Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
MDY vs QQQM: how they differ
MDY and QQQM hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and QQQM returned more over the year.
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust and Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MDY and QQQM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MDY | Only in QQQM |
|---|---|
| Twilio Inc. Class A 1.00% | NVIDIA Corp 8.52% |
| Illumina Inc. 0.86% | Apple Inc 7.72% |
| TechnipFMC plc 0.86% | Microsoft Corp 5.89% |
| Everpure Inc. Class A 0.84% | Micron Technology Inc 4.90% |
| Okta Inc. Class A 0.81% | Amazon.com Inc 4.36% |
| U.S. Dollar 0.80% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.65% |
| ATI Inc 0.77% | Alphabet Inc 3.12% |
| nVent Electric plc 0.71% | 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.
| MDY SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust | QQQM Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Invesco |
| What it is | S&P MidCap 400 | Nasdaq-100 |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +23.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −4.5 pts | +5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.23% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 96.7% |
| Holdings | 401 | 106 |
MDY in plain words
MDY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 7.9%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
QQQM in plain words
QQQM 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 0.15% 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 106 positions, with the top ten at 47.1%. 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, MDY or QQQM?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +13.0% and QQQM returned +23.0%, so QQQM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, MDY or QQQM?
- MDY charges 0.23% a year and QQQM charges 0.15%, so QQQM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do MDY and QQQM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of MDY and 97% of QQQM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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