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QQQ vs. IEMG

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

QQQ
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iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

IEMG
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Correlation

QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
IEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

What is QQQ?

Invesco QQQ is an exchange-traded fund based on the Nasdaq-100 Index. The Fund will, under most circumstances, consist of all of stocks in the Index. The Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted annually.

Snapshot
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QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Inception date
Mar 10 1999
Oct 18 2012
Expense ratio
0.20%
0.09%
QQQ has a higher expense ratio than IEMG by 0.11%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in QQQ than IEMG.
Type
US Equities
Global Ex. US Equities
QQQ targets investing in US Equities, while IEMG targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities.
Fund owner
Invesco
Blackrock (iShares)
QQQ is managed by Invesco, while IEMG is managed by Blackrock (iShares).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$17,559,045,883
$497,040,322
Both QQQ and IEMG are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$197,956,569,440
$70,028,258,238
QQQ has more assets under management than IEMG by $127,928,311,202. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Nasdaq 100 Index
MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index
QQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index, while IEMG is based off of the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
QQQ and IEMG use the same leverage ratio. Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
QQQ and IEMG both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
No
No
QQQ and IEMG may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
QQQ may issue a K1, while IEMG does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for QQQ in its “Related ETFs” section.

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