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QQQ vs. VGT

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

QQQ
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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

VGT
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Correlation

QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
VGTVanguard Information Technology 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
VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF
Inception date
Mar 10 1999
Jan 26 2004
Expense ratio
0.20%
0.10%
QQQ has a higher expense ratio than VGT by 0.1%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in QQQ than VGT.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
QQQ targets investing in US Equities, while VGT targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Invesco
Vanguard
QQQ is managed by Invesco, while VGT is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$17,559,045,883
$206,920,148
Both QQQ and VGT 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
$50,021,727,974
QQQ has more assets under management than VGT by $147,934,841,466. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Nasdaq 100 Index
MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
QQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index, while VGT is based off of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
QQQ and VGT 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 VGT 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 VGT may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
QQQ may issue a K1, while VGT does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for QQQ in its “Related ETFs” section.

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Related toQQQ

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Category

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Risk Rating

Aggressive

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Related toVGT

#PTS

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Category

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Risk Rating

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