Compare · 3 funds side by side · dividends reinvested

VOO, QQQ and SPY

Story of the three · Growth5Y$10,000 five years agoDividends reinvested · all three on one scale$18,068QQQ · best of the three

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VOO, QQQ and SPY, Ranked

Today

FundFeeYieldYTD1 year3 yrs · yr5 yrs · yrWorst dropVolatilityAssetsAvg rank

Vanguard S&P 500 ETFLow-Cost Core · S&P 5000.03%1.07%+11.3%+13.6%+22.0%+11.9%−8.9%13.7%$1.00T1.4

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFLow-Cost Core · S&P 5000.09%1.01%+11.2%+13.5%+21.9%+11.8%−8.9%13.7%$778B2.1

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Low-Cost Core · Nasdaq-1000.18%0.46%+11.0%+11.6%+23.9%+12.6%−14.8%21.5%$446B2.5

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

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · returns include dividends · since: VOO 2010 · QQQ 1999 · SPY 1993

Head to Head

Swap sides Versus in desk

Head to Head

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF · $1.00T$17,543

VOO

QQQ

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 · $446B$18,068

$10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested · they hold 54.9% in common

VOOMeasureQQQ

+11.3%Year to dateJan 1 → Nov 9+11.0%

+13.6%1 yearTotal return+11.6%

+22.0%3 years · per year$10,000 became $18,159 · $19,011+23.9%

+11.9%5 years · per year$10,000 became $17,543 · $18,068+12.6%

0.03%Expense ratio$3 · $18 a year on $10k · lower is better0.18%

1.07%Trailing 12-mo yield$107 · $46 a year on $10k0.46%

−8.9%Worst dropSmaller is better−14.8%

13.7%VolatilityLower is calmer21.5%

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

6–2VOO wins

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · returns include dividends · 3Y and 5Y figures are per-year returns

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VOO vs QQQ: Top 5 Holdings

Today

VOO

28.3%in top 5

QQQ

in top 531.4%

VOOStockQQQ

7.4%AAPL8.5%

8.4%NVDA7.7%

5.8%MSFT6.7%

3.7%AMZN4.8%

not top 5MU3.7%

3.1%GOOGLnot top 5

Held in common54.9%

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · share of each fund

VOO vs QQQ Returns, Every Period

VanguardVOO

+11.9%

5 years, per year

QQQInvesco

+12.6%

5 years, per year

VOOQQQFaded: behind in that period

2–2Level

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · dividends in · faded = behind in that period

VOO vs SPY

YTD

VanguardVOO

+11.3%

SPYSPDR

+11.2%

+11.3%Year to date+11.2%

−8.9%Worst drop · 1Y−8.9%

13.7%Volatility · 1Y13.7%

1.1%Yield1.0%

$1.00TAssets$778B

2–0VOO wins

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · smaller drop and lower volatility win

Cost, Income and Risk

Fees: VOO, QQQ, SPY

Today

0.03%lowest, VOO

FundExpense ratioFee$10k

VOO0.03%$3

SPY0.09%$9

QQQ0.18%$18

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · fee on $10,000 a year

Yields: VOO, QQQ, SPY

1.07%highest, VOO

FundTrailing yieldYield$10k

VOO1.07%$107

SPY1.01%$101

QQQ0.46%$46

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · trailing 12-month yield

Income After Fees on $10,000

$104most kept, VOO

VOO$107 − $3 = $104

SPY$101 − $9 = $92

QQQ$46 − $18 = $28

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee

Overlap: VOO, QQQ, SPY

Today

92.7%most shared, VOO and SPY

VOOQQQSPY

VOO—54.9%92.7%

QQQ54.9%—52.4%

SPY92.7%52.4%—

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Return vs Bumpiness: 3 ETFs

+13.6%VOO, at 13.7% volatility

VOOWorst drop−8.9%13.7% vol

SPYWorst drop−8.9%13.7% vol

QQQWorst drop−14.8%21.5% vol

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · up and left is better

Paid More vs Made More

YTD

VOOSPY

+11.3%Year to date+11.2%

1.1%Yield1.0%

+13.6%Past year+13.5%

0.03%Fee0.09%

4–0VOO wins

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SPYM vs SPY

YTD

SPDRSPYM

+11.3%

SPYSPDR

+11.2%

+11.3%Year to date+11.2%

1.0%Yield1.0%

$179BAssets$778B

1–0SPYM wins

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QQQM vs QQQ

YTD

InvescoQQQM

+10.9%

QQQInvesco

+11.0%

+10.9%Year to date+11.0%

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

$103BAssets$446B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026

VOO vs IVV

YTD

VanguardVOO

+11.3%

IVViShares

+11.3%

+11.3%Year to date+11.3%

1.1%Yield1.1%

$1.00TAssets$853B

0–0level

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026