VGT tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index, covering U.S. technology stocks across large, mid, and small companies. QQQM tracks the Nasdaq-100, which selects large domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on Nasdaq. QQQM spans multiple sectors; VGT is a sector allocation. Neither represents the whole stock market.
Projections assume the current yield and share price remain constant. Actual results will vary.
Total returns
100% reinvested · ex-date convention. Period returns use this fixed assumption, independent of chart settings. YTD and 1Y are cumulative period returns; 3Y, 5Y, and 10Y are annualized. The shared Since-start window is annualized only when it covers at least one year.
QQQM has lagged VGT over the trailing twelve months, posting a 18.90% total return against 27.25%. The lead holds up over 5 years too: VGT has compounded at 18.50% a year, against 14.73% for QQQM. Figures are total returns: price change plus every distribution reinvested.
Total return and risk statistics by fund. Each row is one fund; each column is one period or statistic.
Total return with all distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date), split-adjusted, as of October 16, 2026. YTD and 1Y are cumulative period returns; 3Y, 5Y, and 10Y are annualized. The shared Since-start window is annualized only when it covers at least one year. “Since Oct 2020” measures every fund from October 13, 2020 — the start of shared available history — so all funds share one comparison window. Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily total returns over the trailing 3 years. Sharpe and Sortino divide the annualized return in excess of the risk-free rate by, respectively, that volatility and the downside deviation (both over the trailing 3 years) — higher is better. Max drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough total-return decline over the same window — shallower is better.
Side-by-side snapshot
Side-by-side snapshot. Each row is one metric;
each column is one fund.
Track the NASDAQ-100 Index with a lower expense ratio alternative to QQQ.
Seeks to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index/Information Technology 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the information technology sector, including technology software and services, hardware and equipment, and semiconductor manufacturers.
Bottom lineChoose QQQM if you want Nasdaq-100 exposure across sectors and accept large-company concentration. Choose VGT if you want a U.S. information-technology allocation and accept sector concentration. QQQM's wider sector mix still carries substantial technology and large-company exposure. VGT's inclusion of smaller companies does not remove sector concentration. Check combined company weights before holding both; neither fund guarantees smaller drawdowns or future outperformance.
Information technology versus Nasdaq-listed nonfinancial companies
VGT tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index, covering U.S. technology stocks across large, mid, and small companies. QQQM tracks the Nasdaq-100, which selects large domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on Nasdaq. QQQM spans multiple sectors; VGT is a sector allocation. Neither represents the whole stock market.
QQQM
VGT
Approach
Nasdaq-100: large Nasdaq-listed nonfinancial companies
MSCI U.S. information-technology sector across company sizes
Risk review
Large-company concentration, technology exposure, and equity losses
Technology-sector concentration, large holdings, and equity losses
Expense ratio
0.15%
0.09%
Portfolio fit
Review combined holdings and weights
Review combined holdings and weights
How the risk works
Sector concentration. VGT concentrates in information technology. QQQM spans multiple sectors but can still have substantial technology exposure. Both can fall when large technology companies decline.
Shared holdings. Owning both can increase exposure to the same companies. Review combined holding weights and sector allocations using comparable holdings dates; fund count alone does not measure diversification.
Equity and valuation risk. Company earnings, valuations, and market conditions can hurt either portfolio. Historical beta describes benchmark sensitivity and does not guarantee protection in a downturn.
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VGT is a U.S. information-technology sector allocation; QQQM is a Nasdaq-100 allocation spanning multiple sectors. Start with the selection rules and portfolio exposure you want, then compare ownership costs.
Holding both can increase shared technology-company weights rather than add an independent source of diversification. Review the combined portfolio and same-period total returns; there is no guaranteed performance winner.
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VGT's benchmark covers U.S. information-technology companies in software and services, hardware and equipment, and semiconductors. QQQM's Nasdaq-100 benchmark uses Nasdaq listing and nonfinancial eligibility rather than a single-sector screen. A technology-related business can fall outside the information-technology sector.
Company sizes and overlap
VGT includes large, mid, and small companies; QQQM focuses on large Nasdaq-listed companies. Smaller constituents do not make VGT equal-weighted or eliminate concentration in its largest holdings. Compare current company and sector weights across both funds, rather than treating two ETF tickers as two independent exposures.
Costs and performance
Expense ratios belong alongside trading spreads and premiums or discounts in an ownership-cost comparison. Evaluate net total returns over matching periods with distributions reinvested. VGT's longer fund history is not evidence that it will outperform QQQM, and the Nasdaq-100 index's history is not QQQM's live fund record.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between VGT and QQQM?
VGT selects U.S. information-technology stocks across company sizes. QQQM tracks large nonfinancial Nasdaq-listed companies, including domestic and international issuers across multiple sectors. A Nasdaq listing and an information-technology classification are different selection rules. Both can share large technology holdings, so holding both can increase overlapping company exposure. Review current holdings and combined sector weights. More sectors or more holdings alone do not guarantee smaller losses.
How should I compare risk and ownership costs?
Compare current expense ratios, bid-ask spreads, and premiums or discounts alongside the exposure you want. Fees reduce returns, but a lower fee does not make different portfolios interchangeable. Use matching dates and reinvested distributions when comparing total returns; do not substitute QQQ's longer history for QQQM's own fund record. Neither a distribution rate nor historical beta predicts future returns or protects principal.
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