Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
PAVE vs QQQM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, PAVE returned +11.4% to QQQM's +15.2%, and QQQM charges 0.15% to PAVE's 0.47%.
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Net assets: $13.6bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF, and $110.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF.
Pair scorecard
QQQM costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.8 points; QQQM is 8.2 times larger.
| Measure | PAVE | QQQM |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +11.4% | +15.2% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 10.9%, high on Jun 25, 2026 | |
| Below its high | 4.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Infrastructure | Nasdaq-100 Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $13.6bn | $111.8bn |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97% | |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 1% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 32% | 46.7% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, PAVE and QQQM hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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1% in common
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Side by side
PAVE and QQQM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PAVE
By weight, 62% of PAVE's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 32% of the fund across 100 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +11.4% with distributions reinvested. It sits 10.9% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. 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
- Are PAVE and QQQM in the same category?
- PAVE 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, PAVE or QQQM?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PAVE returned +11.4% and QQQM +15.2%.
- Which is cheaper, PAVE or QQQM?
- QQQM is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 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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