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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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QQQM vs XLI: how they differ

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

Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF and State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions QQQM and XLI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQQQMXLI
Automatic Data Processing Inc0.47%1.98%
CSX Corp0.41%1.70%
Cintas Corp0.35%1.26%
PACCAR Inc0.29%1.21%
Honeywell International Inc0.28%1.20%
Fastenal Co0.25%1.05%
Honeywell Aerospace Inc0.22%0.91%
Paychex Inc0.18%0.69%
Axon Enterprise Inc0.17%0.72%
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc0.17%0.62%
Copart Inc0.13%0.51%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in QQQMOnly in XLI
NVIDIA Corp 8.52%CATERPILLAR INC 6.92%
Apple Inc 7.72%GENERAL ELECTRIC 6.32%
Microsoft Corp 5.89%RTX CORP 4.98%
Micron Technology Inc 4.90%GE VERNOVA INC 4.64%
Amazon.com Inc 4.36%DEERE + CO 3.18%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.65%UNION PACIFIC CORP 3.17%
Alphabet Inc 3.12%BOEING CO/THE 3.02%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.07%EATON CORP PLC 2.97%

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.

QQQM and XLI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QQQM
Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
XLI
State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoState Street
What it isNasdaq-100Industrials
Total return, 1 year+23.0%+14.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.5 pts−3.3 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50096.7%100.0%
Holdings10685

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.

XLI in plain words

XLI is an index equity fund tracking the Industrials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 85 positions, with the top ten at 40.2%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QQQM or XLI?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQM returned +23.0% and XLI returned +14.3%, so QQQM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QQQM or XLI?
QQQM charges 0.15% a year and XLI charges 0.08%, so XLI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do QQQM and XLI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQM and 100% of XLI 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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