Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QQQ vs SPYG: how they differ
QQQ and SPYG hold 56% of their weight in the same names, and QQQ returned more over the year.
Invesco QQQ Trust and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQ and SPYG hold 56% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QQQ | SPYG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.52% | 14.85% |
| Apple Inc | 7.72% | 6.73% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.89% | 10.27% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.36% | 3.67% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.12% | 5.47% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 4.90% | 3.09% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.07% | 3.97% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.90% | 4.38% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.75% | 4.80% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 3.65% | 2.31% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.92% | 1.78% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 1.69% | 1.07% |
| Only in QQQ | Only in SPYG |
|---|---|
| Walmart Inc 2.29% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B 2.61% |
| Intel Corp 2.24% | ELI LILLY + CO 2.49% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 1.78% | JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 1.81% |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.26% | JOHNSON + JOHNSON 1.06% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 1.05% | CATERPILLAR INC 1.04% |
| Linde PLC 0.95% | VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 0.94% |
| T-Mobile US Inc 0.85% | MASTERCARD INC A 0.86% |
| PepsiCo Inc 0.84% | RTX CORP 0.75% |
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.
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | SPYG State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | State Street |
| What it is | Nasdaq-100 | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.0% | +17.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.5 pts | +0.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.18% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 105 | 150 |
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.
SPYG in plain words
SPYG is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 150 positions, with the top ten at 59.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or SPYG?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +23.0% and SPYG returned +17.9%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QQQ or SPYG?
- QQQ charges 0.18% a year and SPYG charges 0.04%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QQQ and SPYG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 100% of SPYG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 56% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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