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QQEWFirst TrustINDEX

FIRST TRUST NASDAQ-100 EQUAL WEIGHTED INDEX FUND

$155.02-2.11% vs prior close
12316752-WK

Price through Oct 22, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 22, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 22, 2026.

The First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund is an exchange-traded index fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield of the Nasdaq-100 Equal Weighted™ Index.

QQEW price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateQQEW close
Jan 2, 2026$141.34
Jan 5, 2026$142.76
Jan 6, 2026$145.69
Jan 7, 2026$145.75
Jan 8, 2026$143.56
Jan 9, 2026$144.22
Jan 12, 2026$144.00
Jan 13, 2026$142.78
Jan 14, 2026$141.00
Jan 15, 2026$141.11
Jan 16, 2026$140.82
Jan 20, 2026$138.57
Jan 21, 2026$140.78
Jan 22, 2026$142.26
Jan 23, 2026$142.51
Jan 26, 2026$143.84
Jan 27, 2026$144.34
Jan 28, 2026$143.87
Jan 29, 2026$142.08
Jan 30, 2026$139.09
Feb 2, 2026$139.61
Feb 3, 2026$135.40
Feb 4, 2026$133.45
Feb 5, 2026$131.00
Feb 6, 2026$134.51
Feb 9, 2026$135.06
Feb 10, 2026$134.21
Feb 11, 2026$133.97
Feb 12, 2026$131.00
Feb 13, 2026$132.43
Feb 17, 2026$132.24
Feb 18, 2026$133.76
Feb 19, 2026$132.80
Feb 20, 2026$133.12
Feb 23, 2026$130.22
Feb 24, 2026$131.92
Feb 25, 2026$134.47
Feb 26, 2026$134.60
Feb 27, 2026$134.11
Mar 2, 2026$133.96
Mar 3, 2026$132.76
Mar 4, 2026$134.87
Mar 5, 2026$134.86
Mar 6, 2026$133.25
Mar 9, 2026$134.68
Mar 10, 2026$133.60
Mar 11, 2026$133.11
Mar 12, 2026$130.37
Mar 13, 2026$129.96
Mar 16, 2026$131.74
Mar 17, 2026$133.00
Mar 18, 2026$131.32
Mar 19, 2026$131.55
Mar 20, 2026$129.53
Mar 23, 2026$131.06
Mar 24, 2026$128.33
Mar 25, 2026$128.72
Mar 26, 2026$126.88
Mar 27, 2026$123.28
Mar 30, 2026$123.05
Mar 31, 2026$126.97
Apr 1, 2026$127.62
Apr 2, 2026$127.58
Apr 6, 2026$128.46
Apr 7, 2026$128.15
Apr 8, 2026$130.87
Apr 9, 2026$128.83
Apr 10, 2026$127.29
Apr 13, 2026$130.55
Apr 14, 2026$132.22
Apr 15, 2026$134.68
Apr 16, 2026$135.10
Apr 17, 2026$136.68
Apr 20, 2026$137.31
Apr 21, 2026$136.85
Apr 22, 2026$139.05
Apr 23, 2026$136.45
Apr 24, 2026$138.62
Apr 27, 2026$138.04
Apr 28, 2026$136.30
Apr 29, 2026$136.67
Apr 30, 2026$137.39
May 1, 2026$139.03
May 4, 2026$139.17
May 5, 2026$140.17
May 6, 2026$141.86
May 7, 2026$143.93
May 8, 2026$145.04
May 11, 2026$144.44
May 12, 2026$143.66
May 13, 2026$144.10
May 14, 2026$145.10
May 15, 2026$144.37
May 18, 2026$144.93
May 19, 2026$144.49
May 20, 2026$147.74
May 21, 2026$148.76
May 22, 2026$150.55
May 26, 2026$152.54
May 27, 2026$150.43
May 28, 2026$152.68
May 29, 2026$156.14
Jun 1, 2026$161.85
Jun 2, 2026$160.63
Jun 3, 2026$159.37
Jun 4, 2026$158.47
Jun 5, 2026$151.93
Jun 8, 2026$153.10
Jun 9, 2026$151.37
Jun 10, 2026$148.61
Jun 11, 2026$152.76
Jun 12, 2026$153.81
Jun 15, 2026$158.12
Jun 16, 2026$155.67
Jun 17, 2026$154.57
Jun 18, 2026$156.82
Jun 22, 2026$156.38
Jun 23, 2026$152.96
Jun 24, 2026$153.30
Jun 25, 2026$154.52
Jun 26, 2026$154.44
Jun 29, 2026$158.08
Jun 30, 2026$159.60
Jul 1, 2026$159.16
Jul 2, 2026$157.61
Jul 6, 2026$159.63
Jul 7, 2026$158.02
Jul 8, 2026$156.98
Jul 9, 2026$159.41
Jul 10, 2026$159.09
Jul 13, 2026$156.97
Jul 14, 2026$157.44
Jul 15, 2026$156.81
Jul 16, 2026$156.17
Jul 17, 2026$153.54
Jul 20, 2026$154.00
Jul 21, 2026$155.46
Jul 22, 2026$153.19
Jul 23, 2026$151.68
Jul 24, 2026$151.03
Jul 27, 2026$152.46
Jul 28, 2026$153.12
Jul 29, 2026$152.08
Jul 30, 2026$153.90
Jul 31, 2026$155.32
Aug 3, 2026$157.32
Aug 4, 2026$162.23
Aug 5, 2026$161.38
Aug 6, 2026$159.22
Aug 7, 2026$161.99
Aug 10, 2026$162.96
Aug 11, 2026$163.31
Aug 12, 2026$163.52
Aug 13, 2026$167.03
Aug 14, 2026$166.30
Aug 17, 2026$164.82
Aug 18, 2026$163.54
Aug 19, 2026$163.99
Aug 20, 2026$163.15
Aug 21, 2026$164.42
Aug 24, 2026$163.09
Aug 25, 2026$164.00
Aug 26, 2026$164.14
Aug 27, 2026$166.55
Aug 28, 2026$165.54
Aug 31, 2026$165.12
Sep 1, 2026$162.02
Sep 2, 2026$161.69
Sep 3, 2026$162.49
Sep 4, 2026$161.36
Sep 8, 2026$159.11
Sep 9, 2026$158.29
Sep 10, 2026$156.65
Sep 11, 2026$157.29
Sep 14, 2026$157.52
Sep 15, 2026$155.70
Sep 16, 2026$155.99
Sep 17, 2026$157.41
Sep 18, 2026$157.72
Sep 21, 2026$162.69
Sep 22, 2026$164.94
Sep 23, 2026$163.70
Sep 24, 2026$162.56
Sep 25, 2026$163.81
Sep 28, 2026$161.77
Sep 29, 2026$162.85
Sep 30, 2026$162.73
Oct 1, 2026$163.27
Oct 2, 2026$163.66
Oct 5, 2026$165.61
Oct 6, 2026$165.74
Oct 7, 2026$164.59
Oct 8, 2026$162.87
Oct 9, 2026$163.87
Oct 12, 2026$162.06
Oct 13, 2026$161.30
Oct 14, 2026$157.72
Oct 15, 2026$159.59
Oct 16, 2026$154.66
Oct 19, 2026$156.43
Oct 20, 2026$157.34
Oct 21, 2026$158.37
Oct 22, 2026$155.02

