Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM)

ETF · US stocks · Invesco

$292.26−2.51%close of Oct 16, 2026

Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) run by Invesco. This fund owns the stocks in the Nasdaq-100, which is 100 of the largest companies listed on the Nasdaq that are not banks or other financial firms. It charges 0.15% a year. From October 2020 to October 2026 it returned about 16.5% a year, and its worst drop was −35.0%.

Written by the Tactfolio research team. Fund facts checked October 16, 2026. Prices through October 16, 2026.

Yearly fee
0.15%
about $15 on $10,000
1-year return
18.9%
to Oct 16, 2026
Return per year
16.5%
since October 2020
Worst drop
−35.0%
since 2020
Below its high
−6.6%
now
Volatility
22.2%
yearly swings
Issuer
Invesco
Tracks
Nasdaq-100 Index
Started trading
October 13, 2020
Type
US stocks, ETF
Expense ratio
0.15% a year

How has QQQM done since 2020?#

$10k$20k202120222023202420252026
QQQMS&P 500 (SPY)Growth of $10,000, log scale, with dividends reinvested. Past results do not tell you what happens next.

From October 2020 to October 2026, QQQM returned about 16.5% a year. The S&P 500 returned about 15.4% a year over the same dates. Say you put in $10,000 at the start. It would have been worth about $25,048 at the end, with every dividend reinvested.

PeriodQQQMS&P 500 (SPY)
1 month0.8%1.5%
3 months0.7%1.9%
6 months11.1%9.3%
Year to date16.0%12.8%
1 year18.9%16.8%
3 years per year25.1%22.0%
5 years per year14.7%12.8%
Since 2020 per year16.5%15.4%

Periods longer than a year show the return per year (CAGR). Prices through October 16, 2026. Figures use daily closing prices adjusted for splits, with dividends reinvested. They do not include taxes or the cost of buying and selling. Past results do not tell you what will happen next.

QQQM returns by month and year#

QQQM rose in 46 of its 73 months (63%). Its best month was April 2026, at 15.7%. Its worst was April 2022, at −13.5%.

Return each month, in percent
YearTotalJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
202616.0%1.2−2.3−4.815.710.6−0.2−6.54.23.3−4.1
202520.8%2.2−2.7−7.61.59.16.42.41.05.44.8−1.6−0.6
202425.7%1.85.31.3−4.46.46.2−1.71.22.6−0.95.40.5
202355.0%10.7−0.39.50.57.96.43.9−1.6−5.0−2.110.85.6
2022−32.5%−8.7−4.44.5−13.4−1.5−9.112.7−5.1−10.64.05.6−9.1
202127.5%0.40.31.35.8−1.16.32.84.2−5.77.92.01.1
20206.7%−8.411.05.0

Each month runs from the last close of the month before. The first month counts from the first close.

How risky is QQQM compared with the S&P 500?#

Measured from October 2021 to October 2026, on the days both traded.

  • Beta 1.27. When the S&P 500 moved 1% in a day, QQQM tended to move about 1.27%.
  • Correlation 0.95. QQQM mostly moved with the S&P 500.
  • Up and down months. In months the S&P 500 rose, QQQM rose 113% as much on average. In months it fell, QQQM fell 108% as much.
MeasureQQQMS&P 500 (SPY)
Return per year14.5%12.8%
Volatility22.9%17.1%
Worst drop−35.0%−24.5%
Sharpe ratio0.710.79
Sortino ratio1.031.15
Calmar ratio0.410.52

Volatility is how much the price swings in a year. The Sharpe ratio is return per unit of volatility, the Sortino ratio counts only the falls, and the Calmar ratio is the return per year over the worst drop. Higher ratios mean more return for the risk taken.

Is QQQM above its 200-day average?#

QQQM closed 5.4% above its 200-day average on October 16, 2026. A rule that holds QQQM only above that average would hold it today.

vs 200-day average
+5.4%
above it
50-day vs 200-day
+7.8%
trend rising
vs 52-week high
−6.6%
high of $312.76

A moving average is the average close over the last so many days. Trend rules such as the 10-month moving average strategy hold a fund only while it is above one. You can build that rule for QQQM and backtest it in a minute.

