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TQQQ vs. SPY

ProShares UltraPro QQQ

TQQQ
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY
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Correlation

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

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