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

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QQQ vs QYLD: how they differ

Over the year QQQ returned more, +23.0% against +22.2%, and QQQ charges 0.18% against 0.60%.

Invesco QQQ Trust and Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QQQ and QYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in QQQOnly in QYLD
NVIDIA Corp 8.52%NVIDIA CORP 8.46%
Apple Inc 7.72%APPLE INC 7.81%
Microsoft Corp 5.89%MICROSOFT CORP 5.90%
Micron Technology Inc 4.90%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.86%
Amazon.com Inc 4.36%AMAZON.COM INC 4.42%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.65%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.72%
Alphabet Inc 3.12%ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.16%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.07%META PLATFORMS INC 3.07%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

QQQ and QYLD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust
QYLD
Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundIncome ETF
IssuerInvescoGlobal X
What it isNasdaq-100covered call, vs QQQ
Total return, 1 year+23.0%+22.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+23.0%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.5 pts−0.7 pts
Cash paid, 1 yearnot an income fund12.5%
Expense ratio0.18%0.60%
Holdings105not filed

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.

QYLD in plain words

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or QYLD?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +23.0% and QYLD returned +22.2%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QQQ or QYLD?
QQQ charges 0.18% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are QQQ and QYLD the same kind of fund?
No. QQQ is an index ETF and QYLD is an option-income 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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QQQ against QYLD, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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