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QQQ vs. VYM

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

QQQ
$--
vs

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM
$--

Correlation

0.70
QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield 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
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
Inception date
Mar 10 1999
Nov 10 2006
Expense ratio
0.20%
0.06%
QQQ has a higher expense ratio than VYM by 0.14%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in QQQ than VYM.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
QQQ targets investing in US Equities, while VYM targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Invesco
Vanguard
QQQ is managed by Invesco, while VYM is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$17,559,045,883
$134,746,385
Both QQQ and VYM 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
$48,466,955,232
QQQ has more assets under management than VYM by $149,489,614,208. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Nasdaq 100 Index
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
QQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index, while VYM is based off of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
QQQ and VYM 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 VYM 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
VYM may offer dividends, while QQQ does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VYM may vary.
Prospectus
QQQ may issue a K1, while VYM does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for QQQ in its “Related ETFs” section.
QQQ and VYM’s Correlation
When ETFs are correlated, there are 3 main topics to analyze that will help you build your automated trading strategy: liquidity, expense, and risk.
  • Liquidity: In an active trading strategy (trading multiple time per week), it’s important to consider the liquidity of the ETF you’re using. Lower liquidity can mean more money lost in slippage. AUM and average daily volume are both indicators of liquidity.
  • Expense: Some ETFs are more expensive to use than others. For strategies that are focused on longer holding periods, it’s important to factor in how expensive it is to hold this ETF. Expense ratio is the main indicator of how expensive an ETF is.
  • Risk: Some ETFs will be highly correlated, but have varying degrees of returns, due to leverage. It’s important to consider if an ETF is using leverage or not. The main indicators of a riskier ETF will be the use of leverage and higher standard deviation or max drawdown in a backtest.

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Related toQQQ

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Category

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Risk Rating

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Related toVYM

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Category

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Risk Rating

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