Which is cheaper, DDNQ or QQQ?

DDNQ charges 0.79% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are DDNQ and QQQ the same kind of fund?

No. DDNQ is a buffer ETF and QQQ is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 19, 2026.

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DDNQ vs QQQ: how they differ

DDNQ and QQQ are measured over different days, and QQQ charges 0.18% to DDNQ's 0.79%.

Innovator Growth-100 Dual Directional 5 Buffer ETF - Quarterly and Invesco QQQ Trust.

DDNQ and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 19, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DDNQ Innovator Growth-100 Dual Directional 5 Buffer ETF - Quarterly	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust
Where it sits	Buffer ETF	Core fund
Issuer	Innovator	Invesco
What it is	Defined outcome, 5% on QQQ	Tracks the Nasdaq-100
Total return, 1 year	not published	+21.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	not published	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	not available	+5.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.18%
Holdings	not filed	105
Net assets	$25m	$484.3bn

DDNQ in plain words

From its price on Sep 19, 2026, the fund can gain about 6.0% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 1.3% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, QQQ can fall 0.0% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 3.0% of the 5.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 12 days remained on Sep 19, 2026. On Sep 30, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

QQQ in plain words

QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +21.8% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 47.7%. It sat 3.2% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DDNQ or QQQ?: DDNQ charges 0.79% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are DDNQ and QQQ the same kind of fund?: No. DDNQ is a buffer ETF and QQQ is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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