ETF comparison
QQQvsVLUE
US Large Cap Growth vs Value Factor.
Holdings overlap
15 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of QQQ and VLUE would leave roughly17.1%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.
Cost difference
VLUE is 3 bps cheaper than QQQ. On a $100,000 position that's about $30/yr more in fees for QQQ.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with QQQ vs VLUE.
Top shared holdings
15 shared in total| # | Holding | In QQQ | In VLUE | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micron Technology, Inc. | 5.64% | 11.60% | 5.64% |
| 2 | Intel Corp. | 3.04% | 9.26% | 3.04% |
| 3 | Applied Materials, Inc. | 2.49% | 3.66% | 2.49% |
| 4 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.01% | 4.96% | 2.01% |
| 5 | Western Digital Corp. | 0.95% | 1.88% | 0.95% |
| 6 | QUALCOMM Inc. | 0.84% | 1.80% | 0.84% |
| 7 | CSX Corp. | 0.38% | 0.64% | 0.38% |
| 8 | Comcast Corp. | 0.38% | 1.50% | 0.38% |
| 9 | NXP Semiconductors N.V. | 0.31% | 1.00% | 0.31% |
| 10 | PACCAR Inc. | 0.27% | 0.90% | 0.27% |
| 11 | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | 0.21% | 0.46% | 0.21% |
| 12 | Exelon Corp. | 0.21% | 0.27% | 0.21% |
Only in QQQ
87 total- NVIDIA Corp.7.60%
- Apple Inc.6.67%
- Microsoft Corp.4.35%
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.4.10%
- Amazon.com, Inc.4.02%
- Tesla, Inc.3.30%
- Alphabet Inc.3.27%
- Alphabet Inc.3.02%
- Broadcom Inc.2.81%
- Meta Platforms, Inc.2.62%
Only in VLUE
133 total- GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY3.15%
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.2.66%
- AT&T INC.2.53%
- CITIGROUP INC.1.94%
- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION1.88%
- FEDEX CORPORATION1.69%
- MERCK & CO., INC.1.57%
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY1.50%
- PFIZER INC.1.49%
- HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY1.30%
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.