IWD vs QQQM: 27% overlap

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF and Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF share 26.9% 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.

Hold both, 50/50
1.7Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.7. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
26.9%
IWD expense ratio
0.19%
QQQM expense ratio
0.15%

Top shared holdings

IWD and QQQM hold 54 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin IWDin QQQMΔ
AAPL5.9%7.6%1.7%
AMZN5.7%4.4%1.4%
MSFT3.9%5.7%1.8%
CSCO1.2%1.7%0.5%
WMT1.2%3.4%2.2%
INTC1.2%1.2%0.0%
META0.7%3.7%3.0%
LIN0.6%1.3%0.6%
COST0.6%2.4%1.8%
QCOM0.5%0.8%0.3%

Where IWD 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.

SectorIWDQQQMΔ
Information Technology18.0%48.9%30.9pp
Financials19.6%0.2%+19.3pp
Communication Services3.3%15.6%12.3pp
Industrials11.3%3.0%+8.3pp
Health Care12.7%5.2%+7.5pp
Energy6.1%0.6%+5.5pp
Real Estate3.7%0.1%+3.6pp
Unclassified0.0%2.7%2.7pp

Δ is IWD 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 IWD
817 positions

71.6% of IWD by weight, held in no part of QQQM.

Only in QQQM
48 positions

48.8% of QQQM by weight, held in no part of IWD.

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

Concentration and cost

IWDQQQM
Top 10 holdings27.8%46.7%
Positions held872103
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$19$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 IWD and QQQM overlap?

IWD and QQQM overlap 26.9% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 54 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (IWD as of 2026-07-23, QQQM as of 2026-02-28).

How is the overlap between IWD and QQQM calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If IWD 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 IWD and QQQM?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 26.9% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does IWD own that QQQM doesn't?

IWD holds 872 positions and QQQM holds 103; 817 of IWD's positions don't appear in QQQM at all, and they are 71.6% of IWD by weight.

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