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QQQ vs. XLE

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

QQQ
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Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLE
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Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
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Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by QQQ and XLE:

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Performance Measures**

for the time period Apr 1, 1999 to Apr 1, 2026

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

QQQ

-3.8%

-4.6%

XLE

4.1%

30.0%

Diff.

-7.9%

-34.6%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

QQQ

-83.0%

27.0%

XLE

-71.3%

28.7%

Diff.

-11.7%

-1.7%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

QQQ

0.48

0.12

XLE

0.44

0.12

Diff.

+0.04

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QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
XLEEnergy Select Sector SPDR Fund

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
XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
Inception date
Mar 10, 1999
Dec 16, 1998
Expense ratio
0.2%
0.1%
QQQ has a higher expense ratio than XLE by 0.1%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in QQQ than XLE.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
QQQ targets investing in US Equities, while XLE targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Invesco
State Street (SPDR)
QQQ is managed by Invesco, while XLE is managed by State Street (SPDR).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$17,559,045,883
$1,678,169,867
Both QQQ and XLE 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
$38,180,414,875
QQQ has more assets under management than XLE by $159,776,154,565. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Nasdaq 100 Index
S&P Energy Select Sector Index
QQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index, while XLE is based off of the S&P Energy Select Sector Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither QQQ nor XLE use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
QQQ and XLE 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 XLE 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 XLE does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for QQQ in its “Related ETFs” section.

Disclaimers

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