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Last discussed Oct 29, 2026

ETF that tracks the NASDAQ-100 index of the largest non-financial companies

What creators think

This Week in Startups recommends QQQ as a low-fee, set-it-and-forget-it option for people who want broad market exposure without stock-picking, framing it as a sensible default especially compared to speculative assets like crypto. Several other creators mention it in passing without endorsing it — Kevin Xu notes holding it in his 401k alongside SPY, while Jaspreet Singh flags that QQQ's Nasdaq 100 concentration means steeper drawdowns than the S&P 500, which he says most investors find hard to stomach. Chris Camillo rates it "B tier," describing it as an aggressive, growth-heavy mix he likes less than other options. Michael Saylor references it only as a conventional Western asset, with no view on whether it's worth holding.

How QQQ compares

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S&P Direct rival
S&P 500 index ETF

Rory says QQQ adds new IPO stocks about 12 days after listing, while SPY takes longer.

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Rory O'Driscoll

"I'm in S&P and QQQ. Not as quickly on SPY as QQQ, but on your Nasdaq index, that stock is going to be in your hands 12 days after the IPO."

Compared to SPY (S&P 500 ETF) as being faster to include new IPO stocks

What creators say

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Rory O'Driscoll
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Used for: Passive Nasdaq index investing to gain exposure to new large-cap tech IPOs like Anthropic Praised: Faster inclusion of new IPOs compared to SPY (approximately 12 days after IPO) vs: Compared to SPY (S&P 500 ETF) as being faster to include new IPO stocks

"I'm in S&P and QQQ. Not as quickly on SPY as QQQ, but on your Nasdaq index, that stock is going to be in your hands 12 days after the IPO."

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"If you're listing on Nasdaq, which I think it is, I didn't check, you go into the QQQ index, but the S&P index takes... there's a profitability met..."

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Kevin Xu
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Used for: Long-term wealth preservation in 401k vs: Held alongside SPY and DRAM ETF

"My 401k is $5 million in SPY, $5 million in QQQ, and about a million in DRAM."

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This Week in Startups
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Used for: Safe, long-term wealth preservation and growth as alternative to speculative memecoins Praised: Low fee, diversified market exposure vs: Recommended over memecoins/crypto tokens, which the host says you should expe...

"Might I suggest a dividend paying ETF or QQQ or a Vanguard fund that is low fee — just put your money in that. And if you want to buy a couple of tokens on the side, fine, but your expectation should be it goes to zero."

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"You put that into QQQ, which is basically the top 100 NASDAQ companies. That's going to be like 10x investment in 20 years."

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Jaspreet Singh
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Praised: NASDAQ 100 has averaged 14-15% per year since inception vs: Compared to S&P 500; higher returns but significantly more volatile during do...

"Why don't people buy QQQ instead of the S&P 500? Because QQQ, the NASDAQ 100, goes down way more when markets go down. And that volatility is hard for the average person."

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Michael Saylor
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vs: Listed alongside gold, S&P 500 as Western world conventional capital assets u...

"You don't get gold, you don't get the S&P, you don't get QQQ, you can't buy diversified real estate in the US. Those options I named are Western world conventional capital assets."

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Chris Camillo
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Used for: Diversified technology and growth stock exposure Praised: Aggressive diversified mix of technology and growth stocks vs: B tier, loves it less than TQQQ

"QQQ I love less than that, but hey, I'll put it B tier because you're still getting an aggressive diversified mix of technology and growth stocks."

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"This would I imagine get them allocated into QQQ really quickly."

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