This ETF Is Set To Beat the S&P 500 For the Third Year in a Row. Can It Do Again in 2026?

分组1 - The S&P 500 ETF is considered a gold standard for investing, widely endorsed by successful investors and hedge funds, tracking 500 top U.S. stocks with quarterly updates to its membership [1] - The S&P 500 has historically returned an average of 9% annually, but in recent years, it has been outperformed by the Invesco QQQ Trust, which tracks the Nasdaq-100 [2] - The Invesco QQQ ETF is on track to outperform the S&P 500 for the third consecutive year, with significant gains since the start of 2023 [3][4] 分组2 - The QQQ has outperformed the S&P 500 since 2000, including during the dot-com bust, and has significantly extended its lead over the last three years [5] - The QQQ ETF offers exposure to the 100 largest Nasdaq stocks and has nearly doubled the performance of the S&P 500 during the AI era [6] - The tech sector constitutes 64% of the QQQ, with major holdings including Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Broadcom, indicating a higher concentration in these stocks compared to the S&P 500 [7][8]