XLK 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
50.2–50.3%
Moderate Overlap · high confidence
XLK holdings coverage
99.9%
70 reported positions · 2026-01-02
QQQ holdings coverage
99.6%
100 reported positions · 2026-01-02

Reported exposure intersection

XLK
QQQ
50.2%
XLK Only
Overlap
QQQ Only

Price Performance

Historical price comparison over 3M

XLK Return
+19.82%
QQQ Return
+10.15%
Winner
XLK
+9.67%
Max Drawdown
XLK: -15.9%
QQQ: -11.2%
XLK Volatility (annualized)32.38%
QQQ Volatility (annualized)23.27%

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

Comparison

Metric
XLK
QQQ
1 Year Return
+42.9%
+26.3%
3 Year Return
+29.4%
+24.5%
5 Year Return
+19.5%
+14.2%
Volatility
25.03%
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
XLK
QQQ
Volatility
25.03%
22.56%
Sharpe Ratio
0.81
0.74
Sortino Ratio
0.76
0.69
Max Drawdown
-33.56%
-35.12%
Beta
1.28
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

33 positions account for a known minimum overlap of 50.2%.

Top Shared Holdings

#StockXLK WeightQQQ WeightOverlap
1
NVDA
NVDA
14.84%8.99%8.99%
2
AAPL
AAPL
13.10%7.94%7.94%
3
MSFT
MSFT
11.75%7.12%7.12%
4
AVGO
AVGO
5.36%3.24%3.24%
5
PLTR
PLTR
3.75%2.40%2.40%
6
AMD
AMD
2.96%1.90%1.90%
7
MU
MU
2.72%1.75%1.75%
8
CSCO
CSCO
2.60%1.67%1.67%
9
LRCX
LRCX
1.88%1.21%1.21%
10
APP
APP
1.66%1.21%1.21%

Overlap by Sector

Technology
19 stocks · 41.63% overlap
Other
14 stocks · 8.57% overlap

Showing top 5 sectors by overlap contribution

33
Shared Stocks
50.2%
Total Overlap
2
Sectors Represented

Largest positions reported only in XLK

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SymbolNameWeight
ORCLORCL2.81%
IBMIBM2.41%
CRMCRM2.13%
APHAPH1.43%
ACNACN1.42%

Largest positions reported only in QQQ

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SymbolNameWeight
AMZNAMZN4.87%
TSLATSLA4.21%
METAMETA3.85%
GOOGLGOOGL3.58%
GOOGGOOG3.35%

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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