Quantum computing is taking off, but how long will it take, and which stocks should you consider? Two leaders in the space stand out as great investments today.

Defiance Quantum ETF returned 60.4% over the last year through Jan. 3 -- just over double the S&P 500 Index's 28.1% return.

Quantum-computing stocks climbed in premarket trading Wednesday after Microsoft declared 2025 “the year to become quantum-ready,” and unveiled a corporate-training program. Rigetti Computing and D-Wave Quantum,

Quantum computing stocks have been losing ever since Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said widespread applications of quantum computing are still decades away. But investors are rewarding these companies once again on Wednesday after Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) made a statement that starkly differs from Huang’s view on quantum computing.

Microsoft (MSFT) exec Mitra Azizirad wrote in a blog post on Tuesday, Jan. 14 that “We are at the advent of the reliable quantum computing era. And we are right on the cusp of seeing quantum computers solve meaningful problems and capture new business value.

Quantum Computing is a Real Thing according to Microsoft’s comments this morning. Shares of D-Wave Quantum Inc , Rigetti Computing and IonQ Corporation are