QYLD vs QQQ

Compare what the funds own and how their adjusted prices behaved. Every result below identifies the observed period and the amount of holdings data represented.

Reported overlap
96.2%
Very High Overlap · high confidence
QYLD holdings coverage
100.0%
101 reported positions · 2025-12-16
QQQ holdings coverage
99.6%
100 reported positions · 2026-01-02

Reported exposure intersection

QYLD
QQQ
96.2%
QYLD Only
Overlap
QQQ Only

Price Performance

Historical price comparison over 3M

QYLD Return
+8.08%
QQQ Return
+12.05%
Winner
QQQ
+3.97%
Max Drawdown
QYLD: -5.8%
QQQ: -11.2%
QYLD Volatility (annualized)13.38%
QQQ Volatility (annualized)23.34%

Latest adjusted-close observations: QYLD 2026-08-21 · QQQ 2026-08-21.

Comparison

Metric
QYLD
QQQ
1 Year Return
+24.3%
+27.3%
3 Year Return
+14.9%
+25.9%
5 Year Return
+8.1%
+14.8%
Volatility
15.62%
22.55%
Calculated from available adjusted-close observations. Missing periods are shown as N/A. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

⚠️Risk Metrics

Metric
QYLD
QQQ
Volatility
15.62%
22.55%
Sharpe Ratio
0.38
0.74
Sortino Ratio
0.30
0.70
Max Drawdown
-24.73%
-35.12%
Beta
0.75
1.17

Interpretation:

  • Lower volatility = smoother ride
  • Higher Sharpe/Sortino = better risk-adjusted returns
  • Smaller max drawdown = less worst-case pain
  • Beta > 1 = more volatile than S&P 500

Risk metrics use the available common observations, a 4% annual risk-free assumption and SPY as the beta benchmark.

Shared reported holdings

95 positions account for a known minimum overlap of 96.2%.

Top Shared Holdings

#StockQYLD WeightQQQ WeightOverlap
1
NVDA
NVDA
10.11%8.99%8.99%
2
AAPL
AAPL
9.26%7.94%7.94%
3
MSFT
MSFT
8.23%7.12%7.12%
4
AMZN
AMZN
5.47%4.87%4.87%
5
TSLA
TSLA
3.65%4.21%3.65%
6
GOOGL
GOOGL
4.15%3.58%3.58%
7
GOOG
GOOG
3.88%3.35%3.35%
8
AVGO
AVGO
7.11%3.24%3.24%
9
META
META
3.21%3.85%3.21%
10
PLTR
PLTR
2.29%2.40%2.29%

Overlap by Sector

Technology
23 stocks · 51.92% overlap
Other
56 stocks · 22.47% overlap
Consumer Discretionary
3 stocks · 9.04% overlap
Communication Services
3 stocks · 3.91% overlap
Healthcare
4 stocks · 3.49% overlap

Showing top 5 sectors by overlap contribution

95
Shared Stocks
96.2%
Total Overlap
5
Sectors Represented

Largest positions reported only in QYLD

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SymbolNameWeight
BIIBBIIB0.14%
ONON0.13%
GFSGFS0.12%
LULULULU0.12%
CDWCDW0.11%

Largest positions reported only in QQQ

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SymbolNameWeight
STXSTX0.33%
WDCWDC0.33%
ALNYALNY0.29%
MPWRMPWR0.25%
INSMINSM0.20%

Price Correlation

What this report can and cannot establish

Known overlap: for each shared security, we add the smaller reported fund weight. Reported weights remain in their original scale.

Possible overlap: the upper bound adds only the smaller unreported portion. It is uncertainty, not an estimate that the missing positions actually match.

Prices: returns and risk use adjusted-close observations, so distributions and splits are reflected when supplied by the market-data source.

No recommendation: EigenDex does not assign a winner. Costs, tax treatment, liquidity and mandate should be verified with each issuer before acting.

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