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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 XBI: how they differ

QQQ and XBI hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and XBI returned more over the year.

Invesco QQQ Trust and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QQQ and XBI hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QQQ and XBI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQQQXBI
Amgen Inc0.92%1.09%
Gilead Sciences Inc0.80%1.15%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc0.58%1.14%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc0.36%1.27%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc0.15%0.82%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in QQQOnly in XBI
NVIDIA Corp 8.52%MODERNA INC 2.87%
Apple Inc 7.72%TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 1.81%
Microsoft Corp 5.89%HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC 1.47%
Micron Technology Inc 4.90%NATERA INC 1.46%
Amazon.com Inc 4.36%KYMERA THERAPEUTICS INC 1.45%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.65%TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC 1.40%
Alphabet Inc 3.12%ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD 1.39%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.07%ORUKA THERAPEUTICS INC 1.38%

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 and XBI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust
XBI
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoState Street
What it isNasdaq-100SPDR S&P Biotech
Total return, 1 year+23.0%+64.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.5 pts+46.5 pts
Expense ratio0.18%0.35%
Already in the S&P 50096.7%8.5%
Holdings105154

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.

XBI in plain words

XBI is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Biotech. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +64.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 8% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 154 positions, with the top ten at 15.9%. It sat 9.6% below its high of Feb 8, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or XBI?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +23.0% and XBI returned +64.0%, so XBI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QQQ or XBI?
QQQ charges 0.18% a year and XBI charges 0.35%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do QQQ and XBI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 8% of XBI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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