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SPLG vs. SQQQ

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF

SPLG
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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

SQQQ
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Correlation

-0.94

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Top 10 comparisons with SPLG:
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SPLG
Correlation
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SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
-0.94
SwitchSPYSSgA Active Trust - SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust1.00IVVBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF1.00SSOProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra S&P500 2x Shares1.00SPXLDirexion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares1.00UPROProShares Trust - ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 ETF 3x Shares1.00VOOVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard S&P 500 ETF1.00SCHXSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF1.00VVVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Large Cap ETF1.00ESGUiShares Trust - iShares Trust iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF1.00IWBBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 1000 ETF1.00

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by SPLG and SQQQ:

There are no shared holdings.
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SPLGSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF
SQQQProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

What is SPLG?

The SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P 500 Index (the "Index"). The S&P 500 Index is composed of five hundred (500) selected stocks, all of which are listed on national stock exchanges and spans over approximately 24 separate industry groups.

Snapshot
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SPLG SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Inception date
Nov 08 2005
Feb 09 2010
Expense ratio
0.02%
0.95%
SPLG has a lower expense ratio than SQQQ by 0.92%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in SPLG than SQQQ.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
SPLG targets investing in US Equities, while SQQQ targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
State Street (SPDR)
ProShares
SPLG is managed by State Street (SPDR), while SQQQ is managed by ProShares.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$153,285,985
$2,217,551,125
Both SPLG and SQQQ 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
$19,439,639,569
$4,455,851,279
SPLG has more assets under management than SQQQ by $14,983,788,290. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P 500 Index
Nasdaq 100 Index
SPLG is based off of the S&P 500 Index, while SQQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Inverse (-3x)
SPLG uses undefined, while SQQQ uses Inverse (-3x). Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
SPLG and SQQQ 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
SPLG and SQQQ may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither SPLG nor SQQQ require a K1.
When ETFs are inversely correlated, they can be used in actively traded strategies (multiple trades per week) to take positions in opposing directions. For example, if you believe SPLG is going to fall, it would make sense to invest in SQQQ, as based on historical data, when SPLG decreases in value, SQQQ tends to increase in value.

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