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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (QQXT) holdings & weights

Per-holding contribution · concentration · sector skew — a deep read

US-listed
IndexNASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index
Annual fee0.57%
Net assets$134M
InceptionFeb 8, 2007

Fund overview

This is a US-listed ETF from First Trust. It tracks the NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index. Key facts — expense ratio 0.57%; net assets about $134M; inception Feb 8, 2007. Its 1-year return is +2.88%.

Index tracked
NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index
Provider
First Trust
Expense ratio
0.57%
Net assets (AUM)
$134M
Inception
Feb 8, 2007
1-year return
+2.88%
Holdings
55
Fund details

Fund overview

This is a US-listed ETF from First Trust. It tracks the NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index. Key facts — expense ratio 0.57%; net assets about $134M; inception Feb 8, 2007. Its 1-year return is +2.88%.

Index tracked
NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index
Provider
First Trust
Expense ratio
0.57%
Net assets (AUM)
$134M
Inception
Feb 8, 2007
1-year return
+2.88%
Holdings
55

25 identified stocks · net exposure / NAV 49.89%. Display weights are normalized to 100%; calculations retain original exposures without an additional leverage multiplier. Cash and unallocated contracts are excluded from stock attribution.

Weight and calculation basis

25 identified stocks · net exposure / NAV 49.89%. Display weights are normalized to 100%; calculations retain original exposures without an additional leverage multiplier. Cash and unallocated contracts are excluded from stock attribution.

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Holdings not priced
42.0%
Top-10 weight
401
Concentration HHI (Low)
Consumer Staples
Top sector

We have this ETF's holdings, but the prices for those particular listings are outside our quote coverage (currently Korea- and US-listed securities). So today's contribution and return are not computed — showing 0% would claim it did not move, which is a different statement. The holdings and weights below follow the calculation basis above.

Today's summary

Its top 10 holdings make up about 42.0% of the fund. The concentration index (HHI) is 401 — Low — evenly diversified, and the largest sector is Consumer Staples (24%). The higher the concentration, the more one stock or sector drives the whole ETF's return.

Structural health

A five-axis read on how this fund is built. It is not a return forecast or a recommendation, and a low score does not mean a bad fund — leveraged products score low by design. Each axis shows the figure behind it.

76/ 100
BSound structure
DiversificationHHI 40189

Concentration is below 1,500 (401), so no single holding dominates.

Sector balanceConsumer Staples 24%100

The largest sector is Consumer Staples at 24% — industries are reasonably spread.

Cost0.57%/yr55

0.57% a year is on the high side — about 5.7% over a decade, so it needs a reason to earn that.

Fund size$134M16

Net assets of $134M — liquid enough to trade, and unlikely to be wound down.

Structural simplicityPhysical, 1x100

A plain 1x physical fund holding the shares themselves — no structural drift from how long you hold it.

Concentration and diversification

Structural health

A five-axis read on how this fund is built. It is not a return forecast or a recommendation, and a low score does not mean a bad fund — leveraged products score low by design. Each axis shows the figure behind it.

76/ 100
BSound structure
DiversificationHHI 40189

Concentration is below 1,500 (401), so no single holding dominates.

Sector balanceConsumer Staples 24%100

The largest sector is Consumer Staples at 24% — industries are reasonably spread.

Cost0.57%/yr55

0.57% a year is on the high side — about 5.7% over a decade, so it needs a reason to earn that.

Fund size$134M16

Net assets of $134M — liquid enough to trade, and unlikely to be wound down.

Structural simplicityPhysical, 1x100

A plain 1x physical fund holding the shares themselves — no structural drift from how long you hold it.

Top 20 holdings

Weights are normalized to 100% of absolute exposures across analysed positions, including positions outside this top list. Cash, collateral and unverified assets are excluded. Contributions retain original signed NAV exposures; leverage is not applied twice.

Normalized to 100% of analysed positions

Weights are normalized to 100% of absolute exposures across analysed positions, including positions outside this top list. Cash, collateral and unverified assets are excluded. Contributions retain original signed NAV exposures; leverage is not applied twice.

Tile size = weight, colour = the day's return (deeper = larger). Covers the top 25 holdings, 49.9% of the fund. Labels are dropped where a tile is too small; hover any tile for its name and figures.
#HoldingWeight
1ModernaMRNA4.67%
2Marriott InternationalMAR4.33%
3WalmartWMT4.31%
4Intuitive SurgicalISRG4.31%
5Keurig Dr PepperKDP4.13%
6PayPalPYPL4.09%
7Gilead SciencesGILD4.07%
8Honeywell AerospaceHONA4.05%
9CintasCTAS4.03%
10Costco WholesaleCOST3.99%
11Coca-Cola Europacific PartnersCCEP3.95%
12American Electric PowerAEP3.95%
13Ross StoresROST3.95%
14FastenalFAST3.93%
15Mondelez InternationalMDLZ3.91%
16LindeLIN3.87%
17Diamondback EnergyFANG3.87%
18Space Exploration TechnologiesSPCX3.87%
19Automatic Data ProcessingADP3.85%
20Xcel EnergyXEL3.82%

Holdings below 0.5% or outside the top list are folded into “Others” and omitted above.

Where the weight sits — sector mix

Listed equity weights summed by sector and normalized to 100%. Each band is one sector's share.

Consumer Staples24.1%
Health Care20.7%
Consumer Discretionary16.0%
Utilities11.6%
Industrials8.1%
Information Technology7.7%
Financials4.1%
Materials3.9%
Industry breakdown
Biotechnology: Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)12.6%
Beverages (Production/Distribution)11.9%
Department/Specialty Retail Stores8.3%
Power Generation7.6%
Hotels/Resorts4.3%
Industrial Specialties4.3%
Diversified Commercial Services4.1%
Aerospace4.0%
Garments and Clothing4.0%
Electric Utilities: Central4.0%
Clothing/Shoe/Accessory Stores4.0%
RETAIL: Building Materials3.9%
Packaged Foods3.9%
Major Chemicals3.9%
Oil & Gas Production3.9%
Computer Software: Programming Data Processing3.9%
EDP Services3.9%
Biotechnology: In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances3.8%
Auto & Home Supply Stores3.8%
Concentration at a glanceHHI 401well spread
spread1,0001,8002,500concentrated

HHI sums the squared weights. The more it leans on a few names, the higher it goes — and the more the whole ETF moves with them.

How concentrated is it

Concentration (HHI) is low at 401, with the top 10 holdings at just 42.0% of equity weight. No single name can dominate the fund.

Good for damping single-stock risk — and equally, a big winner inside gets diluted.

HHI squares each weight and sums them: 10,000 means one stock is everything, and the more evenly spread the holdings, the closer it falls to zero.

Where the sector weight sits

Sectors run Consumer Staples(24%) · Health Care(21%) · Consumer Discretionary(16%), and even the largest is only 24% — no meaningful industry tilt.

This is built to track a market rather than to call a sector.

Weights above sum the individually listed equities and normalize that equity total to 100%.

How much it overlaps others

Even its closest peer, QQLV, overlaps only 36% (18 shared names).

Funds filed under the same label can hold quite different companies, so pairing this one with another may genuinely spread risk.

What it is made of

The fund holds 55 positions in total; this page lists the largest 25 and folds the rest into "Others".

Equities are 49.9% of the fund, the rest swaps and cash — index exposure built synthetically rather than by owning the shares, which adds counterparty risk.

The expense ratio is 0.57% a year, which is not cheap. Fees come out of returns every year you hold, so it is worth checking whether the same index is available for less.

This page is not investment advice. Investment decisions and responsibility are your own.

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