Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GNR vs QQQM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GNR returned +32.9% to QQQM's +12.3%, and QQQM charges 0.15% to GNR's 0.40%.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $5.3bn for State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF and $106.0bn for Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF.
Pair scorecard
QQQM costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.6 points; QQQM is far larger, $106.0bn against $5.3bn.
| Measure | GNR | QQQM |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +32.9% | +12.3% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 6.8%, high on Sep 9, 2026 | |
| Below its high | 8.9%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Natural resources | Nasdaq-100 Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.40% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $5.3bn | $106.0bn |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 98% | |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 36% | 46.7% |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GNR and QQQM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
GNR and QQQM on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GNR
By weight, 26% of GNR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 36% of the fund across 104 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +32.9% with distributions reinvested. It sits 6.8% below its all-time high of Sep 9, 2026.
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 GNR and QQQM in the same category?
- GNR is a thematic ETF and QQQM is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which returned more over the last year, GNR or QQQM?
- In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GNR returned +32.9% and QQQM +12.3%.
- Which is cheaper, GNR or QQQM?
- QQQM is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 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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