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QQJL vs QQQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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QQJL and QQQ are measured over different days, and QQQ charges 0.18% to QQJL's 0.30%.

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Net assets: $1.4m on Oct 28, 2026 for Corgi Growth & Technology 15% Structured Buffer ETF - July Series, and $483.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1.

QQJL on its own →QQQ on its own →
At a glance
+2.5%
QQJL total return, since launch, Jul 2, 2026
+15.2%
QQQ total return, 1 year
0.30%
QQJL expense ratio
0.18%
QQQ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

QQQ costs 0.12 points a year less; QQQ is far larger, $483.0bn against $1.4m.

QQJL vs QQQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureQQJLQQQ
Return
Total return, 1 yearnot published+15.2%
Drawdown
Below its high4.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksQQQNasdaq-100 Index
The outcome period
Buffer left, in index points14.4% of 15.0%
Days left in the period246
Period endsJun 30, 2027
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$1.4m$483.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight96%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund46.7%

Method

Side by side

QQJL Corgi Growth & Technology 15% Structured Buffer ETF - July Series QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Where it sits Buffer ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Corgi Invesco
What it is Defined outcome, 15% on QQQ Tracks the Nasdaq-100
Total return, 1 year +2.5% (since launch, Jul 2, 2026) +15.2%
Its benchmark over the same days +1.8% (QQQ) (since launch, Jul 2, 2026) +15.2% (QQQM)
Gap to its benchmark +0.7 pts vs QQQ (since launch, Jul 2, 2026) 0.0 pts vs QQQM
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.18%
Holdings not read by ETFIQ 103
Net assets, QQJL as of Oct 28, 2026 and QQQ as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.4m $483.0bn

QQJL and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
QQJL

Protection left, in index points: 14.4% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 246 days remained on Oct 27, 2026. On Jun 30, 2027 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 QQJL and QQQ in the same category?
QQJL 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, QQJL or QQQ?
QQQ is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
QQJL on its own →QQQ on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →QQQ dividend history →QQQ holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
QQJL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
Corgi website ↗
QQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
QQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Invesco page for QQQ ↗

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