Which returned more over the last year, QQQM or QSPT?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQM returned +23.0% and QSPT returned +16.1%, so QQQM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, QQQM or QSPT?

QQQM charges 0.15% a year and QSPT charges 0.90%, so QQQM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are QQQM and QSPT the same kind of fund?

No. QQQM is an index ETF and QSPT is a buffer ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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

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QQQM vs QSPT: how they differ

Over the year QQQM returned more, +23.0% against +16.1%, and QQQM charges 0.15% against 0.90%.

Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF and FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Buffer ETF - September.

QQQM and QSPT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	QQQM Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF	QSPT FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Buffer ETF - September
Where it sits	Core index fund	Buffer ETF
Issuer	Invesco	First Trust
What it is	Nasdaq-100	Defined outcome, 10% on QQQ
Total return, 1 year	+23.0%	+16.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+23.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.5 pts	−6.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.90%
Holdings	106	not filed

QQQM in plain words

QQQM 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 0.15% 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 106 positions, with the top ten at 47.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

QSPT in plain words

QQQ had already risen past this fund's cap of +17.0% for the period on Sep 13, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 0.3% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 14.3% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, QQQ can fall 16.2% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 10.0% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 7 days remained on Sep 13, 2026. On Sep 18, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QQQM or QSPT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQM returned +23.0% and QSPT returned +16.1%, so QQQM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QQQM or QSPT?: QQQM charges 0.15% a year and QSPT charges 0.90%, so QQQM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are QQQM and QSPT the same kind of fund?: No. QQQM is an index ETF and QSPT is a buffer ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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