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QQQ vs. VIG

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

QQQ
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Today’s Change
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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

VIG
$
Today’s Change
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Correlation

1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max

Performance Measures**

for the time period Apr 1, 1999 to Dec 16, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

QQQ

1.3%

3.6%

VIG

2.5%

2.7%

Diff.

-1.2%

+0.9%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

QQQ

-83.0%

27.1%

VIG

-46.8%

17.1%

Diff.

-36.2%

+10%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

QQQ

0.49

0.12

VIG

0.64

0.21

Diff.

-0.15

-0.09

QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
VIGVanguard Dividend Appreciation 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
VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
Inception date
Mar 10, 1999
Apr 21, 2006
Expense ratio
0.2%
0.06%
QQQ has a higher expense ratio than VIG by 0.14%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in QQQ than VIG.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
QQQ targets investing in US Equities, while VIG targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Invesco
Vanguard
QQQ is managed by Invesco, while VIG is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$17,559,045,883
$157,665,108
Both QQQ and VIG 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
$67,239,425,848
QQQ has more assets under management than VIG by $130,717,143,592. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Nasdaq 100 Index
S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
QQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index, while VIG is based off of the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither QQQ nor VIG use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
QQQ and VIG 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
Yes
VIG may offer dividends, while QQQ does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VIG may vary.
Prospectus
QQQ may issue a K1, while VIG does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for QQQ in its “Related ETFs” section.

Trading Strategies
Related toQQQ

E$[NO K-1 50/50] ☢️ Mod of V1.11 The Manhattan Project | 50% TQQQ Minimal | 50% Beta Baller + TCCC

Category

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

OOS Cumulative Return

911.87%

Trading Strategies
Related toVIG

FINVIZ Screened ☢️ NASDAQ-X DeETF | Deez | AR: 83% DD: 25.6% - 1JAN2019 | V 1.2

Category

Tactical allocation, Momentum, Defensive rotation, Leveraged ETFs, Large-cap growth, Daily rebalanced, Risk management

OOS Cumulative Return

217.33%

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Disclaimers

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