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QQQ vs. VXUS

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

QQQ
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Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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Correlation

QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International 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
VXUS Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
Inception date
Mar 10, 1999
Jan 28, 2011
Expense ratio
0.20%
0.07%
QQQ has a higher expense ratio than VXUS by 0.13%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in QQQ than VXUS.
Type
US Equities
Global Ex. US Equities
QQQ targets investing in US Equities, while VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities.
Fund owner
Invesco
Vanguard
QQQ is managed by Invesco, while VXUS is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$17,559,045,883
$112,472,630
Both QQQ and VXUS 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
$56,738,130,416
QQQ has more assets under management than VXUS by $141,218,439,024. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Nasdaq 100 Index
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
QQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index, while VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
QQQ and VXUS use the same leverage ratio. Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
QQQ and VXUS 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 VXUS may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
QQQ may issue a K1, while VXUS does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for QQQ in its “Related ETFs” section.

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Related toQQQ

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Category

Featured, Technology Focus

Risk Rating

Aggressive

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Related toVXUS

#DPE

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Category

Getting Started, Go Global, Diversification

Risk Rating

Moderate

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