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VUG vs. SQQQ

Vanguard Growth ETF

VUG
$--
vs

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

SQQQ
$--

Correlation

-0.99

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Top 10 comparisons with VUG:
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VUG
Correlation
With:
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
-0.99
SwitchMGKVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF1.00SCHGSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF1.00IWFBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF1.00VONGVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index ETF0.99ILCGBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Morningstar Growth ETF0.99IWYBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF0.99ONEQFidelity Covington Trust - Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF0.99TQQQProShares Trust - ProShares UltraPro QQQ 3x Shares0.99QLDProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra QQQ 2x Shares0.99QQQInvesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco QQQ Trust Series 10.99

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by VUG and SQQQ:

There are no shared holdings.
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VUGVanguard Growth ETF
SQQQProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

What is VUG?

Seeks to track the performance of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index. Provides a convenient way to match the performance of many of the nation s largest growth stocks. Follows a passively managed full-replication approach.

Snapshot
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VUG Vanguard Growth ETF
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Inception date
Jan 26 2004
Feb 09 2010
Expense ratio
0.04%
0.95%
VUG has a lower expense ratio than SQQQ by 0.90%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VUG than SQQQ.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VUG targets investing in US Equities, while SQQQ targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
ProShares
VUG is managed by Vanguard, while SQQQ is managed by ProShares.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$205,784,508
$2,217,551,125
Both VUG 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
$89,278,316,853
$4,455,851,279
VUG has more assets under management than SQQQ by $84,822,465,574. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index
Nasdaq 100 Index
VUG is based off of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index, while SQQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Inverse (-3x)
VUG 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
VUG 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
VUG and SQQQ may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither VUG 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 VUG is going to fall, it would make sense to invest in SQQQ, as based on historical data, when VUG decreases in value, SQQQ tends to increase in value.

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