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QQQM vs SCHG
Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF against Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
QQM outperformed SCHG over the period: $1,000 invested on October 28, 2022 grew to $2,572 versus $2,406, a difference of $166. QQQM also led over three years (+97.5% versus +90.4%), the past year (+16.9% versus +9.1%), and year to date (+15.1% versus +7.1%). The trade-off was higher risk: QQQM’s 12-month volatility was 19.9% versus 16.8% for SCHG, while its worst drawdown was slightly smaller at -22.7% versus -23.4%. Their daily moves were highly correlated at 0.967, so the funds behaved similarly, but QQQM’s stronger results came with a higher 0.15% expense ratio versus SCHG’s 0.04%. SCHG delivered lower recent returns and volatility at a substantially lower cost, while QQQM provided the better outcome over this period.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($278); 50-day at $299.
- RSI 37, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 25, so the trend is developing.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($33); 50-day at $36.
- RSI 38, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 23, so the trend is developing.
Head to head
Which has returned more, QQQM or SCHG?
QQQM beat SCHG in 25 of the last 48 months; SCHG won the other 23. The typical monthly gap was 0.70 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
QQQM: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025; SCHG: Dec 16, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.967
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 1.01
- QQQM move per 1% in SCHG
- 0.893
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.70 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | QQQM | SCHG | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | -6.5% | +1.0% | -7.47 pts |
| May 2026 | +10.6% | +6.7% | +3.84 pts |
| June 2026 | -0.2% | -3.6% | +3.36 pts |
| January 2026 | +1.2% | -1.9% | +3.15 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 1000 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
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