{"id":110929,"date":"2021-11-11T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/?p=110929"},"modified":"2023-12-22T11:37:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T16:37:19","slug":"etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/etfs\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\/","title":{"rendered":"ETF Battles: QQQ vs VUG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Finding the Best Growth Stock ETF!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this episode of ETF Battles you’ll watch an audience requested contest between two high growth ETFs. It’s the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) vs. the Vanguard Growth Index Fund (VUG). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growth stocks and ETFs linked to them have outperformed their value peers over the past decade. And QQQ vs. VUG examines two competing growth stock strategies for obtaining optimal exposure. Which one is the better choice for investors? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ron DeLegge @ETFguide<\/a> referees this S&P 500 ETF contest with guest judges Dave Kreinces, Founder at ETFPM.com and Dan Weiskopf, Portfolio Manager at Toroso Investments sharing their research insights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each ETF is judged against the other in key categories like cost, exposure strategy, performance, and a mystery category. Plus wild cards. Find out who wins the battle!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally Posted on November 10, 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this episode of ETF Battles, it’s the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) vs. the Vanguard Growth Index Fund (VUG). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1285,"featured_media":110930,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,6,8,9,3,25],"tags":[2782,10626],"contributors-categories":[13699],"class_list":{"0":"post-110929","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-etfs","8":"category-north-america","9":"category-region","10":"category-securities","11":"category-traders-insight","12":"category-video-articles","13":"tag-qqq","14":"tag-vug","15":"contributors-categories-etfguide"},"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nETF Battles: QQQ vs VUG | Traders' Insight<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this episode of ETF Battles, it's the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) vs. the Vanguard Growth Index Fund (VUG).\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110929\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ETF Battles: QQQ vs VUG | IBKR Campus US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In this episode of ETF Battles, it's the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) vs. the Vanguard Growth Index Fund (VUG).\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/etfs\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"IBKR Campus US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-11-11T16:15:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-12-22T16:37:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/ETFGUIDE_11-11-21_1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ron DeLegge\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ron DeLegge\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t \"@graph\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"NewsArticle\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/etfs\\\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\\\/#article\",\n\t \"isPartOf\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/etfs\\\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\\\/\"\n\t },\n\t \"author\": {\n\t \"name\": \"Ron DeLegge\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/fb03300043f3e21b67de0566a20ddb73\"\n\t },\n\t \"headline\": \"ETF Battles: QQQ vs VUG\",\n\t \"datePublished\": \"2021-11-11T16:15:00+00:00\",\n\t \"dateModified\": \"2023-12-22T16:37:19+00:00\",\n\t \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/etfs\\\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\\\/\"\n\t },\n\t \"wordCount\": 144,\n\t \"publisher\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#organization\"\n\t },\n\t \"image\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/etfs\\\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t },\n\t \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/ETFGUIDE_11-11-21_1.jpg\",\n\t \"keywords\": [\n\t \"QQQ\",\n\t \"VUG\"\n\t ],\n\t \"articleSection\": [\n\t \"ETFs\",\n\t \"North America\",\n\t \"Region\",\n\t \"Securities\",\n\t \"Traders' Insight\",\n\t \"Video Articles\"\n\t ],\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/etfs\\\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\\\/\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/etfs\\\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\\\/\",\n\t \"name\": \"ETF Battles: QQQ vs VUG | IBKR Campus US\",\n\t \"isPartOf\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#website\"\n\t },\n\t \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/etfs\\\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t },\n\t \"image\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/etfs\\\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t },\n\t \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/ETFGUIDE_11-11-21_1.jpg\",\n\t \"datePublished\": \"2021-11-11T16:15:00+00:00\",\n\t \"dateModified\": \"2023-12-22T16:37:19+00:00\",\n\t \"description\": \"In this episode of ETF Battles, it's the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) vs. the Vanguard Growth Index Fund (VUG).