VUG 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.

Possible overlap range
45.2–45.6%
Moderate Overlap · low confidence
VUG holdings coverage
60.6%
10 reported positions · 2025-11-15
QQQ holdings coverage
99.6%
100 reported positions · 2026-01-02
This comparison has low confidence because at least one holdings file is partial. Treat 45.2% as the known minimum, not as the complete overlap.

Reported exposure intersection

VUG
QQQ
45.2%
VUG Only
Overlap
QQQ Only

Price Performance

Historical price comparison over 3M

VUG Return
+7.68%
QQQ Return
+10.15%
Winner
QQQ
+2.48%
Max Drawdown
VUG: -9.0%
QQQ: -11.2%
VUG Volatility (annualized)18.32%
QQQ Volatility (annualized)23.27%

Latest adjusted-close observations: VUG 2026-08-31 · QQQ 2026-08-31.

Comparison

Metric
VUG
QQQ
1 Year Return
+15.9%
+26.3%
3 Year Return
+22.9%
+24.5%
5 Year Return
+12.1%
+14.2%
Volatility
21.60%
22.56%
Calculated from available adjusted-close observations. Missing periods are shown as N/A. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

⚠️Risk Metrics

Metric
VUG
QQQ
Volatility
21.60%
22.56%
Sharpe Ratio
0.63
0.74
Sortino Ratio
0.59
0.69
Max Drawdown
-35.62%
-35.12%
Beta
1.15
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

9 positions account for a known minimum overlap of 45.2%.

Top Shared Holdings

#StockVUG WeightQQQ WeightOverlap
1
NVDA
NVIDIA Corp
9.25%8.99%8.99%
2
AAPL
Apple Inc
12.85%7.94%7.94%
3
MSFT
Microsoft Corp
11.85%7.12%7.12%
4
AMZN
Amazon.com Inc
6.85%4.87%4.87%
5
META
Meta Platforms Inc
4.65%3.85%3.85%
6
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc Class A
3.85%3.58%3.58%
7
GOOG
Alphabet Inc Class C
3.25%3.35%3.25%
8
TSLA
Tesla Inc
2.95%4.21%2.95%
9
AVGO
Broadcom Inc
2.65%3.24%2.65%

Overlap by Sector

Technology
7 stocks · 37.38% overlap
Consumer Discretionary
2 stocks · 7.82% overlap

Showing top 5 sectors by overlap contribution

9
Shared Stocks
45.2%
Total Overlap
2
Sectors Represented

Largest positions reported only in VUG

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SymbolNameWeight
LLYEli Lilly and Co2.45%

Largest positions reported only in QQQ

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SymbolNameWeight
PLTRPLTR2.40%
NFLXNFLX2.15%
COSTCOST2.09%
AMDAMD1.90%
MUMU1.75%

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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