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +9.1% so far this year. At 0.58% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IVV has a reported fee of 0.03%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$2Bassets under management
0.58%expense ratio · $58 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
45Kavg daily volume, 30 days
102holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed October 20, 2023 · beta 1.26

Sector weights

  • Technology39.73%
  • Information Technology37.4%
  • Technology Services29.63%
  • Consumer Discretionary19.2%
  • Electronic Technology18.29%
  • Health Technology12.75%
  • Healthcare11.96%
  • Consumer Cyclical11.22%
  • Communication Services10.74%
  • Retail Trade8.96%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
Technology39.73%
Information Technology37.4%
Technology Services29.63%
Consumer Discretionary19.2%
Electronic Technology18.29%
Health Technology12.75%
Healthcare11.96%
Consumer Cyclical11.22%
Communication Services10.74%
Retail Trade8.96%

Country weights

  • United States93.01%
  • United Kingdom2.9%
  • Hong Kong2.2%
  • Netherlands1.84%
  • Brazil1.23%
  • Uruguay1.12%
  • China1.01%
  • Australia0.91%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
United States93.01%
United Kingdom2.9%
Hong Kong2.2%
Netherlands1.84%
Brazil1.23%
Uruguay1.12%
China1.01%
Australia0.91%
Performance
1 week+0.2%
1 month-6.0%
3 months+1.2%
6 months+12.9%
YTD+9.1%
1 year+8.6%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
19%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
19%realized volatility, 1 year
-15.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.2%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
26Kshares traded
The case against QQEW

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat QQEW on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF0.03%$890.4B+$33.3B-55bp on fee · 449× the assets · +$33.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
BBUS JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF0.02%$9.6B+$187M-56bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$187M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF0.04%$57.9B+$717M-54bp on fee · 29× the assets · +$717M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF0.03%$14.2B+$235M-55bp on fee · 7× the assets · +$235M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$34.8B+$148M-54bp on fee · 18× the assets · +$148M in over the monthHead-to-head
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