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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 XLP: how they differ

QQQM and XLP hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and QQQM returned more over the year.

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QQQM and XLP hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QQQM and XLP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQQQMXLP
Walmart Inc2.29%10.14%
Costco Wholesale Corp1.78%8.76%
PepsiCo Inc0.84%4.39%
Monster Beverage Corp0.37%4.02%
Mondelez International Inc0.36%4.51%
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc0.19%2.79%
Kraft Heinz Co/The0.13%1.36%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in QQQMOnly in XLP
NVIDIA Corp 8.52%COCA COLA CO/THE 7.44%
Apple Inc 7.72%PROCTER + GAMBLE CO/THE 7.29%
Microsoft Corp 5.89%PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 6.47%
Micron Technology Inc 4.90%TARGET CORP 4.62%
Amazon.com Inc 4.36%COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 4.53%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.65%ALTRIA GROUP INC 4.36%
Alphabet Inc 3.12%ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO 2.73%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.07%SYSCO CORP 2.57%

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 XLP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QQQM
Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
XLP
State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoState Street
What it isNasdaq-100Consumer staples
Total return, 1 year+23.0%+6.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.5 pts−11.2 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50096.7%100.0%
Holdings10636

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.

XLP in plain words

XLP is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.3% 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 36 positions, with the top ten at 62.5%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QQQM or XLP?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQM returned +23.0% and XLP returned +6.3%, so QQQM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QQQM or XLP?
QQQM charges 0.15% a year and XLP charges 0.08%, so XLP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do QQQM and XLP overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQM and 100% of XLP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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