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QTECFirst TrustINDEX

FIRST TRUST NASDAQ-100-TECHNOLOGY SECTOR INDEX FUND

$310.48+1.40% vs prior close
20734052-WK

Price through Oct 21, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 21, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 21, 2026.

The First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector 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 Technology Sector™ Index.

QTEC price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateQTEC close
Jul 21, 2026$309.60
Jul 22, 2026$306.29
Jul 23, 2026$302.54
Jul 24, 2026$295.20
Jul 27, 2026$296.59
Jul 28, 2026$291.25
Jul 29, 2026$285.51
Jul 30, 2026$297.72
Jul 31, 2026$298.52
Aug 3, 2026$303.70
Aug 4, 2026$319.86
Aug 5, 2026$315.56
Aug 6, 2026$311.29
Aug 7, 2026$316.59
Aug 10, 2026$315.85
Aug 11, 2026$315.56
Aug 12, 2026$319.95
Aug 13, 2026$327.10
Aug 14, 2026$326.66
Aug 17, 2026$326.08
Aug 18, 2026$316.68
Aug 19, 2026$313.47
Aug 20, 2026$313.72
Aug 21, 2026$314.19
Aug 24, 2026$309.86
Aug 25, 2026$311.88
Aug 26, 2026$312.72
Aug 27, 2026$321.76
Aug 28, 2026$316.13
Aug 31, 2026$316.51
Sep 1, 2026$308.02
Sep 2, 2026$305.86
Sep 3, 2026$310.07
Sep 4, 2026$312.25
Sep 8, 2026$311.57
Sep 9, 2026$310.91
Sep 10, 2026$305.99
Sep 11, 2026$308.53
Sep 14, 2026$306.34
Sep 15, 2026$303.79
Sep 16, 2026$303.79
Sep 17, 2026$309.04
Sep 18, 2026$312.97
Sep 21, 2026$326.11
Sep 22, 2026$331.36
Sep 23, 2026$330.19
Sep 24, 2026$329.59
Sep 25, 2026$330.63
Sep 28, 2026$326.25
Sep 29, 2026$328.46
Sep 30, 2026$329.73
Oct 1, 2026$333.66
Oct 2, 2026$336.34
Oct 5, 2026$338.85
Oct 6, 2026$340.28
Oct 7, 2026$335.82
Oct 8, 2026$329.21
Oct 9, 2026$331.55
Oct 12, 2026$326.19
Oct 13, 2026$324.27
Oct 14, 2026$312.47
Oct 15, 2026$314.06
Oct 16, 2026$301.20
Oct 19, 2026$305.11
Oct 20, 2026$306.18
Oct 21, 2026$310.48

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +34.9% so far this year. At 0.57% 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

$4Bassets under management
0.57%expense ratio · $57 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
480Kavg daily volume, 30 days
39holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed October 9, 2023 · beta 1.91

Sector weights

  • Technology90.13%
  • Information Technology89.26%
  • Technology Services49.03%
  • Electronic Technology40.66%
  • Communication Services8.09%
  • Producer Manufacturing5.7%
  • Transportation2.87%
  • Consumer Discretionary2.58%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.78%
  • Retail Trade1.74%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
Technology90.13%
Information Technology89.26%
Technology Services49.03%
Electronic Technology40.66%
Communication Services8.09%
Producer Manufacturing5.7%
Transportation2.87%
Consumer Discretionary2.58%
Consumer Cyclical1.78%
Retail Trade1.74%

Country weights

  • United States90.72%
  • Netherlands4.71%
  • Hong Kong2.68%
  • China2.58%
  • Australia2.31%
  • United Kingdom1.99%
  • Other0.07%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
United States90.72%
Netherlands4.71%
Hong Kong2.68%
China2.58%
Australia2.31%
United Kingdom1.99%
Other0.07%
Performance
1 week+3.1%
1 month-6.3%
3 months+1.4%
6 months+23.8%
YTD+34.9%
1 year+32.9%
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
25%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
29%realized volatility, 1 year
-16.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-8.8%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
159Kshares traded
The case against QTEC

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat QTEC 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-54bp on fee · 225× the assets · +$33.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
BBUS JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF0.02%$9.6B+$187M-55bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$187M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF0.04%$57.9B+$717M-53bp on fee · 15× 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-54bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$235M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$34.8B+$148M-53bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$148M in over the monthHead-to-head
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