Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or SLV?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +23.0% and SLV returned +53.8%, so SLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, QQQ or SLV?

QQQ charges 0.18% a year and SLV charges 0.50%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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QQQ vs SLV: how they differ

QQQ is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year SLV returned more, +53.8% against +23.0%.

Invesco QQQ Trust and iShares Silver Trust.

QQQ and SLV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust	SLV iShares Silver Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Invesco	iShares
What it is	Nasdaq-100	Silver
Total return, 1 year	+23.0%	+53.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.5 pts	+36.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.50%
Holdings	105	not 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.

SLV in plain words

SLV is a commodity fund tracking the Silver. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +53.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. It sat 45.0% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or SLV?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +23.0% and SLV returned +53.8%, so SLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QQQ or SLV?: QQQ charges 0.18% a year and SLV charges 0.50%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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