Compare · 4 funds side by side · dividends reinvested

QQQ, WCME, VXUS and SPY

QQQInvesco×WCMEFirst Trust×VXUSVanguard×SPYSPDR×

Story of the four · Growth5Y$10,000 five years agoDividends reinvested · all four on one scale$17,509QQQ · best of the four

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QQQ, WCME, VXUS 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%+8.7%+9.7%+21.7%+11.3%−8.9%13.6%$819B1.6

Vanguard Total International Stock ETFInternational · Ex-US broad0.05%2.45%+8.1%+11.6%+19.2%+7.7%−11.3%17.6%$163B1.9

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Low-Cost Core · Nasdaq-1000.18%0.47%+7.2%+5.8%+23.2%+11.9%−14.8%21.3%$469B2.5

First Trust WCM Developing World Equity ETFInternational · Global0.95%0.39%−1.3%−4.1%[…][…]−17.3%25.5%$37M4.0

Rank among the four1st → 4thFee, drop and volatility: lower ranks higherAvg rank: mean of the 8 ranks · 1 is best

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · returns include dividends · since: QQQ 1999 · WCME 2020 · VXUS 2011 · SPY 1993

Head to Head

Swap sides Versus in desk

Head to Head

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF · $819B$17,118

SPY

QQQ

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 · $469B$17,509

$10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested · they hold 52.1% in common

SPYMeasureQQQ

+8.7%Year to dateJan 1 → Nov 6+7.2%

+9.7%1 yearTotal return+5.8%

+21.7%3 years · per year$10,000 became $18,039 · $18,694+23.2%

+11.3%5 years · per year$10,000 became $17,118 · $17,509+11.9%

0.09%Expense ratio$9 · $18 a year on $10k · lower is better0.18%

1.03%Trailing 12-mo yield$103 · $47 a year on $10k0.47%

−8.9%Worst dropSmaller is better−14.8%

13.6%VolatilityLower is calmer21.3%

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

6–2SPY wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · returns include dividends · 3Y and 5Y figures are per-year returns

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SPY vs QQQ: Top 5 Holdings

Today

SPY

27.8%in top 5

QQQ

in top 531.6%

SPYStockQQQ

7.9%AAPL8.7%

6.9%NVDA7.6%

6.3%MSFT6.9%

4.0%AMZN4.9%

not top 5MU3.5%

2.6%GOOGLnot top 5

Held in common52.1%

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · share of each fund

SPY vs QQQ Returns, Every Period

SPDRSPY

+11.3%

5 years, per year

QQQInvesco

+11.9%

5 years, per year

SPYQQQFaded: behind in that period

2–2Level

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · dividends in · faded = behind in that period

Core vs International: SPY vs VXUS

YTD

SPDRSPY

+8.7%

VXUSVanguard

+8.1%

+8.7%Year to date+8.1%

−8.9%Worst drop · 1Y−11.3%

13.6%Volatility · 1Y17.6%

1.0%Yield2.5%

$819BAssets$163B

3–1SPY wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · smaller drop and lower volatility win

Cost, Income and Risk

Fees: QQQ, WCME, VXUS, SPY

Today

0.05%lowest, VXUS

FundExpense ratioFee$10k

VXUS0.05%$5

SPY0.09%$9

QQQ0.18%$18

WCME0.95%$95

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · fee on $10,000 a year

Yields: QQQ, WCME, VXUS, SPY

2.45%highest, VXUS

FundTrailing yieldYield$10k

VXUS2.45%$245

SPY1.03%$103

QQQ0.47%$47

WCME0.39%$39

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · trailing 12-month yield

Income After Fees on $10,000

$240most kept, VXUS

VXUS$245 − $5 = $240

SPY$103 − $9 = $94

QQQ$47 − $18 = $29

WCME$39 − $95 = −$56

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee

Overlap: QQQ, WCME, VXUS, SPY

Today

52.1%most shared, QQQ and SPY

QQQWCMEVXUSSPY

QQQ—0.3%0.1%52.1%

WCME0.3%—11.0%0.0%

VXUS0.1%11.0%—0.0%

SPY52.1%0.0%0.0%—

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Return vs Bumpiness: 4 ETFs

+11.6%VXUS, at 17.6% volatility

SPYWorst drop−8.9%13.6% vol

VXUSWorst drop−11.3%17.6% vol

QQQWorst drop−14.8%21.3% vol

WCMEWorst drop−17.3%25.5% vol

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · up and left is better

Paid More vs Made More

YTD

VXUSSPY

+8.1%Year to date+8.7%

2.5%Yield1.0%

+11.6%Past year+9.7%

0.05%Fee0.09%

3–1VXUS wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

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SPYM vs SPY

YTD

SPDRSPYM

+8.8%

SPYSPDR

+8.7%

+8.8%Year to date+8.7%

1.1%Yield1.0%

$182BAssets$819B

2–0SPYM wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

QQQM vs QQQ

YTD

InvescoQQQM

+7.2%

QQQInvesco

+7.2%

+7.2%Year to date+7.2%

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

$107BAssets$469B

1–0QQQM wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

VXUS vs IXUS

YTD

VanguardVXUS

+8.1%

IXUSiShares

+8.2%

+8.1%Year to date+8.2%

2.5%Yield3.1%

$163BAssets$56.4B

2–0IXUS wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026