etf overlap · little overlap

Invesco QQQ Trust logoHealth Care Select Sector SPDR logoQQQ vs XLV overlap

3.6% of QQQ and XLV is the same money, spread over 8 companies both funds hold.

Holdings as of September 24, 2026 · source: Invesco (QQQ), SPDR (XLV)

overlapfull holdings, by weight
3.6%of each fund is money the other holds at the same weight, across 8 shared companies.
QQQ
96%
XLV
10%86%
  • same money
  • same companies, extra weight
  • only in this fund
Overlap = the sum, over companies both funds hold, of the smaller of the two weights. Cash and derivatives excluded.
01Shared

The companies you would own twice

held by bothtop 8 of 8
companyQQQXLV
Amgen Inc logoAMGNAmgen Inc0.92%3.55%
Dexcom Inc logoDXCMDexcom Inc0.14%0.53%
02Different

What only one of them gives you

03Sectors

Where each fund puts its money

sectorsQQQ vs XLV, share of each fund
Health Care3.74%99.75%
Information Technology59.08%0.00%
Communication Services15.21%0.00%
Consumer Discretionary10.17%0.00%
Consumer Staples5.43%0.00%
Industrials3.01%0.00%
Utilities1.01%0.00%
Materials0.90%0.00%
Energy0.46%0.00%
Not classified0.59%0.00%
04Questions

QQQ and XLV: what people ask

questions4 answered

How much do QQQ and XLV overlap?

3.6% by weight, as of September 24, 2026: little overlap. 8 companies appear in both funds; they make up 3.6% of QQQ and 14% of XLV.

Which stocks do QQQ and XLV both hold?

The largest shared positions are AMGN, GILD, ISRG, VRTX and REGN. Ranked by the smaller of the two weights, which is the part you would own twice.

Is it redundant to hold both QQQ and XLV?

Out of every $100 split evenly between them, about $4 (half in each fund) buys identical positions. The rest is exposure only one of the two funds gives you: 93 names only in QQQ, 54 only in XLV. Whether that duplication is a problem depends on the mix you want; this is a description, not advice.

How is ETF overlap calculated here?

For every company held by both funds we take the smaller of its two weights and add them up. The weights come from the full holdings files Invesco and SPDR publish, not a top-10 sample, and companies are matched by their ISIN so share classes stay apart.

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Weights come from each issuer's published holdings file and are matched company by company on their ISIN. Cash, futures and currency positions are left out. This page describes what the funds hold; it is not investment advice.