Overview
- The piece weighs Invesco QQQ against SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF SPYM for long-term portfolios.
- QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100 and holds 102 stocks with more than $472 billion in assets.
- The fund tilts to technology at about 64% of holdings, with Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon making up roughly one third of assets.
- QQQ posted a 10-year average annual return of 18.98% and a 10-year cumulative gain of 578.64% as of April 29, with a 0.18% expense ratio.
- The author cautions that past results may not continue and says many investors could favor S&P 500 exposure for broader diversification.