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TQQQ vs. VGT

ProShares UltraPro QQQ

TQQQ
$
Today’s Change
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vs

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

VGT
$
Today’s Change
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Correlation

1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max

Performance Measures**

for the time period Feb 11, 2010 to Dec 16, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

TQQQ

2.6%

5.9%

VGT

0.4%

3.2%

Diff.

+2.2%

+2.7%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

TQQQ

-81.7%

61.1%

VGT

-35.1%

22.3%

Diff.

-46.6%

+38.8%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

TQQQ

0.88

0.51

VGT

0.91

0.56

Diff.

-0.03

-0.05

TQQQProShares UltraPro QQQ
VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF

What is TQQQ?

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

Snapshot
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TQQQ ProShares UltraPro QQQ
VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF
Inception date
Feb 9, 2010
Jan 26, 2004
Expense ratio
0.86%
0.1%
TQQQ has a higher expense ratio than VGT by 0.76%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in TQQQ than VGT.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
TQQQ targets investing in US Equities, while VGT targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
ProShares
Vanguard
TQQQ is managed by ProShares, while VGT is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$3,460,839,081
$206,920,148
Both TQQQ and VGT 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
$50,021,727,974
TQQQ has more assets under management than VGT by $33,965,657,844. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Nasdaq 100 Index
MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
TQQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index, while VGT is based off of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
Inverse/Leveraged
Leveraged (3x)
No
TQQQ uses Leveraged (3x), while VGT 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
TQQQ and VGT 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 VGT may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither TQQQ nor VGT require a K1.

Trading Strategies
Related toTQQQ

The Holy Grail

Category

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

OOS Cumulative Return

1516.02%

Trading Strategies
Related toVGT

V 1.1b | Leveraged S&P 10 Actively Traded | Deez | PROD | Michael B Version | Sorter

Category

Tactical, momentum, mean‑reversion, volatility targeting, leveraged/inverse ETFs, tech‑heavy, daily rebalancing

OOS Cumulative Return

136.89%

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Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.