Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DDNQ vs QQQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
DDNQ and QQQ are measured over different days, and QQQ charges 0.18% to DDNQ's 0.79%.
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Net assets: $27m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Growth-100 Dual Directional 5 Buffer ETF - Quarterly, and $464.6bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1.
Pair scorecard
QQQ costs 0.61 points a year less; QQQ is far larger, $464.6bn against $26m.
| Measure | DDNQ | QQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +12.3% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 8.9%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | QQQ | Nasdaq-100 Index |
| The outcome period | ||
| Room to the cap | 8.6% | |
| Buffer left, in index points | 0.0% of 5.0% | |
| Days left in the period | 57 | |
| Period ends | Dec 31, 2026 | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.18% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $26m | $464.6bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 94% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 46.7% | |
Risk and return
Jan 9, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 42 weekly returnsFrom Jan 2026 to Oct 2026, QQQ returned more: +10.6% to +1.2%. DDNQ fell less at its worst: −4.5% to −10.1%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | DDNQ | QQQ | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +1.2% | +10.6% | QQQ | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | +1.2% | +10.2% | QQQ | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −4.5% | −10.1% | DDNQ | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 42 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
Side by side
DDNQ and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for DDNQ.
DDNQ
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 8.6% more before it reaches its cap. Protection left, in index points: 0.0% of the 5.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 57 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Dec 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
QQQ
QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +12.3% with distributions reinvested, against +12.3% for its benchmark, the Nasdaq-100 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 46.7%. It sat 8.9% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Are DDNQ and QQQ in the same category?
- DDNQ is a buffer ETF and QQQ is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which is cheaper, DDNQ or QQQ?
- QQQ is cheaper, by 0.61 percentage points a year. That is about $61 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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