Which returned more over the last year, LQD or QQQ?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and QQQ returned +23.0%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or QQQ?

LQD charges 0.14% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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LQD vs QQQ: how they differ

LQD and QQQ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and QQQ returned more over the year.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD and QQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in LQD	Only in QQQ
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	NVIDIA Corp 8.52%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	Apple Inc 7.72%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	Microsoft Corp 5.89%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	Micron Technology Inc 4.90%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	Amazon.com Inc 4.36%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%	Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.65%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%	Alphabet Inc 3.12%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%	Meta Platforms Inc 3.07%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

LQD and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Invesco
What it is	US investment grade bonds	Nasdaq-100
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+23.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	+5.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.18%
Holdings	3149	105

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

QQQ in plain words

QQQ is an index equity fund tracking the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 47.0%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or QQQ?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and QQQ returned +23.0%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or QQQ?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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