ETF comparison

EQQQ vs VUSA

Figures as of October 1, 2026 (EQQQ) · September 30, 2026 (VUSA)

The comparison in short

EQQQ (Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF Dist, IE0032077012) tracks the NASDAQ-100 index and VUSA (Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing, IE00B3XXRP09) the S&P 500 index. VUSA has the lower total expense ratio (TER): 0.07% a year against 0.30% for EQQQ, 0.23 percentage points less, or about 23 a year on 10,000 invested. VUSA is the larger fund, with USD 88.97bn in assets against USD 21.96bn for EQQQ, about 4.1 times the size. EQQQ reports 103 holdings and VUSA 512. 8 of the holdings published by EQQQ (top 10) and VUSA (top 10) appear in both lists; measured on those published positions only, the overlap is at least 35.9%. Shared holdings include Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon. In 2025, EQQQ returned +20.6% and VUSA +17.6%, a gap of 3 percentage points. Over 10 years, EQQQ returned +20.7% a year and VUSA +15.0% a year. EQQQ and VUSA both pay out their income (distributing share classes). EQQQ and VUSA both hold the index securities directly (physical replication). Both are domiciled in Ireland. EQQQ carries a risk indicator (SRRI) of 6 and VUSA of 4, on the 1–7 scale. This is a factual comparison from the fund houses' documents, not investment advice.

Side by side

FigureEQQQVUSA
ISINIE0032077012IE00B3XXRP09
Exchange tickersEQQQ, EQQUVUSA, VUSD
Fund houseInvescoVanguard
Total expense ratio (TER)0.30%0.07%
Ongoing charges (KID)0.30%0.07%
Fund sizeUSD 21.96bnUSD 88.97bn
Launch dateDecember 2, 2002May 22, 2012
ReplicationPhysicalPhysical
DomicileIrelandIreland
Distribution policyDistributingDistributing
Share class currencyUSDUSD
Number of holdings103512
Risk indicator (SRRI)6 / 74 / 7
SFDR classificationArticle 6—
BenchmarkNASDAQ-100 Index (USD)S&P 500 Net Total Return

Performance

Calendar-year returns

YearEQQQVUSADifference
2025+20.6%+17.6%+3.0
2024+25.4%+24.7%+0.7
2023+54.5%+25.9%+28.6
2022−32.6%−18.3%−14.3
2021+27.0%+28.4%−1.4
2020+48.3%+18.0%+30.3

Annualised returns

PeriodEQQQVUSADifference
1 year+23.3%+15.5%+7.8
3 years+27.6%+22.6%+5.0
5 years+16.0%+13.5%+2.5
10 years+20.7%+15.0%+5.7
Returns as published by each fund house, in each share class's currency and net of the fund's charges. The difference is in percentage points. Past performance does not predict future returns.

Holdings

8 of the holdings published by EQQQ (top 10) and VUSA (top 10) appear in both lists; measured on those published positions only, the overlap is at least 35.9%. Shared holdings include Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon.

Top 10 holdings of EQQQ

#HoldingWeight
1
NvidiaIn both
8.52%
2
AppleIn both
7.42%
3
MicrosoftIn both
6.01%
4
Micron TechnologyIn both
4.76%
5
AmazonIn both
4.46%
6
Advanced Micro Devices
3.38%
7
AlphabetIn both
3.15%
8
TeslaIn both
2.93%
9
AlphabetIn both
2.92%
10
BroadcomIn both
2.80%

Top 10 holdings of VUSA

#HoldingWeight
1
NVIDIA Corp.In both
8.10%
2
Apple Inc.In both
7.00%
3
Microsoft Corp.In both
5.70%
4
Alphabet Inc.In both
5.40%
5
Amazon.com Inc.In both
3.80%
6
Broadcom Inc.In both
2.70%
7
Meta Platforms Inc.
1.90%
8
Micron Technology Inc.In both
1.60%
9
Tesla Inc.In both
1.60%
10
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
1.40%
Compare every published holding of EQQQ and VUSA in the overlap checker

Sectors and countries

Largest sectors of EQQQ

  1. Information technology58.6%
  2. Communication services13.7%
  3. Consumer discretionary11.1%
  4. Consumer staples6.2%
  5. Health care4.0%
  6. Industrials3.6%
+ 4 more

Largest sectors of VUSA

  1. Information Technology37.9%
  2. Financials12.3%
  3. Communication Services9.5%
  4. Health Care9.3%
  5. Consumer Discretionary9.1%
  6. Industrials8.3%
+ 4 more

Largest countries of EQQQ

  1. United States97.0%
  2. Netherlands1.1%
  3. Canada1.0%
  4. Brazil0.4%
  5. China0.2%
  6. United Kingdom0.2%

Largest countries of VUSA

  1. United States99.9%
  2. United Kingdom0.1%

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between EQQQ and VUSA?

EQQQ (Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF Dist, IE0032077012) tracks the NASDAQ-100 index and VUSA (Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing, IE00B3XXRP09) the S&P 500 index. VUSA has the lower total expense ratio (TER): 0.07% a year against 0.30% for EQQQ, 0.23 percentage points less, or about 23 a year on 10,000 invested. EQQQ and VUSA both pay out their income (distributing share classes). EQQQ and VUSA both hold the index securities directly (physical replication). Both are domiciled in Ireland. This is a factual comparison from the fund houses' documents, not investment advice.

Which is cheaper, EQQQ or VUSA?

VUSA has the lower total expense ratio (TER): 0.07% a year against 0.30% for EQQQ, 0.23 percentage points less, or about 23 a year on 10,000 invested. Their key information documents state ongoing charges of 0.30% for EQQQ and 0.07% for VUSA.

Which is bigger, EQQQ or VUSA?

VUSA is the larger fund, with USD 88.97bn in assets against USD 21.96bn for EQQQ, about 4.1 times the size.

Do EQQQ and VUSA hold the same companies?

8 of the holdings published by EQQQ (top 10) and VUSA (top 10) appear in both lists; measured on those published positions only, the overlap is at least 35.9%. Shared holdings include Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon.

How did EQQQ and VUSA perform in 2025?

In 2025, EQQQ returned +20.6% and VUSA +17.6%, a gap of 3 percentage points. Over 10 years, EQQQ returned +20.7% a year and VUSA +15.0% a year. Over the past year, EQQQ returned +23.3% and VUSA +15.5%. Past performance does not predict future returns.

Are EQQQ and VUSA accumulating or distributing?

EQQQ is distributing: it pays its income out to investors. VUSA is distributing: it pays its income out to investors.
Figures are read from the documents each fund house publishes (product page, factsheet, key information document, holdings file) and refreshed weekly. Names and tickers identify the products; FundFacts API is independent of every fund house and index provider. This comparison is factual information, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell either fund.