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As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. PWRD QQQ \n Expense ratio 0.75% 0.18% \n Net assets, PWRD as of Jul 31, 2026 and QQQ as of Oct 20, 2026 $1.5bn $484.7bn \n Total return, 1 year \u22121.2% +17.9% \n What it tracks No index, actively","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, PWRD against QQQ, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/pwrd-vs-qqq","a":{"ticker":"PWRD","name":"TCW Transform Systems ETF","issuer":"TCW","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-20","verdict":"PWRD is actively managed and returned \u22121.2% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/pwrd","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22121.2%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.75%","as_of":"2026-02-27","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"31","as_of":"2026-07-31","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u221220.1%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.1%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Jun 23, 2026","value":"$0.061","as_of":"2026-06-23","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.5bn","as_of":"2026-07-31","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"QQQ","name":"Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1","issuer":"Invesco","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-20","verdict":"QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100 and returned +17.9% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/qqq","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+17.9%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.18%","as_of":"2025-12-19","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"103","as_of":"2026-10-19","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22125.5%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.5%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 21, 2026","value":"$0.7514","as_of":"2026-09-21","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$484.7bn","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 20, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":5,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/pwrd-vs-qqq"}