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TQQQ vs. VOO

ProShares UltraPro QQQ

TQQQ
$
Today’s Change
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vs

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

VOO
$
Today’s Change
()

Correlation

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

Performance Measures**

for the time period Feb 11, 2010 to Apr 2, 2026

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

TQQQ

-12.7%

-17.1%

VOO

-4.2%

-3.7%

Diff.

-8.5%

-13.4%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

TQQQ

-81.7%

61.0%

VOO

-34.0%

17.1%

Diff.

-47.7%

+43.9%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

TQQQ

0.85

0.48

VOO

0.87

0.42

Diff.

-0.02

+0.06

TQQQProShares UltraPro QQQ
VOOVanguard S&P 500 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
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Inception date
Feb 9, 2010
Sep 7, 2010
Expense ratio
0.86%
0.03%
TQQQ has a higher expense ratio than VOO by 0.83%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in TQQQ than VOO.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
TQQQ targets investing in US Equities, while VOO targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
ProShares
Vanguard
TQQQ is managed by ProShares, while VOO is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$3,460,839,081
$1,621,694,598
Both TQQQ and VOO 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
$325,714,712,538
TQQQ has more assets under management than VOO by $309,658,642,408. 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 VOO is based off of the S&P 500 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
Leveraged (3x)
No
TQQQ uses Leveraged (3x), while VOO 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 VOO 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 VOO may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither TQQQ nor VOO require a K1.

Disclaimers

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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.