\",\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"potentialAction\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t \"target\": [\n\t \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/etfs\\\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\\\/\"\n\t ]\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/etfs\\\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/ETFGUIDE_11-11-21_1.jpg\",\n\t \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/ETFGUIDE_11-11-21_1.jpg\",\n\t \"width\": 1280,\n\t \"height\": 720,\n\t \"caption\": \"ETF Battles: QQQ vs VUG\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#website\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/\",\n\t \"name\": \"IBKR Campus US\",\n\t \"description\": \"Financial Education from Interactive Brokers\",\n\t \"publisher\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#organization\"\n\t },\n\t \"potentialAction\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t \"target\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t },\n\t \"query-input\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t }\n\t }\n\t ],\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#organization\",\n\t \"name\": \"Interactive Brokers\",\n\t \"alternateName\": \"IBKR\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/\",\n\t \"logo\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/ibkr-campus-logo.jpg\",\n\t \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/ibkr-campus-logo.jpg\",\n\t \"width\": 669,\n\t \"height\": 669,\n\t \"caption\": \"Interactive Brokers\"\n\t },\n\t \"image\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t },\n\t \"publishingPrinciples\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/about-ibkr-campus\\\/\",\n\t \"ethicsPolicy\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/cyber-security-notice\\\/\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/fb03300043f3e21b67de0566a20ddb73\",\n\t \"name\": \"Ron DeLegge\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/author\\\/ron1delegge\\\/\"\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"ETF Battles: QQQ vs VUG | Traders' Insight","description":"In this episode of ETF Battles, it's the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) vs. the Vanguard Growth Index Fund (VUG).","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110929\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"ETF Battles: QQQ vs VUG | IBKR Campus US","og_description":"In this episode of ETF Battles, it's the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) vs. the Vanguard Growth Index Fund (VUG).","og_url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/etfs\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\/","og_site_name":"IBKR Campus US","article_published_time":"2021-11-11T16:15:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-12-22T16:37:19+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/ETFGUIDE_11-11-21_1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ron DeLegge","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ron DeLegge","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/etfs\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/etfs\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\/"},"author":{"name":"Ron DeLegge","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#\/schema\/person\/fb03300043f3e21b67de0566a20ddb73"},"headline":"ETF Battles: QQQ vs VUG","datePublished":"2021-11-11T16:15:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-22T16:37:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/etfs\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\/"},"wordCount":144,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/etfs\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/ETFGUIDE_11-11-21_1.jpg","keywords":["QQQ","VUG"],"articleSection":["ETFs","North America","Region","Securities","Traders' Insight","Video Articles"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/etfs\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\/","url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/etfs\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\/","name":"ETF Battles: QQQ vs VUG | IBKR Campus US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/etfs\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/etfs\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/ETFGUIDE_11-11-21_1.jpg","datePublished":"2021-11-11T16:15:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-22T16:37:19+00:00","description":"In this episode of ETF Battles, it's the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) vs. the Vanguard Growth Index Fund (VUG).","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/etfs\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/etfs\/etf-battles-qqq-vs-vug\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/ETFGUIDE_11-11-21_1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/ETFGUIDE_11-11-21_1.jpg","width":1280,"height":720,"caption":"ETF Battles: QQQ vs VUG"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/","name":"IBKR Campus US","description":"Financial Education from Interactive Brokers","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#organization","name":"Interactive Brokers","alternateName":"IBKR","url":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/ibkr-campus-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/ibkr-campus-logo.jpg","width":669,"height":669,"caption":"Interactive Brokers"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"publishingPrinciples":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/about-ibkr-campus\/","ethicsPolicy":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/cyber-security-notice\/"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#\/schema\/person\/fb03300043f3e21b67de0566a20ddb73","name":"Ron DeLegge","url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/author\/ron1delegge\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/ETFGUIDE_11-11-21_1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1285"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110929"},{"taxonomy":"contributors-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributors-categories?post=110929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}