ETF comparison

VUSA vs EQQB

Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing
IE00B3XXRP09Vanguard
Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF Acc
IE00BFZXGZ54Invesco
Figures as of September 30, 2026 (VUSA) · October 1, 2026 (EQQB)

The comparison in short

VUSA (Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing, IE00B3XXRP09) tracks the S&P 500 index and EQQB (Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF Acc, IE00BFZXGZ54) the NASDAQ-100 index. VUSA has the lower total expense ratio (TER): 0.07% a year against 0.30% for EQQB, 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 EQQB, about 4.1 times the size. VUSA reports 512 holdings and EQQB 103. 8 of the holdings published by VUSA (top 10) and EQQB (top 10) appear in both lists; measured on those published positions only, the overlap is at least 35.9%. Shared holdings include NVIDIA Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Alphabet Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.. In 2025, VUSA returned +17.6% and EQQB +20.6%, a gap of 3 percentage points. Over 5 years, VUSA returned +13.5% a year and EQQB +16.0% a year. EQQB reinvests its income (accumulating), while VUSA pays it out (distributing). VUSA and EQQB both hold the index securities directly (physical replication). Both are domiciled in Ireland. VUSA carries a risk indicator (SRRI) of 4 and EQQB of 5, on the 1–7 scale. This is a factual comparison from the fund houses' documents, not investment advice.

Side by side

FigureVUSAEQQB
ISINIE00B3XXRP09IE00BFZXGZ54
Exchange tickersVUSA, VUSDEQQB, EQAC
Fund houseVanguardInvesco
Total expense ratio (TER)0.07%0.30%
Ongoing charges (KID)0.07%0.30%
Fund sizeUSD 88.97bnUSD 21.96bn
Launch dateMay 22, 2012September 24, 2018
ReplicationPhysicalPhysical
DomicileIrelandIreland
Distribution policyDistributingAccumulating
Share class currencyUSDUSD
Number of holdings512103
Risk indicator (SRRI)4 / 75 / 7
SFDR classification—Article 6
BenchmarkS&P 500 Net Total ReturnNASDAQ-100 Index (USD)

Performance

Calendar-year returns

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

Annualised returns

PeriodVUSAEQQBDifference
1 year+15.5%+23.3%−7.8
3 years+22.6%+27.6%−5.0
5 years+13.5%+16.0%−2.5
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 VUSA (top 10) and EQQB (top 10) appear in both lists; measured on those published positions only, the overlap is at least 35.9%. Shared holdings include NVIDIA Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Alphabet Inc. and Amazon.com Inc..

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%

Top 10 holdings of EQQB

#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%
Compare every published holding of VUSA and EQQB in the overlap checker

Sectors and countries

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 sectors of EQQB

  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 countries of VUSA

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

Largest countries of EQQB

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

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between VUSA and EQQB?

VUSA (Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing, IE00B3XXRP09) tracks the S&P 500 index and EQQB (Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF Acc, IE00BFZXGZ54) the NASDAQ-100 index. VUSA has the lower total expense ratio (TER): 0.07% a year against 0.30% for EQQB, 0.23 percentage points less, or about 23 a year on 10,000 invested. EQQB reinvests its income (accumulating), while VUSA pays it out (distributing). VUSA and EQQB 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, VUSA or EQQB?

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

Which is bigger, VUSA or EQQB?

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

Do VUSA and EQQB hold the same companies?

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

How did VUSA and EQQB perform in 2025?

In 2025, VUSA returned +17.6% and EQQB +20.6%, a gap of 3 percentage points. Over 5 years, VUSA returned +13.5% a year and EQQB +16.0% a year. Over the past year, VUSA returned +15.5% and EQQB +23.3%. Past performance does not predict future returns.

Are VUSA and EQQB accumulating or distributing?

VUSA is distributing: it pays its income out to investors. EQQB is accumulating: it reinvests its income in the fund.

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