Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
QBQV vs QQQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
QBQV and QQQ are measured over different days, and QQQ charges 0.18% to QBQV's 0.74%.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $54m for AllianzIM Growth-100 Buffer5 ETF - Jan and $483.0bn for Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1.
Pair scorecard
QQQ costs 0.56 points a year less; QQQ is far larger, $483.0bn against $54m.
| Measure | QBQV | QQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +15.2% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 4.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | QQQ | Nasdaq-100 Index |
| The outcome period | ||
| Room to the cap | 8.2% | |
| Buffer left, in index points | 3.1% of 5.0% | |
| Days left in the period | 64 | |
| Period ends | Dec 31, 2026 | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.18% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $54m | $483.0bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 96% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 46.7% | |
Risk and return
Apr 10, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 · 28 weekly returnsQQQ returned more: +15.5% to +1.9%. QBQV fell less at its worst: −4.4% to −7.5%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | QBQV | QQQ | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +1.9% | +15.5% | QQQ | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | +1.9% | +15.3% | QQQ | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −4.4% | −7.5% | QBQV | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 28 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
Side by side
QBQV and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for QBQV.
QBQV
From its price on Oct 28, 2026, the fund can gain about 8.2% more before it reaches its cap. Protection left, in index points: 3.1% of the 5.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 64 days remained on Oct 28, 2026. On Dec 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
QQQ
QQQ 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 0.18% 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 103 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 QBQV and QQQ in the same category?
- QBQV is a buffer ETF and QQQ is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which is cheaper, QBQV or QQQ?
- QQQ is cheaper, by 0.56 percentage points a year. That is about $56 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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