QQQ Borrow Fee Holds Steady at 0.25% APR

The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) maintains a low borrow fee of 0.25% APR, reflecting ample liquidity in the securities lending market.

By The Forensic Ledger Desk September 25, 20261 min read

Company

Invesco QQQ Trust

Borrow Fee

0.25% APR

Short % Float

1.1%

Days to Cover

1.5

QQQ Lending Market Overview

Data as of August 19, 2026, shows that the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) continues to trade with a very low cost-to-borrow fee of 0.25% APR. With 10 million shares currently available for borrowing via Interactive Brokers, the ETF remains easy to borrow. This lack of friction in the lending market suggests that bearish sentiment is not currently manifesting through significant share-borrowing activity for this major tech-heavy index tracker.

Source

Signal data sourced from ChartExchange. This post is an original analysis prepared by The Forensic Ledger from publicly available data. Not investment advice.

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