First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund
$97.78−0.28 (−0.28%)
- 0.57%
- $142M
- +2.1%
- 1.30%
- 0M sh
- $98.16
- low $95.51high $105.03
The ETF.net QQXT Grade
C
Score 45 out of 100
- 28 of 43
Score 45 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.D26 out of 100Rank 32 of 43Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C44 out of 100Rank 28 of 31Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C51 out of 100Rank 23 of 43Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B64 out of 100Rank 11 of 43Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B66 out of 100Rank 14 of 41Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B67 out of 100Rank 14 of 43
Our read on QQXT
CTake the Nasdaq-100, then delete the technology sector. What's left is roughly 60 Nasdaq names, tracked by an index built for exactly that job since 2007.
The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield of the Nasdaq-100 Ex-Tech SectorTM Index, before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- A genuinely rare mandate: it tracks the Nasdaq-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index, so you get the exchange's non-tech side without the megacap chip and software names crowding everything out.ftportfolios.com
- Live since 2007, a long run for a slice this narrow, with a published index rulebook rather than manager discretion deciding the lineup.
- About 60 holdings and a quarterly distribution schedule. It behaves like a plain equity index fund, not a thematic experiment.
Worth knowing
- 0.57% a year, above the median for index wrappers. The cheapest funds in its peer group, like SCHK and VOOV, charge a small fraction of that.
- Thinly traded, so spreads can widen. Limit orders matter more here than with the headline index funds.
- Stripping out the parent index's biggest sector means this tracks a different market from the headline Nasdaq gauge, in both directions.
QQXT Holdings
- Other
- 55
- 21%
- MRNA
Sectors
- Industrials20.7%
- Health Care17.6%
- Consumer Discretionary16.9%
- Consumer Staples13.2%
- Communication9.2%
- Utilities7.5%
- Technology7.4%
- Energy3.6%
- Financials2.0%
- Materials1.9%
Geography
- United States92.75%
- United Kingdom3.74%
- Uruguay1.87%
- Netherlands1.64%
QQXT Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
QQXT$10,213
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | QQXT |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −0.7% |
| 1 month | −0.4% |
| 3 months | −0.9% |
| 1 year | +2.1% |
| 3 years | +7.7% |
| 5 years | +3.8% |
| 10 years | +10.3% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | QQXT |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −0.7% | |
| 2025 | +8.0% | |
| 2024 | +6.7% | |
| 2023 | +16.8% | |
| 2022 | −13.1% | |
| 2021 | +12.0% | |
| 2020 | +36.8% |
QQXT in the news
QQXT Dividends
- 1.30%
- $1.27
- $0.19 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
QQXT Risk
- 11.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.23
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −24.7%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.67
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
QQXT Cost
0.57%
QQXT0.57%
- The middle half of Other Major Indexes funds
- Median 0.29%
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