Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) recently reclassified to an open-end ETF, lowering its expense ratio from 0.20% to 0.18%. However, Invesco's near-identical fund, QQQM, charges a lower fee of 0.15%, making it a cheaper alternative for the same Nasdaq-100 index exposure. Over time, this fee difference can cost investors hundreds of dollars per $10,000 invested due to compounding returns. QQQ also had structural limitations as a unit investment trust that prevented reinvestment of dividends and securities lending, which QQQM does not have. While QQQ offers deeper liquidity and a robust options market, long-term buy-and-hold investors may benefit more from the lower-cost QQQM or other cheaper tech-focused ETFs like Vanguard's VGT.
The Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF (QDTE) is recommended as a Buy for income-focused investors seeking high weekly distributions while maintaining exposure to the Nasdaq-100 index. Although QDTE shows a trailing distribution yiel...
The NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF (QQQI) offers a high yield with tax-efficient distributions in taxable accounts, but this tax advantage disappears inside traditional IRAs. In these retirement accounts, all withdrawals are taxed as ordinary income...
Michael Burry, known for his bearish stance on AI-related stocks like NVIDIA and CoreWeave, has reduced his short positions by closing December 2026 put options on NVIDIA due to rapid time decay and strong stock performance. Despite this, he maintain...
The S&P 500 dividend yield is currently around 1%, reflecting historically low payout levels. Companies in the index increasingly favor share buybacks and retaining earnings over paying dividends, following a philosophy popularized by Warren Buffett ...
Over the past year, the leveraged ETF TQQQ gained 59.18%, while the non-leveraged QQQ gained 24.99%. Although TQQQ aims to deliver triple the daily returns of the Nasdaq-100, its performance over longer periods falls short due to three main factors: ...
