Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
DRAM vs QQQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
DRAM and QQQ are measured over different days, and QQQ charges 0.18% to DRAM's 0.65%.
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Net assets: $20.6bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Memory ETF, and $483.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1.
Pair scorecard
QQQ costs 0.47 points a year less; QQQ is far larger, $483.0bn against $19.2bn.
| Measure | DRAM | QQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +15.2% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 33.0%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Below its high | 4.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Memory and storage | Nasdaq-100 Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.18% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $19.2bn | $483.0bn |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97% | |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 4% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 56% | 46.7% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DRAM and QQQ hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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4% in common
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Side by side
DRAM and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRAM
By weight, 16% of DRAM's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 56% of the fund across 12 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it first traded on Apr 2, 2026 the fund returned +95.0% with distributions reinvested. It sits 33.0% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
QQQ
QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.2% for its benchmark, the Nasdaq-100 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 96% 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 4.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Are DRAM and QQQ in the same category?
- DRAM is a thematic 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, DRAM or QQQ?
- QQQ is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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