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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 incomeDGRO · 1.82% · $182 a year on $10k

Story of the three · RiskSmallest drop

QQQ, SPY and DGRO, Ranked

Today

FundFeeYieldYTD1 year3 yrs · yr5 yrs · yrWorst dropVolatilityAssetsAvg rank

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETFIncome · Dividend stocks0.08%1.82%+19.6%+21.4%+20.7%+11.3%−6.5%10.3%$45.9B1.5

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%$806B2.1

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Low-Cost Core · Nasdaq-1000.18%0.45%+12.4%+11.2%+23.4%+12.2%−14.8%21.6%$474B2.4

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 · SPY 1993 · DGRO 2014

Head to Head

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Head to Head

5Y

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 · $474B$17,806

QQQ

SPY

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

$10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested · they hold 52.5% in common

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QQQ vs SPY: Top 5 Holdings

Today

QQQ

30.3%in top 5

SPY

in top 526.8%

QQQStockSPY

8.4%AAPL7.9%

6.8%NVDA6.4%

6.3%MSFT5.9%

4.7%AMZN4.0%

4.1%

Cost, Income and Risk

Fees: QQQ, SPY, DGRO

Today

0.08%lowest, DGRO

FundExpense ratioFee$10k

DGRO0.08%$8

SPY0.09%$9

QQQ0.18%$18

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

Yields: QQQ, SPY, DGRO

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SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+34.2%

VIGVanguard

+16.0%

+34.2%Year to date+16.0%

2.9%Yield1.4%

$124BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026

SPYM vs SPY

YTD

SPDRSPYM

+12.0%

SPYSPDR

+11.9%

QQQM vs QQQ

YTD

InvescoQQQM

+12.4%

QQQInvesco

+12.4%

SPY

+12.4%Year to dateJan 1 → Nov 12+11.9%

+11.2%1 yearTotal return+12.0%

+23.4%3 years · per year$10,000 became $18,779 · $17,968+21.6%

+12.2%5 years · per year$10,000 became $17,806 · $17,337+11.6%

0.18%Expense ratio$18 · $9 a year on $10k · lower is better0.09%

0.45%Trailing 12-mo yield$45 · $100 a year on $10k1.00%

−14.8%Worst dropSmaller is better−8.9%

21.6%VolatilityLower is calmer13.7%

QQQSPY 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

MU

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not top 5GOOGL2.6%

Held in common52.5%

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

QQQ vs SPY Returns, Every Period

5Y

InvescoQQQ

+12.2%

5 years, per year

SPYSPDR

+11.6%

5 years, per year

QQQSPYFaded: behind in that period

3–1QQQ wins

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

Core vs Income: QQQ vs DGRO

YTD

InvescoQQQ

+12.4%

DGROiShares

+19.6%

+12.4%Year to date+19.6%

−14.8%Worst drop · 1Y−6.5%

21.6%Volatility · 1Y10.3%

0.4%Yield1.8%

$474BAssets$45.9B

4–0DGRO wins

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

1Y

1.82%highest, DGRO

FundTrailing yieldYield$10k

DGRO1.82%$182

SPY1.00%$100

QQQ0.45%$45

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

Income After Fees on $10,000

1Y

$174most kept, DGRO

DGRO$182 − $8 = $174

SPY$100 − $9 = $91

QQQ$45 − $18 = $27

KeptFee

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

Overlap: QQQ, SPY, DGRO

Today

52.5%most shared, QQQ and SPY

QQQSPYDGRO

QQQ—52.5%21.4%

SPY52.5%—44.0%

DGRO21.4%44.0%—

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

Return vs Bumpiness: 3 ETFs

1Y

+21.4%DGRO, at 10.3% volatility

DGROWorst drop−6.5%10.3% vol

SPYWorst drop−8.9%13.7% 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

DGROQQQ

+19.6%Year to date+12.4%

1.8%Yield0.4%

+21.4%Past year+11.2%

0.08%Fee0.18%

4–0DGRO wins

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026

+12.0%Year to date+11.9%

1.0%Yield1.0%

$186BAssets$806B

1–0SPYM 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

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QQQ, SPY and DGRO

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