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ETF Comparisons

SQQQ vs. VUG

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

SQQQ
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Vanguard Growth ETF

VUG
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Correlation

-0.99

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Top 10 comparisons with SQQQ:
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SQQQ
Correlation
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VUG
Vanguard Growth ETF
-0.99
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Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by SQQQ and VUG:

There are no shared holdings.
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Performance Measures**

for the time period Feb 11, 2010 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

SQQQ

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-25.0%

VUG

-0.3%

6.1%

Diff.

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-31.1%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

SQQQ

-100.0%

63.8%

VUG

-35.6%

19.7%

Diff.

-64.4%

+44.1%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

SQQQ

-0.87

-0.53

VUG

0.88

0.47

Diff.

-1.75

-1

SQQQProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
VUGVanguard Growth ETF

What is SQQQ?

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seeks daily investment results before fees and expenses that correspond to triple (300%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index .

Snapshot
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SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
VUG Vanguard Growth ETF
Inception date
Feb 9, 2010
Jan 26, 2004
Expense ratio
0.95%
0.04%
SQQQ has a higher expense ratio than VUG by 0.90%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in SQQQ than VUG.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
SQQQ targets investing in US Equities, while VUG targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
ProShares
Vanguard
SQQQ is managed by ProShares, while VUG is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$2,217,551,125
$205,784,508
Both SQQQ and VUG 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
$4,455,851,279
$89,278,316,853
SQQQ has more assets under management than VUG by $84,822,465,574. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Nasdaq 100 Index
CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index
SQQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index, while VUG is based off of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index
Inverse/Leveraged
Inverse (-3x)
No
SQQQ uses Inverse (-3x), while VUG does not use an inverse or leveraged strategy. Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
SQQQ and VUG 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
SQQQ and VUG may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither SQQQ nor VUG require a K1.
When ETFs are inversely correlated, they can be used in actively traded strategies (multiple trades per week) to take positions in opposing directions. For example, if you believe SQQQ is going to fall, it would make sense to invest in VUG, as based on historical data, when SQQQ decreases in value, VUG tends to increase in value.

Trading Strategies
Related toSQQQ

The Holy Grail

Category

Leveraged ETFs, Tactical market timing, Trend + mean-reversion, Tech/semis focus, Volatility hedging

OOS Cumulative Return

1614.23%

Trading Strategies
Related toVUG

S&P Growth vs Value

Category

US equities, Growth vs value rotation, Trend-following, Large-cap, Weekly rebalance, Equal-weight

OOS Cumulative Return

122.78%

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Disclaimers

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