Compare · 3 funds side by side · dividends reinvested

QQQ, IWF and SPY

Story of the three · Growth5Y$10,000 five years agoDividends reinvested · all three on one scale$17,352QQQ · best of the three

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QQQ, IWF 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%1.03%+8.3%+9.7%+22.0%+11.3%−8.9%13.6%$819B1.3

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Low-Cost Core · Nasdaq-1000.18%0.48%+5.7%+5.0%+23.3%+11.7%−14.8%21.3%$469B2.0

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETFUS Stock Styles · Growth0.18%0.39%−6.5%−7.6%+19.5%+8.9%−14.6%19.3%$113B2.6

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

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · returns include dividends · since: QQQ 1999 · IWF 2000 · SPY 1993

Head to Head

Swap sides Versus in desk

Head to Head

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 · $469B$17,352

QQQ

IWF

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF · $113B$15,330

$10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested · they hold 58.1% in common

QQQMeasureIWF

+5.7%Year to dateJan 1 → Nov 5−6.5%

+5.0%1 yearTotal return−7.6%

+23.3%3 years · per year$10,000 became $18,756 · $17,073+19.5%

+11.7%5 years · per year$10,000 became $17,352 · $15,330+8.9%

0.18%Expense ratio$18 · $18 a year on $10k · lower is better0.18%

0.48%Trailing 12-mo yield$48 · $39 a year on $10k0.39%

−14.8%Worst dropSmaller is better−14.6%

21.3%VolatilityLower is calmer19.3%

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

5–2QQQ wins

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

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QQQ vs IWF: Top 5 Holdings

Today

QQQ

31.5%in top 5

IWF

in top 539.6%

QQQStockIWF

7.8%NVDA14.6%

8.3%AAPL8.5%

6.7%MSFT6.4%

not top 5GOOGL5.3%

not top 5AVGO4.7%

4.7%AMZNnot top 5

4.0%MUnot top 5

Held in common58.1%

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · share of each fund

QQQ vs IWF Returns, Every Period

InvescoQQQ

+11.7%

5 years, per year

IWFiShares

+8.9%

5 years, per year

QQQIWFFaded: behind in that period

4–0QQQ wins

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · dividends in · faded = behind in that period

QQQ vs SPY

YTD

InvescoQQQ

+5.7%

SPYSPDR

+8.3%

+5.7%Year to date+8.3%

−14.8%Worst drop · 1Y−8.9%

21.3%Volatility · 1Y13.6%

0.5%Yield1.0%

$469BAssets$819B

4–0SPY wins

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · smaller drop and lower volatility win

Cost, Income and Risk

Fees: QQQ, IWF, SPY

Today

0.09%lowest, SPY

FundExpense ratioFee$10k

SPY0.09%$9

QQQ0.18%$18

IWF0.18%$18

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · fee on $10,000 a year

Yields: QQQ, IWF, SPY

1.03%highest, SPY

FundTrailing yieldYield$10k

SPY1.03%$103

QQQ0.48%$48

IWF0.39%$39

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · trailing 12-month yield

Income After Fees on $10,000

$94most kept, SPY

SPY$103 − $9 = $94

QQQ$48 − $18 = $30

IWF$39 − $18 = $21

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee

Overlap: QQQ, IWF, SPY

Today

58.1%most shared, QQQ and IWF

QQQIWFSPY

QQQ—58.1%52.8%

IWF58.1%—56.4%

SPY52.8%56.4%—

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Return vs Bumpiness: 3 ETFs

+9.7%SPY, at 13.6% volatility

SPYWorst drop−8.9%13.6% vol

IWFWorst drop−14.6%19.3% vol

QQQWorst drop−14.8%21.3% vol

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · up and left is better

Paid More vs Made More

YTD

SPYQQQ

+8.3%Year to date+5.7%

1.0%Yield0.5%

+9.7%Past year+5.0%

0.09%Fee0.18%

4–0SPY wins

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SPYM vs SPY

YTD

SPDRSPYM

+8.4%

SPYSPDR

+8.3%

+8.4%Year to date+8.3%

1.1%Yield1.0%

$182BAssets$819B

2–0SPYM wins

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

QQQM vs QQQ

YTD

InvescoQQQM

+5.9%

QQQInvesco

+5.7%

+5.9%Year to date+5.7%

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

$107BAssets$469B

2–0QQQM wins

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

VUG vs SCHG

YTD

VanguardVUG

+0.5%

SCHGSchwab

+0.9%

+0.5%Year to date+0.9%

0.03% · $3Fee · on $10k a year0.04% · $4

$233BAssets$59.1B

1–1level

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