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QQQ vs. VT

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

QQQ
$
Today’s Change
()
vs

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

VT
$
Today’s Change
()

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%

VT

2.2%

2.8%

Diff.

-0.9%

+0.8%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

QQQ

-83.0%

27.1%

VT

-50.3%

20.7%

Diff.

-32.7%

+6.4%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

QQQ

0.49

0.12

VT

0.49

0.17

Diff.

-0.05

QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
VTVanguard Total World Stock 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
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
Inception date
Mar 10, 1999
Jun 24, 2008
Expense ratio
0.2%
0.07%
QQQ has a higher expense ratio than VT by 0.13%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in QQQ than VT.
Type
US Equities
Global Equities
QQQ targets investing in US Equities, while VT targets investing in Global Equities.
Fund owner
Invesco
Vanguard
QQQ is managed by Invesco, while VT is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$17,559,045,883
$138,228,150
Both QQQ and VT 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
$28,426,068,465
QQQ has more assets under management than VT by $169,530,500,975. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Nasdaq 100 Index
FTSE Global All Cap Index
QQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index, while VT is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither QQQ nor VT use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
QQQ and VT 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 VT may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
QQQ may issue a K1, while VT 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 toVT

Steph combo 2

Category

Tactical asset allocation, Momentum, Trend-following, Leveraged ETFs, Volatility hedging, US large-cap tech, Semiconductors, Treasuries, Global equities

OOS Cumulative Return

90.97%

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Disclaimers

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