VIG vs QQQ ownership cost
Context actions
Investment amount$10,000
Holding period5 years
Assumption coveragePartial
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Assumptions
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Vanguard
VIG
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
Expense ratio0.04%
Cost sourceProvider
Spread sourceUnavailable
Data quality: 99.4% holdings coverage, as of 2026-05-31.
Invesco
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust
Expense ratio0.18%Stale · Parsed from issuer official metadata text.
Cost sourceProvider
Spread sourceUnavailable
Data quality: 100.0% holdings coverage, as of 2026-06-12.
Total cost over time
Bars show cumulative calculated components when expense-ratio inputs are available.
Calculation breakdown
Swipe table sideways| Component | VIG | QQQ | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio cost | $20 | $90 | Calculated | Calculated from provider expense ratio when available or the entered expense-ratio assumption. |
| Bid/ask spread cost | UnavailableIssuer official cached metadata did not disclose this field in a parser-supported shape. | UnavailableIssuer official cached metadata did not disclose this field in a parser-supported shape. | Unavailable | One-way transaction cost uses half spread. Round-trip transaction cost uses the full spread. User/example spread assumptions produce estimated results. |
| Commission cost | $0 | $0 | Calculated | Uses the same entered commission assumption for each ETF. |
| Total cost of ownership | UnavailableVIG spread unavailable: Issuer official cached metadata did not disclose this field in a parser-supported shape.; QQQ spread unavailable: Issuer official cached metadata did not disclose this field in a parser-supported shape. | UnavailableVIG spread unavailable: Issuer official cached metadata did not disclose this field in a parser-supported shape.; QQQ spread unavailable: Issuer official cached metadata did not disclose this field in a parser-supported shape. | Unavailable | Totals require expense, commission, and one-way half-spread cost. Missing spread is not treated as zero. |
Data quality and methodology
SourceIssuer monthly holdings API: Vanguard, Issuer holdings API: Invesco
As of2026-05-31 to 2026-06-12
Unavailable assumptionsVIG spread unavailable: Issuer official cached metadata did not disclose this field in a parser-supported shape., QQQ spread unavailable: Issuer official cached metadata did not disclose this field in a parser-supported shape.
Spread sourceVIG: Unavailable (Unavailable); QQQ: Unavailable (Unavailable)
FormulaExpense cost sums yearly portfolio value multiplied by expense ratio; one-way spread cost uses half spread.
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