ETF comparison
QQQMvsVUG
Both US Large Cap Growth.
Holdings overlap
55 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of QQQM and VUG would leave roughly62.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VUG is 12 bps cheaper than QQQM. On a $100,000 position that's about $120/yr more in fees for QQQM.
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 QQQM vs VUG.
Top shared holdings
55 shared in total| # | Holding | In QQQM | In VUG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA Corp. | 8.13% | 12.63% | 8.13% |
| 2 | Apple Inc. | 7.26% | 11.67% | 7.26% |
| 3 | Microsoft Corp. | 5.30% | 7.61% | 5.30% |
| 4 | Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.60% | 4.47% | 4.47% |
| 5 | Alphabet Inc. | 3.51% | 5.76% | 3.51% |
| 6 | Broadcom Inc. | 3.36% | 4.28% | 3.36% |
| 7 | Tesla, Inc. | 3.45% | 3.27% | 3.27% |
| 8 | Alphabet Inc. | 3.24% | 4.53% | 3.24% |
| 9 | Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.96% | 3.41% | 2.96% |
| 10 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3.68% | 2.62% | 2.62% |
| 11 | Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.56% | 1.60% | 1.56% |
| 12 | Lam Research Corp. | 1.74% | 1.51% | 1.51% |
Only in QQQM
47 total- Micron Technology, Inc.4.78%
- Walmart Inc.2.47%
- Cisco Systems, Inc.2.08%
- QUALCOMM Inc.1.17%
- Linde PLC1.01%
- T-Mobile US, Inc.0.90%
- Analog Devices, Inc.0.88%
- PepsiCo, Inc.0.86%
- Amgen Inc.0.79%
- Gilead Sciences, Inc.0.73%
Only in VUG
91 total- Eli Lilly & Co2.81%
- Visa Inc1.54%
- Mastercard Inc1.13%
- GE Vernova Inc0.89%
- Oracle Corp0.71%
- Amphenol Corp0.61%
- General Electric Co0.55%
- McDonald's Corp0.54%
- Arista Networks Inc0.52%
- Boeing Co/The0.48%
Open QQQM or VUG at a brokerage
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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.