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Story of the three · Growth5Y$10,000 five years agoDividends reinvested · all three on one scale$17,871QQQ · best of the three

Story of the three · IncomeMost incomeSTAX · 3.20% · $320 a year on $10k

Story of the three · RiskSmallest drop

STAX, QQQ 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%1.01%+10.8%+13.0%+21.4%+11.7%−8.9%13.8%$792B1.6

Nomura Tax-Free USA Short Term ETFUS Stock Styles · Large cap0.29%3.20%+1.4%+1.9%[…][…]−2.7%1.8%$11M2.0

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Low-Cost Core · Nasdaq-1000.18%0.46%+10.2%+11.2%+23.1%+12.3%−14.8%21.6%$464B2.1

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

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · returns include dividends · since: STAX 2023 · QQQ 1999 · SPY 1993

Head to Head

Swap sides Versus in desk

Head to Head

5Y

Nomura Tax-Free USA Short Term ETF · $11M[…]

STAX

QQQ

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 · $464B$17,871

$10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

STAXMeasureQQQ

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STAX vs QQQ: Top 5 Holdings

Today

STAX

[…]in top 5

QQQ

in top 530.8%

STAXStockQQQ

not top 5AAPL8.5%

not top 5NVDA7.1%

not top 5MSFT6.7%

not top 5AMZN4.8%

not top 5AMD3.8%

Cost, Income and Risk

Fees: STAX, QQQ, SPY

Today

0.09%lowest, SPY

FundExpense ratioFee$10k

SPY0.09%$9

QQQ0.18%$18

STAX0.29%$29

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

Yields: STAX, QQQ, SPY

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SPYM vs SPY

YTD

SPDRSPYM

+10.9%

SPYSPDR

+10.8%

+10.9%Year to date+10.8%

1.0%Yield1.0%

$183BAssets$792B

1–0SPYM wins

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026

QQQM vs QQQ

YTD

InvescoQQQM

+10.3%

QQQInvesco

+10.2%

+10.3%

TQQQ vs QQQ

YTD

ProSharesTQQQ

+7.9%

QQQInvesco

+10.2%

+1.4%Year to dateJan 1 → Nov 10+10.2%

+1.9%1 yearTotal return+11.2%

[…]3 years · per year$10,000 became […] · $18,664+23.1%

[…]5 years · per year$10,000 became […] · $17,871+12.3%

0.29%Expense ratio$29 · $18 a year on $10k · lower is better0.18%

3.20%Trailing 12-mo yield$320 · $46 a year on $10k0.46%

−2.7%Worst dropSmaller is better−14.8%

1.8%VolatilityLower is calmer21.6%

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

3–3Level

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · returns include dividends · 3Y and 5Y figures are per-year returns

Held in common[…]

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · share of each fund

STAX vs QQQ Returns, Every Period

1Y

NomuraSTAX

+1.9%

past year

QQQInvesco

+11.2%

past year

STAXQQQFaded: behind in that period

0–2QQQ wins

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · dividends in · faded = behind in that period

Stocks vs Core: STAX vs SPY

YTD

NomuraSTAX

+1.4%

SPYSPDR

+10.8%

+1.4%Year to date+10.8%

−2.7%Worst drop · 1Y−8.9%

1.8%Volatility · 1Y13.8%

3.2%Yield1.0%

$11.4MAssets$792B

3–1STAX wins

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · smaller drop and lower volatility win

1Y

3.20%highest, STAX

FundTrailing yieldYield$10k

STAX3.20%$320

SPY1.01%$101

QQQ0.46%$46

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · trailing 12-month yield

Income After Fees on $10,000

1Y

$291most kept, STAX

STAX$320 − $29 = $291

SPY$101 − $9 = $92

QQQ$46 − $18 = $28

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee

Overlap: STAX, QQQ, SPY

Today

52.5%most shared, QQQ and SPY

STAXQQQSPY

STAX—[…][…]

QQQ[…]—52.5%

SPY[…]52.5%—

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Return vs Bumpiness: 3 ETFs

1Y

+13.0%SPY, at 13.8% volatility

STAXWorst drop−2.7%1.8% vol

SPYWorst drop−8.9%13.8% vol

QQQWorst drop−14.8%21.6% vol

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · up and left is better

Paid More vs Made More

YTD

STAXSPY

+1.4%Year to date+10.8%

3.2%Yield1.0%

+1.9%Past year+13.0%

0.29%Fee0.09%

3–1SPY wins

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026

Year to date

+10.2%

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

$107BAssets$464B

2–0QQQM wins

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026

+7.9%Year to date+10.2%

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

$31.8BAssets$464B

2–0QQQ wins

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026

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STAX, QQQ and SPY

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