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QQQ QXQ \n Expense ratio 0.18% 0.98% \n Net assets, QQQ as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $473.8bn $82m \n Total return, 1 year +11.3% +12.1% \n What it tracks Nasdaq-100 Ind","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":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, QQQ against QXQ, data as of Nov 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/qqq-vs-qxq","a":{"ticker":"QQQ","name":"Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1","issuer":"Invesco","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-11-12","verdict":"QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100 and returned +11.3% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/qqq","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+11.3%","as_of":"2026-11-12","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":"2026-11-11","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22129.4%","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.5%","as_of":"2026-11-12","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":"$473.8bn","as_of":"2026-11-11","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 11, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"QXQ","name":"SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF","issuer":"SGI","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-11-12","verdict":"Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% in cash and returned 12.1% in total, against 11.3% for QQQ.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/qxq","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"15.1%","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+12.1%","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against QQQ","value":"+0.8 pts","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, annual report, fiscal year to Aug 31, 2026","value":"0.0%","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":null},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 28, 2026","value":"$0.08","as_of":"2026-09-28","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$82m","as_of":"2026-08-31","source":"SEC N-PORT, whole fund, as filed for Aug 31, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.98%","as_of":"2026-01-05","source":"497 XBRL, Jan 5, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/qqq-vs-qxq"}