Which returned more over the last year, QQQM or VYM?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQM returned +25.7% and VYM returned +20.9%, so QQQM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, QQQM or VYM?

QQQM charges 0.15% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do QQQM and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQM and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

QQQM vs VYM

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Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

QQQM and VYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	QQQM Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF	VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	Invesco	Vanguard
What it is	Nasdaq-100	US high dividend
Total return, 1 year	+25.7%	+20.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.7 pts	+0.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.04%
Already in the S&P 500	96.7%	92.2%
Holdings	101	608

QQQM in plain words

QQQM is a index equity fund tracking Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +25.7% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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 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, QQQM or VYM?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQM returned +25.7% and VYM returned +20.9%, so QQQM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QQQM or VYM?: QQQM charges 0.15% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do QQQM and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQM and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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