASML Holding NV 1.32%
Micron Technology, Inc. 4.80%SK hynix Inc 1.14%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62%Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70%HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74%
Alphabet Inc. 3.52%Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69%
Tesla, Inc. 3.46%AstraZeneca PLC 0.67%

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 VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QQQM
Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
VXUS
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoVanguard
What it isNasdaq-100Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year+23.0%+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.5 pts+4.8 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.05%
Already in the S&P 50096.7%0.0%
Holdings1018775

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.

VXUS in plain words

VXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 8775 positions, with the top ten at 12.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QQQM or VXUS?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQM returned +23.0% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so QQQM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QQQM or VXUS?
QQQM charges 0.15% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do QQQM and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQM and 0% of VXUS 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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