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ETF Comparisons

QQQ vs. SCHB

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

QQQ
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Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF

SCHB
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SCHB
Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
SwitchQLDProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra QQQ 2x Shares1.00TQQQProShares Trust - ProShares UltraPro QQQ 3x Shares1.00QQQMInvesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II - Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF1.00MGKVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF0.99ONEQFidelity Covington Trust - Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF0.99SCHGSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF0.99VUGVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Growth ETF0.99IWYBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF0.99IWFBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF0.99VONGVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index ETF0.99

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Performance Measures**

for the time period Apr 1, 1999 to Dec 17, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

QQQ

-0.5%

1.9%

SCHB

1.3%

1.9%

Diff.

-1.8%

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Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

QQQ

-83.0%

27.1%

SCHB

-35.3%

17.6%

Diff.

-47.7%

+9.5%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

QQQ

0.49

0.12

SCHB

0.84

0.40

Diff.

-0.35

-0.28

QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
SCHBSchwab U.S. Broad Market 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
SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
Inception date
Mar 10, 1999
Nov 3, 2009
Expense ratio
0.2%
0.03%
QQQ has a higher expense ratio than SCHB by 0.17%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in QQQ than SCHB.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
QQQ targets investing in US Equities, while SCHB targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Invesco
Schwab
QQQ is managed by Invesco, while SCHB is managed by Schwab.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$17,559,045,883
$35,304,784
Both QQQ and SCHB 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
$22,376,795,984
QQQ has more assets under management than SCHB by $175,579,773,456. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Nasdaq 100 Index
Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index
QQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index, while SCHB is based off of the Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither QQQ nor SCHB use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
QQQ and SCHB 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 SCHB may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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QQQ may issue a K1, while SCHB does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for QQQ in its “Related ETFs” section.

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Tactical allocation, trend-following, mean reversion, leveraged ETFs, volatility hedging, macro regime rotation, risk management

OOS Cumulative Return

911.87%

Trading Strategies
Related toSCHB

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Category

Tactical, trend-following, leveraged ETFs, sector rotation (semis/tech), treasuries, volatility hedge, risk-on/off, macro overlay

OOS Cumulative Return

124.71%

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