ETF Comparison
QQQvsVOO
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) vs Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO). Side-by-side stats, holdings overlap, and 5-year normalized growth.
Side by side
QQQ
Ticker
VOO
Invesco
Issuer
Vanguard
Large Cap Growth
Category
Large Cap Blend
Nasdaq-100
Index
S&P 500
0.180%
Expense ratio
0.030%
$455.51B
AUM
$1.70T
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Dividend yield
—
$692.16
NAV
$678.67
$684.23
Price
$679.14
Mar 10, 1999
Inception
Sep 7, 2010
Overlap
QQQShared weightVOO
45.0% overlap
QQQ 66.9% of portfolio in shared names
VOO 45.0% of portfolio in shared names
23 shared holdings. 1 unique to QQQ, 477 unique to VOO.
Approximate — full holdings for QQQ aren't available yet, so overlap is based on top holdings only and likely understates the true figure.
5-year normalized growth (rebased to 100)
Top shared holdings
| Holding | QQQ % | VOO % |
|---|---|---|
| NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | 7.60% | 7.89% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 6.80% | 7.05% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corporation | 4.52% | 5.14% |
| AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.08% | 4.07% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | 3.20% | 3.41% |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 2.82% | 3.26% |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.66% | 2.13% |
| TSLA Tesla, Inc. | 3.09% | 1.89% |
| MU Micron Technology, Inc. | 5.75% | 1.68% |
| AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3.83% | 1.29% |
| INTC Intel Corporation | 2.90% | 0.83% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 2.54% | 0.78% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.02% | 0.73% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.90% | 0.65% |
| LRCX Lam Research Corporation | 2.13% | 0.61% |
| NFLX Netflix, Inc. | 1.40% | 0.56% |
| AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. | 2.24% | 0.55% |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. | 1.17% | 0.55% |
| TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated | 1.17% | 0.43% |
| KLAC KLA Corporation | 1.46% | 0.39% |
Frequently asked
How much do QQQ and VOO overlap in holdings?+
QQQ (Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1) and VOO (Vanguard S&P 500 ETF) share 23 holdings. The conservative overlap measure — the smaller of the two portfolios' shared weight — is 45.0%. This is based on top holdings only and likely understates the true overlap, as full holdings aren't available for one of these funds yet.
Which has the lower expense ratio, QQQ or VOO?+
VOO charges 0.030% versus 0.180% for QQQ — a difference of about 15 basis points per year.
Are QQQ and VOO the same kind of ETF?+
QQQ is a Large Cap Growth fund; VOO is a Large Cap Blend fund. They are not direct substitutes — the comparison highlights how they differ.
Is QQQ or VOO a better investment?+
etfcompare doesn't recommend funds. We show objective comparisons — expense ratio, holdings overlap, yield, and normalized historical growth — so you can decide based on your own goals. Past performance does not guarantee future results.