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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 XBI: how they differ

QQQM and XBI hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and XBI returned more over the year.

Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QQQM and XBI hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QQQM and XBI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQQQMXBI
Amgen Inc.0.80%1.00%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.0.73%0.97%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.0.50%1.06%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.0.28%0.96%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.0.18%0.96%
Insmed Inc.0.10%1.08%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in QQQMOnly in XBI
NVIDIA Corp. 8.16%Apogee Therapeutics Inc 1.49%
Apple Inc. 7.29%Moderna Inc 1.41%
Microsoft Corp. 5.32%Twist Bioscience Corp 1.41%
Micron Technology, Inc. 4.80%Oruka Therapeutics Inc 1.38%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62%Kymera Therapeutics Inc 1.36%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70%Viking Therapeutics Inc 1.31%
Alphabet Inc. 3.52%Praxis Precision Medicines Inc 1.29%
Tesla, Inc. 3.46%Erasca Inc 1.27%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

QQQM and XBI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QQQM
Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
XBI
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoState Street
What it isNasdaq-100SPDR S&P Biotech
Total return, 1 year+23.0%+64.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.5 pts+46.5 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.35%
Already in the S&P 50096.7%8.5%
Holdings101150

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.

XBI in plain words

XBI is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Biotech. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +64.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 8% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 150 positions, with the top ten at 13.3%. It sat 9.6% below its high of Feb 8, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QQQM or XBI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQM returned +23.0% and XBI returned +64.0%, so XBI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QQQM or XBI?
QQQM charges 0.15% a year and XBI charges 0.35%, so QQQM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do QQQM and XBI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQM and 8% of XBI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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