Which returned more over the last year, IEF or QQQM?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and QQQM +15.2%.

Which is cheaper, IEF or QQQM?

Neither: IEF and QQQM both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEF vs QQQM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEF returned −3.2% to QQQM's +15.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $43.5bn for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and $110.4bn for Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF.

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At a glance

−3.2%

IEF total return, 1 year

+15.2%

QQQM total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEF expense ratio

0.15%

QQQM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 18.4 points; QQQM is 2.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IEF vs QQQM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEF	QQQM
Return
Measure	IEF	QQQM
Total return, 1 year	−3.2%	+15.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IEF	QQQM
Below its high	13.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEF	QQQM
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index	Nasdaq-100 Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEF	QQQM
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$43.5bn	$110.4bn
Holdings
Measure	IEF	QQQM
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		96%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		46.7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and QQQM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEF QQQM

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Only in IEF

TREASURY NOTE 8.82%

TREASURY NOTE 8.80%

TREASURY NOTE 8.74%

TREASURY NOTE 8.68%

TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 8.68%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 8.65%

TREASURY NOTE 8.48%

TREASURY NOTE 8.40%

Only in QQQM

NVIDIA Corp 8.17%

Apple Inc 7.88%

Microsoft Corp 6.14%

Micron Technology Inc 4.50%

Amazon.com Inc 4.25%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.93%

Tesla Inc 3.33%

Alphabet Inc 2.93%

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Side by side

IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF QQQM Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Invesco

What it is Tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Tracks the Nasdaq-100

Total return, 1 year −3.2% +15.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +15.2% (QQQ)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs QQQ

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Holdings 17 105

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $43.5bn $110.4bn

IEF and QQQM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IEF

IEF tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

QQQM

QQQM 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. 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 105 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

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or QQQM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and QQQM +15.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEF or QQQM?: Neither: IEF and QQQM both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

IEF on its own →QQQM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEF dividend history →IEF holdings →QQQM dividend history →QQQM holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEF ↗

QQQM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQQM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for QQQM ↗

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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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