Compare · 2 funds side by side · dividends reinvested

VTI and QQQ

VTIVanguard×QQQInvesco×

Story of the two · Growth5Y$10,000 five years agoDividends reinvested · both on one scale$18,625QQQ · best of the two

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VTI and QQQ, Ranked

Today

FundFeeYieldYTD1 year3 yrs · yr5 yrs · yrWorst dropVolatilityAssetsAvg rank

Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFLow-Cost Core · Total US market0.03%1.06%+11.7%+11.9%+23.8%+11.0%−8.9%13.0%$689B1.4

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Low-Cost Core · Nasdaq-1000.18%0.45%+11.9%+9.4%+26.4%+13.2%−11.7%20.3%$461B1.6

Rank among the two1st → 2ndFee, drop and volatility: lower ranks higherAvg rank: mean of the 8 ranks · 1 is best

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · returns include dividends · since: VTI 2001 · QQQ 1999

Head to Head

Swap sides Versus in desk

Head to Head

Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF · $689B$16,880

VTI

QQQ

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 · $461B$18,625

$10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested · they hold 49.8% in common

VTIMeasureQQQ

+11.7%Year to dateJan 1 → Nov 3+11.9%

+11.9%1 yearTotal return+9.4%

+23.8%3 years · per year$10,000 became $18,987 · $20,184+26.4%

+11.0%5 years · per year$10,000 became $16,880 · $18,625+13.2%

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

1.06%Trailing 12-mo yield$106 · $45 a year on $10k0.45%

−8.9%Worst dropSmaller is better−11.7%

13.0%VolatilityLower is calmer20.3%

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

5–3VTI wins

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

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VTI vs QQQ: Top 5 Holdings

Today

VTI

25.0%in top 5

QQQ

in top 531.0%

VTIStockQQQ

6.6%AAPL8.1%

7.1%NVDA8.0%

5.2%MSFT6.2%

3.3%AMZN4.4%

not top 5MU4.3%

2.8%GOOGLnot top 5

Held in common49.8%

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · share of each fund

VTI vs QQQ Returns, Every Period

VanguardVTI

+11.0%

5 years, per year

QQQInvesco

+13.2%

5 years, per year

VTIQQQFaded: behind in that period

1–3QQQ wins

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · dividends in · faded = behind in that period

VTI vs QQQ

YTD

VanguardVTI

+11.7%

QQQInvesco

+11.9%

+11.7%Year to date+11.9%

−8.9%Worst drop · 1Y−11.7%

13.0%Volatility · 1Y20.3%

1.1%Yield0.5%

$689BAssets$461B

3–1VTI wins

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · smaller drop and lower volatility win

Cost, Income and Risk

Fees: VTI, QQQ

Today

0.03%lowest, VTI

FundExpense ratioFee$10k

VTI0.03%$3

QQQ0.18%$18

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · fee on $10,000 a year

Yields: VTI, QQQ

1.06%highest, VTI

FundTrailing yieldYield$10k

VTI1.06%$106

QQQ0.45%$45

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · trailing 12-month yield

Income After Fees on $10,000

$103most kept, VTI

VTI$106 − $3 = $103

QQQ$45 − $18 = $27

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee

Overlap: VTI, QQQ

Today

49.8%most shared, VTI and QQQ

VTIQQQ

VTI—49.8%

QQQ49.8%—

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Return vs Bumpiness: 2 ETFs

+11.9%VTI, at 13.0% volatility

VTIWorst drop−8.9%13.0% vol

QQQWorst drop−11.7%20.3% vol

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026 · up and left is better

Paid More vs Made More

YTD

VTIQQQ

+11.7%Year to date+11.9%

1.1%Yield0.5%

+11.9%Past year+9.4%

0.03%Fee0.18%

3–1VTI wins

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

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QQQM vs QQQ

YTD

InvescoQQQM

+12.0%

QQQInvesco

+11.9%

+12.0%Year to date+11.9%

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

$105BAssets$461B

2–0QQQM wins

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

VTI vs ITOT

YTD

VanguardVTI

+11.7%

ITOTiShares

+11.6%

+11.7%Year to date+11.6%

1.1%Yield1.0%

$689BAssets$95.4B

2–0VTI wins

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026

TQQQ vs QQQ

YTD

ProSharesTQQQ

+15.5%

QQQInvesco

+11.9%

+15.5%Year to date+11.9%

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

$32.5BAssets$461B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 3, 2026