{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/qqqp-vs-sqqq","section":"compare","title":"QQQP vs SQQQ: Leverage, Returns & Decay | ETFIQ","description":"Over the three months to Oct 27, 2026, QQQP returned 13.1% and SQQQ \u221219.5%. Over the three months to Oct 27, 2026 they returned +13.1% and \u221219.5%.","as_of":"Oct 27, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Are QQQP and SQQQ levered on the same thing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Both are levered on the Nasdaq-100, QQQP at +2 times each calendar quarter\u2019s move and SQQQ at -3 times each day\u2019s move."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I hold QQQP or SQQQ for a year?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"QQQP resets every calendar quarter and SQQQ resets every day, so the multiple in each name applies to one period only, and the periods compound. Over a year the total is not the multiple times the year\u2019s move."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, QQQP or SQQQ?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"QQQP charges 1.00% a year and SQQQ charges 0.94%, so SQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Leveraged ETFs","item":"https://etfiq.com/leverage/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Compare ETFs","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"QQQP vs SQQQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/qqqp-vs-sqqq"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"QQQP vs SQQQ: Leverage, Returns & Decay","description":"Over the three months to Oct 27, 2026, QQQP returned 13.1% and SQQQ \u221219.5%. Over the three months to Oct 27, 2026 they returned +13.1% and \u221219.5%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/qqqp-vs-sqqq","dateModified":"2026-10-27","abstract":"Over the three months to Oct 27, 2026, QQQP returned 13.1% and SQQQ \u221219.5%.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#website"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".faq"]}},{"@type":"Dataset","name":"ETFIQ comparison of QQQP and SQQQ","description":"Over the three months to Oct 27, 2026, QQQP returned 13.1% and SQQQ \u221219.5%. Over the three months to Oct 27, 2026 they returned +13.1% and \u221219.5%.","dateModified":"2026-10-27","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/qqqp-vs-sqqq","license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/leverage.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Stated multiple","Underlying return","What the stated multiple implies","Fund total return","Difference against the label","Volatility of the underlying","Expense ratio"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Leveraged ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":5662,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Leveraged ETFs / Compare ETFs / QQQP vs SQQQ \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Oct 27, 2026 .\n\n QQQP vs SQQQ: Leverage, Returns & Decay\n\n Over the three months to Oct 27, 2026, QQQP returned 13.1% and SQQQ \u221219.5%.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n SQQQ costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 58.9 points; SQQQ is far larger, $1.8bn against $13m.\n QQQP and SQQQ at a glance. As of Oct 27, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. QQQP SQQQ \n Expense ratio 1.00% 0.94% \n Net assets $13m $1.8bn \n Total return, 1 year +18.3% \u221240.6% \n What it tracks Nasdaq-100 Nasdaq-100 \n Hol","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, QQQP against SQQQ, data as of Oct 27, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/qqqp-vs-sqqq","a":{"ticker":"QQQP","name":"Tradr 2X Long Innovation 100 Quarterly ETF","issuer":"Tradr","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-10-27","verdict":"Over the quarter to Sep 30, 2026, QQQP lost 0.5%, against 1.2% for twice QQQ's return.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/qqqp","key_facts":[{"label":"What QQQ did, Q3 2026","value":"+0.6%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":null},{"label":"2 times that move","value":"+1.2%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u22120.5%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Gap to 2 times the move","value":"\u22121.7 pts","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$13m","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.00%","as_of":"2026-08-05","source":"497 XBRL, Aug 5, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SQQQ","name":"ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ","issuer":"ProShares","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-10-27","verdict":"Over the three months to Oct 27, 2026, SQQQ lost 19.5%, against \u221222.5% for three times the inverse of QQQ's daily moves.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/sqqq","key_facts":[{"label":"What QQQ did","value":"+6.9%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"What \u22123 times a day gives","value":"\u221222.5%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u221219.5%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Gap to \u22123 times a day","value":"+3.0 pts","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"4.9%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 23, 2026","value":"$0.4734","as_of":"2026-09-23","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.8bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.94%","as_of":"2026-09-25","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Sep 25, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/qqqp-vs-sqqq"}