NULG vs QQQM: Differences, Returns & Fees
NULG and QQQM hold 26% of their weight in the same names, and QQQM returned +18.0% over the year. Net assets: $2.7bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF, and $108.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF.
QQQM costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.5 points.
| NULG | QQQM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.26% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, NULG as of Jul 31, 2026 and QQQM as of Oct 20, 2026 | $2.7bn | $108.5bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.5% | +18.0% |
| What it tracks | Nuveen ESG USA Large-Cap Growth Index | Nasdaq-100 Index |
| Holdings in common | 26% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 44.0% | 47.2% |
| Below its high | 6.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026 | 5.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
NULG and QQQM are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. NULG follows Nuveen ESG USA Large-Cap Growth Index and QQQM follows Nasdaq-100 Index.
- Holdings in common. 26% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026).
- One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 NULG returned +11.5% and QQQM +18.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 6.5 points.
Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NULG and QQQM hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
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26% in common
On the same fields
NULG and QQQM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About NULG
NULG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +11.5% with distributions reinvested, against +15.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 44.0%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
About QQQM
QQQM tracks the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.9% for its benchmark, the Nasdaq-100 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 47.2%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, NULG or QQQM?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NULG returned +11.5% and QQQM +18.0%.
- Which is cheaper, NULG or QQQM?
- QQQM is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 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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