What was QQQM’s worst drop?#

0%−10%−20%−30%202120222023202420252026
Drawdown: how far QQQM was below its last high on each day.

A drawdown is how far a fund falls from its last high point. QQQM’s worst fall was −35.0%, from November 19, 2021 to November 3, 2022. It got back to that high on December 12, 2023. On October 16, 2026 it was 6.6% below its highest close.

DropFrom the highTo the bottomBack to the high
−35.0%Nov 19, 2021Nov 3, 202211 monthsDec 12, 202313 months
−22.7%Feb 19, 2025Apr 8, 20252 monthsJun 24, 20253 months
−13.6%Jul 10, 2024Aug 7, 202428 daysNov 6, 20243 months
−12.0%Oct 29, 2025Mar 30, 20265 monthsApr 15, 202616 days
−11.2%Jun 2, 2026Jul 29, 20262 monthsSep 22, 20262 months

Big drops are normal for some funds. They matter because selling during a drop locks in the loss.

What does QQQM hold?#

This fund owns the stocks in the Nasdaq-100, which is 100 of the largest companies listed on the Nasdaq that are not banks or other financial firms. It follows the same index as QQQ with a lower yearly fee. Its value goes up and down with those stocks.

It tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index.

What is the QQQM expense ratio?#

QQQM charges 0.15% a year. An expense ratio is the yearly fee a fund takes to run itself. On $10,000, a 0.15% fee comes to about $15 a year. Of the 162 ETFs on Tactfolio, 42% charge more.

You never get a bill for it. The fund takes the fee out of its own value a little each day.

Which Tactfolio strategies hold QQQM?#

No classic strategy holds QQQM yet. You can add it to your own rules in the builder and see how they would have done.

How does QQQM compare with similar ETFs?#

Side-by-side pages measure both funds over the same dates:

  • QQQ vs QQQM: the same Nasdaq-100 index in two Invesco funds with different fees.

Funds that can stand in for QQQM:

  • QQQ: Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1, 0.18% a year
  • ONEQ: Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, 0.21% a year
  • QQEW: First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF, 0.55% a year
  • XLK: State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF, 0.08% a year

See all 8 QQQM alternatives, compared on the same dates as QQQM.

Test QQQM in your own rules#

Tactfolio is a platform where you build rules-based investing strategies, backtest them on decades of real prices, share them, and run them automatically in your own Alpaca account. Open the builder, add QQQM, and see how a rule such as “hold it only above its 200-day average” would have done. Strategies run on daily prices and hold US stocks and ETFs only.

The details#

Prices come from Tactfolio’s stored daily prices for QQQM and SPY. Each close is adjusted for splits, and dividends are reinvested on the day the fund pays them out. CAGR is the steady yearly return that turns the starting value into the ending value. Volatility is the yearly standard deviation of daily returns. Beta and correlation compare daily returns with the S&P 500 over the same dates.

Fund facts come from Invesco. We checked them on October 16, 2026. Read what a backtest simulates and how to read drawdown and CAGR for more on these measures.

Common questions#

What is the expense ratio of QQQM?#

QQQM charges 0.15% a year, according to Invesco as of October 16, 2026. That is about $15 a year for every $10,000 you hold.

When did QQQM start trading?#

QQQM started trading on October 13, 2020. It is run by Invesco.

What does QQQM track?#

QQQM tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index. This fund owns the stocks in the Nasdaq-100, which is 100 of the largest companies listed on the Nasdaq that are not banks or other financial firms.

How much has QQQM returned per year?#

From October 2020 to October 2026, QQQM returned about 16.5% a year with dividends reinvested. Its worst drop was −35.0%. Past returns do not tell you what it will do next.

Is QQQM above its 200-day moving average?#

On October 16, 2026, QQQM closed 5.4% above its 200-day moving average. This page updates after each US market close.

Which strategies use QQQM?#

None of Tactfolio’s classic strategies hold QQQM yet. You can test it in your own rules in the builder.

Sources#