Invesco QQQ Trust delivered higher returns than Broadcom year-to-date, capturing AI-driven growth without single-stock volatility.
A $10,000 investment in Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) on December 31, 2025, grew to $11,810 by July 10, 2026, outperforming Broadcom (AVGO), which returned $11,599 over the same period. The NASDAQ-100-tracking ETF achieved an 18.10% year-to-date gain, compared to AVGO’s 15.99%, while mitigating single-stock risk.
Broadcom’s Q2 fiscal 2026 revenue surged 47.9% year-over-year to $22.187 billion, driven by AI semiconductor sales of $10.80 billion, up 143%. Despite AVGO’s stronger trailing twelve-month performance (46.3% vs. QQQ’s 30.62%), the ETF’s diversified exposure proved more resilient in 2026.
The outperformance highlights the benefits of index-based investing amid concentrated volatility, even as both assets rode the AI infrastructure wave.