ETF comparison

VUAA vs EQQB

Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating
IE00BFMXXD54Vanguard
Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF Acc
IE00BFZXGZ54Invesco
Figures as of September 30, 2026 (VUAA) · October 1, 2026 (EQQB)

The comparison in short

VUAA (Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating, IE00BFMXXD54) tracks the S&P 500 index and EQQB (Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF Acc, IE00BFZXGZ54) the NASDAQ-100 index. VUAA 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. VUAA is the larger fund, with USD 89,226m in assets against USD 21.96bn for EQQB, about 4.1 times the size. VUAA reports 512 holdings and EQQB 103. 8 of the holdings published by VUAA (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, VUAA returned +17.6% and EQQB +20.6%, a gap of 3 percentage points. Over 5 years, VUAA returned +13.5% a year and EQQB +16.0% a year. VUAA and EQQB both reinvest their income (accumulating share classes). VUAA and EQQB both hold the index securities directly (physical replication). Both are domiciled in Ireland. VUAA 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

FigureVUAAEQQB
ISINIE00BFMXXD54IE00BFZXGZ54
Exchange tickersVUAA, VUAGEQQB, EQAC
Fund houseVanguardInvesco
Total expense ratio (TER)0.07%0.30%
Ongoing charges (KID)0.07%0.30%
Fund sizeUSD 89,226mUSD 21.96bn
Launch dateMay 14, 2019September 24, 2018
ReplicationPhysicalPhysical
DomicileIrelandIreland
Distribution policyAccumulatingAccumulating
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

YearVUAAEQQBDifference
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

PeriodVUAAEQQBDifference
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 VUAA (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 VUAA

#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 VUAA and EQQB in the overlap checker

Sectors and countries

Largest sectors of VUAA

  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 VUAA

  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 VUAA and EQQB?

VUAA (Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating, IE00BFMXXD54) tracks the S&P 500 index and EQQB (Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF Acc, IE00BFZXGZ54) the NASDAQ-100 index. VUAA 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. VUAA and EQQB both reinvest their income (accumulating share classes). VUAA 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, VUAA or EQQB?

VUAA 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 VUAA and 0.30% for EQQB.

Which is bigger, VUAA or EQQB?

VUAA is the larger fund, with USD 89,226m in assets against USD 21.96bn for EQQB, about 4.1 times the size.

Do VUAA and EQQB hold the same companies?

8 of the holdings published by VUAA (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 VUAA and EQQB perform in 2025?

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

Are VUAA and EQQB accumulating or distributing?

VUAA is accumulating: it reinvests its income in the fund. EQQB is accumulating: it reinvests its income in the fund.

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