NASDAQ-100: CNDX vs EQQQ
- Same index (Nasdaq 100), same 0.30% fee, near-identical performance.
- CNDX is accumulating: dividends are reinvested automatically.
- EQQQ is distributing: it pays dividends as cash, so pick it only if you want income.
Shown in USD. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Annual fee (TER)
- 0.30%
- 0.30%
- Tracks
- NASDAQ-100
- NASDAQ-100
- Distribution
- Accumulating
- Distributing
- Domicile
- Ireland · UCITS
- Ireland · UCITS
- Risk
- Higher (4/5)
- Higher (4/5)
- Trades in
- LSE (USD)
- LSE (GBp)
- Provider
- iShares
- Invesco
The 100 biggest companies on the US tech-heavy Nasdaq exchange: Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, Meta, Google, Tesla. A more concentrated, more volatile, more growth-tilted bet than the S&P 500. Big winner in good years, brutal in tech downturns.
See full CNDX details →Same 100 US tech-and-growth giants as the iShares Nasdaq fund: Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, etc. The difference: this version pays the dividends out to you in cash rather than reinvesting them. Slightly less convenient if you're holding for the long term.
See full EQQQ details →Both CNDX and EQQQare Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs, so dividends from their US holdings are taxed at 15% under Ireland's US treaty, rather than the 30% that applies to US-domiciled funds for many non-US investors, and they sit outside US estate tax. Your own local tax still depends on where you live, so check your country's rules; for most investors the main ongoing cost to watch is each fund's annual fee.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, CNDX.L or EQQQ.L?
They cost the same, 0.30% per year each, so choose based on what each fund actually holds rather than on fees.
Are CNDX.L and EQQQ.L accumulating or distributing?
CNDX.L is accumulating, so dividends are reinvested automatically inside the fund. EQQQ.L is distributing, so dividends are paid out to you as cash. Accumulating funds suit investors who want hands-off compounding with no cash dividends to reinvest manually.
Are CNDX.L and EQQQ.L both UCITS ETFs?
Yes, both are UCITS ETFs (CNDX.L domiciled in Ireland, EQQQ.L in Ireland), so both give non-US investors the 15% US dividend withholding rate and sit outside US estate tax, unlike US-domiciled ETFs.