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QQQ, DFAS and SPY

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Story of the three · Growth5Y$10,000 five years agoDividends reinvested · all three on one scale$17,806QQQ · best of the three

Story of the three · IncomeMost incomeDFAS · 1.01% · $101 a year on $10k

Story of the three · RiskSmallest drop

QQQ, DFAS and SPY, Ranked

Today

FundFeeYieldYTD1 year3 yrs · yr5 yrs · yrWorst dropVolatilityAssetsAvg rank

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFLow-Cost Core · S&P 5000.09%1.00%+11.9%+12.0%+21.6%+11.6%−8.9%13.7%$806B1.8

Dimensional - US Small Cap ETFUS Stock Styles · Small cap0.30%1.01%+15.2%+17.7%+16.9%+6.4%−9.4%16.0%$33.5B2.0

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Low-Cost Core · Nasdaq-1000.18%0.45%+12.4%+11.2%+23.4%+12.2%−14.8%21.6%$474B2.3

Rank among the three1st → 3rdFee, drop and volatility: lower ranks higherAvg rank: mean of the 8 ranks · 1 is best

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · returns include dividends · since: QQQ 1999 · DFAS 1992 · SPY 1993

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5Y

Dimensional - US Small Cap ETF · $33.5B$13,661

DFAS

SPY

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF · $806B$17,337

$10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested · they hold 1.0% in common

DFASMeasure

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DFAS vs SPY: Top 5 Holdings

Today

DFAS

1.4%in top 5

SPY

in top 526.8%

DFASStockSPY

not top 5AAPL7.9%

not top 5NVDA6.4%

not top 5MSFT5.9%

not top 5AMZN4.0%

not top 5GOOGL2.6%

Cost, Income and Risk

Fees: QQQ, DFAS, SPY

Today

0.09%lowest, SPY

FundExpense ratioFee$10k

SPY0.09%$9

QQQ0.18%$18

DFAS0.30%$30

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · fee on $10,000 a year

Yields: QQQ, DFAS, SPY

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SPYM vs SPY

YTD

SPDRSPYM

+12.0%

SPYSPDR

+11.9%

+12.0%Year to date+11.9%

1.0%Yield1.0%

$186BAssets$806B

1–0SPYM wins

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026

QQQM vs QQQ

YTD

InvescoQQQM

+12.4%

QQQInvesco

+12.4%

TQQQ vs QQQ

YTD

ProSharesTQQQ

+14.3%

QQQInvesco

+12.4%

SPY

+15.2%Year to dateJan 1 → Nov 12+11.9%

+17.7%1 yearTotal return+12.0%

+16.9%3 years · per year$10,000 became $15,968 · $17,968+21.6%

+6.4%5 years · per year$10,000 became $13,661 · $17,337+11.6%

0.30%Expense ratio$30 · $9 a year on $10k · lower is better0.09%

1.01%Trailing 12-mo yield$101 · $100 a year on $10k1.00%

−9.4%Worst dropSmaller is better−8.9%

16.0%VolatilityLower is calmer13.7%

DFASSPY Winner of the row, in its colourEach row: the bigger of the two fills its side

3–5SPY wins

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · returns include dividends · 3Y and 5Y figures are per-year returns

0.3%SWKSnot top 5

0.3%ELANnot top 5

0.3%MOG-Anot top 5

0.3%AMGnot top 5

0.2%AITnot top 5

Held in common1.0%

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · share of each fund

DFAS vs SPY Returns, Every Period

5Y

DimensionalDFAS

+6.4%

5 years, per year

SPYSPDR

+11.6%

5 years, per year

DFASSPYFaded: behind in that period

2–2Level

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · dividends in · faded = behind in that period

Stocks vs Core: DFAS vs SPY

YTD

DimensionalDFAS

+15.2%

SPYSPDR

+11.9%

+15.2%Year to date+11.9%

−9.4%Worst drop · 1Y−8.9%

16.0%Volatility · 1Y13.7%

1.0%Yield1.0%

$33.5BAssets$806B

2–1SPY wins

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · smaller drop and lower volatility win

1Y

1.01%highest, DFAS

FundTrailing yieldYield$10k

DFAS1.01%$101

SPY1.00%$100

QQQ0.45%$45

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · trailing 12-month yield

Income After Fees on $10,000

1Y

$91most kept, SPY

SPY$100 − $9 = $91

DFAS$101 − $30 = $71

QQQ$45 − $18 = $27

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee

Overlap: QQQ, DFAS, SPY

Today

52.5%most shared, QQQ and SPY

QQQDFASSPY

QQQ—0.0%52.5%

DFAS0.0%—1.0%

SPY52.5%1.0%—

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Return vs Bumpiness: 3 ETFs

1Y

+17.7%DFAS, at 16.0% volatility

SPYWorst drop−8.9%13.7% vol

DFASWorst drop−9.4%16.0% vol

QQQWorst drop−14.8%21.6% vol

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · up and left is better

Paid More vs Made More

YTD

DFASQQQ

+15.2%Year to date+12.4%

1.0%Yield0.4%

+17.7%Past year+11.2%

0.30%Fee0.18%

3–1DFAS wins

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026

Year to date

+12.4%

0.15% · $15Fee · on $10k a year0.18% · $18

$109BAssets$474B

1–0QQQM wins

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026

+14.3%Year to date+12.4%

0.94% · $94Fee · on $10k a year0.18% · $18

$33.7BAssets$474B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026

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QQQ, DFAS and SPY

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