Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QQQ vs SCHD: how they differ
QQQ and SCHD hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SCHD returned more over the year.
Invesco QQQ Trust and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQ and SCHD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QQQ | Only in SCHD |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 8.52% | QUALCOMM Inc 6.75% |
| Apple Inc 7.72% | Texas Instruments Inc 5.92% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.89% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10% |
| Micron Technology Inc 4.90% | Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.36% | Merck & Co Inc 3.87% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.65% | Chevron Corp 3.84% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.12% | Verizon Communications Inc 3.66% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.07% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Schwab |
| What it is | Nasdaq-100 | US dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.0% | +27.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.5 pts | +10.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.18% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 95.1% |
| Holdings | 105 | 99 |
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.
SCHD in plain words
SCHD is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or SCHD?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +23.0% and SCHD returned +27.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QQQ or SCHD?
- QQQ charges 0.18% a year and SCHD charges 0.06%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QQQ and SCHD overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 95% of SCHD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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