DIA vs QQQM: 20% overlap

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF and Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF share 20.4% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

Different holding dates. These holdings were published about 5 months apart — QQQM as of 2026-02-28, the rest through 2026-07-23. Each fund is compared using its most recent file, so any trading in between shows up as a difference.

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1.8Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.8. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
20.4%
DIA expense ratio
0.16%
QQQM expense ratio
0.15%

Top shared holdings

DIA and QQQM hold 8 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin DIAin QQQMΔ
MSFT4.4%5.7%1.3%
AAPL3.7%7.6%3.9%
GOOGL3.6%3.5%0.1%
AMZN2.7%4.4%1.7%
NVDA2.4%8.4%6.0%
CSCO1.3%1.7%0.4%
WMT1.2%3.4%2.1%
AMGN4.3%1.1%3.1%

Where DIA and QQQM differ

Sector weights as a share of each fund, ordered by the size of the gap rather than the size of the sector — two funds that overlap heavily still usually diverge somewhere.

SectorDIAQQQMΔ
Information Technology15.9%48.9%33.0pp
Financials28.6%0.2%+28.4pp
Industrials17.5%3.0%+14.5pp
Communication Services4.7%15.6%10.9pp
Health Care13.6%5.2%+8.4pp
Consumer Staples3.9%8.5%4.7pp
Unclassified0.0%2.7%2.7pp
Materials3.6%1.3%+2.3pp

Δ is DIA minus QQQM, in percentage points. Sector data is not published by every issuer, so “Unclassified” is a real category rather than a gap in the table.

What each fund holds alone

Only in DIA
22 positions

76.3% of DIA by weight, held in no part of QQQM.

Only in QQQM
94 positions

64.0% of QQQM by weight, held in no part of DIA.

A large count with a small weight is the usual shape: the positions one fund adds are typically its smallest ones.

Concentration and cost

DIAQQQM
Top 10 holdings56.2%46.7%
Positions held31103
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$16$15

Cost is the expense ratio applied to $10,000; it excludes any brokerage commission, bid-ask spread or tax consequence. Figures are facts about the funds, not a suggestion about which to hold.

Frequently asked

How much do DIA and QQQM overlap?

DIA and QQQM overlap 20.4% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 8 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (DIA as of 2026-07-23, QQQM as of 2026-02-28).

How is the overlap between DIA and QQQM calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If DIA holds a stock at 6% and QQQM holds the same stock at 4%, 4% counts as shared. The result is bounded between 0% and 100%, and it is computed after looking through any fund-of-funds to the underlying holdings.

Is it redundant to hold both DIA and QQQM?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 20.4% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does DIA own that QQQM doesn't?

DIA holds 31 positions and QQQM holds 103; 22 of DIA's positions don't appear in QQQM at all, and they are 76.3% of DIA by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, DIA as of 2026-07-23, QQQM as of 2026-02-28. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.