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VOOG vs. SQQQ

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

VOOG
$--
vs

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

SQQQ
$--

Correlation

-0.96
VOOGVanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
SQQQProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

What is VOOG?

Invests in stocks in the Standard & Poor s 500 Growth Index composed of the growth companies in the S&P 500. Focuses on closely tracking the index s return which is considered a gauge of overall U.S. growth stock returns. Offers high potential for investment growth; share value rises and falls more sharply than that of funds holding bonds. More appropriate for long-term goals where your money s growth is essential.

Snapshot
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VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Inception date
Sep 07 2010
Feb 09 2010
Expense ratio
0.10%
0.95%
VOOG has a lower expense ratio than SQQQ by 0.85%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VOOG than SQQQ.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VOOG targets investing in US Equities, while SQQQ targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
ProShares
VOOG is managed by Vanguard, while SQQQ is managed by ProShares.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$22,452,340
$2,217,551,125
Both VOOG and SQQQ 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
$7,799,701,323
$4,455,851,279
VOOG has more assets under management than SQQQ by $3,343,850,044. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P 500 Growth Index
Nasdaq 100 Index
VOOG is based off of the S&P 500 Growth Index, while SQQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Inverse (-3x)
VOOG uses undefined, while SQQQ uses Inverse (-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
VOOG and SQQQ 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
VOOG and SQQQ may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither VOOG nor SQQQ 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 VOOG is going to fall, it would make sense to invest in SQQQ, as based on historical data, when VOOG decreases in value, SQQQ tends to increase in value.

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Related toVOOG

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Category

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Risk Rating

Moderate

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Category

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Risk Rating

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