Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QQQ vs URTH: how they differ
QQQ and URTH hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and QQQ returned more over the year.
Invesco QQQ Trust and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQ and URTH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QQQ | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 8.52% | NVIDIA 5.52% |
| Apple Inc 7.72% | APPLE 5.28% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.89% | MICROSOFT 3.82% |
| Micron Technology Inc 4.90% | AMAZON.COM INC 2.67% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.36% | ALPHABET CLASS A 2.14% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.65% | BROADCOM INC 1.79% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.12% | ALPHABET CLASS C 1.70% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.07% | META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.56% |
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 | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | iShares |
| What it is | Nasdaq-100 | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.0% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.5 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.18% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 105 | 1230 |
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.
URTH in plain words
URTH is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI World. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 70% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1230 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +23.0% and URTH returned +17.4%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QQQ or URTH?
- QQQ charges 0.18% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QQQ and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 70% of URTH 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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