Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
QQQ vs XRT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, QQQ returned +15.2% to XRT's +2.4%; 5% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $483.0bn for Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 and $362m for State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF.
Pair scorecard
QQQ costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.8 points; QQQ is far larger, $483.0bn against $362m.
| Measure | QQQ | XRT |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +15.2% | +2.4% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 4.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | 9.9%, high on Nov 16, 2021 |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Nasdaq-100 Index | S&P Retail Select Industry Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.18% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $483.0bn | $362m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 5% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 46.7% | 16.6% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, QQQ and XRT hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.
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5% in common
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Side by side
QQQ and XRT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QQQ
QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.2% for its benchmark, the Nasdaq-100 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 46.7%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
XRT
XRT tracks the S&P Retail. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 74 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 9.9% below its high of Nov 16, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or XRT?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +15.2% and XRT +2.4%.
- Which is cheaper, QQQ or XRT?
- QQQ is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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