Which is cheaper, QBQV or QQQ?

QBQV charges 0.74% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are QBQV and QQQ the same kind of fund?

No. QBQV is a buffer ETF and QQQ is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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QBQV vs QQQ: how they differ

QBQV and QQQ are measured over different days, and QQQ charges 0.18% against 0.74%.

AllianzIM Growth-100 Buffer5 ETF - Jan and Invesco QQQ Trust.

QBQV and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	QBQV AllianzIM Growth-100 Buffer5 ETF - Jan	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust
Where it sits	Buffer ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	AllianzIM	Invesco
What it is	Defined outcome, 5% on QQQ	Nasdaq-100
Total return, 1 year	not published	+23.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	not published	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	not available	+5.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.18%
Holdings	not filed	105

QBQV in plain words

From its price on Sep 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 10.1% more before it reaches its cap. Protection left, in index points: 2.1% of the 5.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 19 days remained on Sep 13, 2026. On Sep 30, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

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 is cheaper, QBQV or QQQ?: QBQV charges 0.74% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are QBQV and QQQ the same kind of fund?: No. QBQV is a buffer ETF and QQQ is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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