Are QQBF and QQQ the same kind of fund?

QQBF 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 holds.

Which is cheaper, QQBF or QQQ?

QQQ is cheaper, by 0.72 percentage points a year. On $10,000 held for a year that difference is about $72. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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QQBF vs QQQ: how they differ

QQBF and QQQ are measured over different days, and QQQ charges 0.18% to QQBF's 0.90%. FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Quarterly 15 Buffer ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.

On the same fields

QQBF

FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Quarterly 15 Buffer ETF

QQQ

Invesco QQQ Trust

Where it sits Buffer ETF Core fund

Issuer First Trust Invesco

What it is Defined outcome, 15% on QQQ Tracks the Nasdaq-100

Total return, 1 year not published +23.8%

S&P 500 over the same days not published +15.7%

Gap to the S&P 500 not available +8.1 pts

Expense ratio 0.90% 0.18%

Holdings not filed 105

Net assets $1m $499.5bn

QQBF and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 1, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

QQBF in plain words

From its price on Oct 1, 2026, the fund can gain about 2.3% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 0.9% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, QQQ can fall 2.5% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 79 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On Dec 18, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

QQQ in plain words

QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 it returned +23.8% with distributions reinvested, against +15.7% for the S&P 500 and +23.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 46.6%.

Questions people ask

Are QQBF and QQQ the same kind of fund?: QQBF 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 holds.
Which is cheaper, QQBF or QQQ?: QQQ is cheaper, by 0.72 percentage points a year. On $10,000 held for a year that difference is about $72. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

First Trust page for QQBF ↗QQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗QQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for QQQ ↗

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ETFIQ, QQBF against QQQ, data as of Oct 1, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/qqbf-vs-qqq

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