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DDNQ vs QQQM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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DDNQ and QQQM are measured over different days, and QQQM charges 0.15% 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 $106.0bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF.

DDNQ on its own →QQQM on its own →
At a glance
+2.8%
DDNQ total return, since launch, Jan 2, 2026
+12.3%
QQQM total return, 1 year
0.79%
DDNQ expense ratio
0.15%
QQQM expense ratio

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QQQM costs 0.64 points a year less; QQQM is far larger, $106.0bn against $26m.

DDNQ vs QQQM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDDNQQQQM
Return
Total return, 1 yearnot published+12.3%
Drawdown
Below its high8.9%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksQQQNasdaq-100 Index
The outcome period
Room to the cap8.6%
Buffer left, in index points0.0% of 5.0%
Days left in the period57
Period endsDec 31, 2026
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.15%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$26m$106.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund46.7%

Method

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DDNQ Innovator Growth-100 Dual Directional 5 Buffer ETF - Quarterly QQQM Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
Where it sits Buffer ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Innovator Invesco
What it is Defined outcome, 5% on QQQ Tracks the Nasdaq-100
Total return, 1 year +2.8% (since launch, Jan 2, 2026) +12.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +12.9% (QQQ) (since launch, Jan 2, 2026) +12.3% (QQQ)
Gap to its benchmark −10.1 pts vs QQQ (since launch, Jan 2, 2026) 0.0 pts vs QQQ
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.15%
Holdings not read by ETFIQ 105
Net assets, DDNQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and QQQM as of Nov 3, 2026 $27m $106.0bn

DDNQ and QQQM on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
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.

QQQM

QQQM 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 0.15% 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 105 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 QQQM in the same category?
DDNQ is a buffer ETF and QQQM is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which is cheaper, DDNQ or QQQM?
QQQM is cheaper, by 0.64 percentage points a year. That is about $64 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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QQQ →DDNQ on its own →QQQM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →QQQM dividend history →QQQM holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
DDNQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
Innovator page for DDNQ ↗
QQQM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
QQQM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Invesco page for QQQM ↗

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