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SPY vs. TQQQ

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY
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ProShares UltraPro QQQ

TQQQ
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SwitchSSOProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra S&P500 2x Shares1.00IVVBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF1.00SPXLDirexion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares1.00VOOVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard S&P 500 ETF1.00UPROProShares Trust - ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 ETF 3x Shares1.00SPLGSPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF1.00VVVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Large Cap ETF1.00SCHXSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF1.00ESGUiShares Trust - iShares Trust iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF1.00IWBBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 1000 ETF1.00

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SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
TQQQProShares UltraPro QQQ

What is SPY?

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF is a fund that before expenses generally corresponds to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Index.

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SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
TQQQ ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Inception date
Jan 22, 1993
Feb 9, 2010
Expense ratio
0.09%
0.86%
SPY has a lower expense ratio than TQQQ by 0.77%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in SPY than TQQQ.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
SPY targets investing in US Equities, while TQQQ targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
State Street (SPDR)
ProShares
SPY is managed by State Street (SPDR), while TQQQ is managed by ProShares.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$33,257,618,740
$3,460,839,081
Both SPY and TQQQ 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
$400,404,126,565
$16,056,070,130
SPY has more assets under management than TQQQ by $384,348,056,435. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P 500 Index
Nasdaq 100 Index
SPY is based off of the S&P 500 Index, while TQQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Leveraged (3x)
SPY uses undefined, while TQQQ uses Leveraged (3x). Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
SPY and TQQQ 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
SPY and TQQQ may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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SPY may issue a K1, while TQQQ does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for SPY in its “Related ETFs” section.

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