Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
PDBC vs QQQ: how they differ
PDBC and QQQ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and PDBC returned more over the year.
Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PDBC and QQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in PDBC | Only in QQQ |
|---|---|
| Invesco Premier US Government Money Port 75.58% | NVIDIA Corp 8.52% |
| POWERSHARES CAYMAN FUND 24.42% | Apple Inc 7.72% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.89% | |
| Micron Technology Inc 4.90% | |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.36% | |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.65% | |
| Alphabet Inc 3.12% | |
| 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.
| PDBC Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF | QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Invesco |
| What it is | Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy | Nasdaq-100 |
| Total return, 1 year | +55.2% | +23.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +37.7 pts | +5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.59% | 0.18% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 96.7% |
| Holdings | 2 | 105 |
PDBC in plain words
PDBC is an index equity fund tracking the Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% 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 2 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.
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, PDBC or QQQ?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PDBC returned +55.2% and QQQ returned +23.0%, so PDBC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, PDBC or QQQ?
- PDBC charges 0.59% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do PDBC and QQQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of PDBC and 97% of QQQ 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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