---
ticker: "QQXT"
name: "First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/QQXT"
grade: "C"
score: 45
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Other Major Indexes"
category_rank: "28 of 43"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# QQXT: First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund

Grade **C**, Score 45 of 100. Rank 28 of 43 in Other Major Indexes.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 26 | 32 of 43 |
| Mission | 44 | 28 of 31 |
| Risk | 51 | 23 of 43 |
| Tradability | 64 | 11 of 43 |
| Holdings | 66 | 14 of 41 |
| Durability | 67 | 14 of 43 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 55 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | MRNA | Moderna, Inc. | 2.42% |
| 2 | LITE | Lumentum Holdings Inc. | 2.31% |
| 3 | SPCX | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) | 2.17% |
| 4 | ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | 2.15% |
| 5 | CEG | Constellation Energy Corporation | 2.08% |
| 6 | CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.05% |
| 7 | MAR | Marriott International, Inc. | 2.05% |
| 8 | RKLB | Rocket Lab Corporation | 2.04% |
| 9 | WMT | Walmart Inc. | 2.03% |
| 10 | PYPL | PayPal Holdings, Inc. | 2.02% |
| 11 | TSLA | Tesla, Inc. | 1.99% |
| 12 | GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 1.98% |
| 13 | FAST | Fastenal Company | 1.97% |
| 14 | AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | 1.93% |
| 15 | COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.92% |
| 16 | AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | 1.92% |
| 17 | CTAS | Cintas Corporation | 1.92% |
| 18 | HONA | Honeywell Aerospace Inc. | 1.91% |
| 19 | KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | 1.91% |
| 20 | LIN | Linde Plc | 1.89% |
| 21 | MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | 1.87% |
| 22 | XEL | Xcel Energy Inc. | 1.87% |
| 23 | ORLY | O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. | 1.86% |
| 24 | MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. | 1.86% |
| 25 | ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | 1.86% |
| 26 | HON | Honeywell International Inc. | 1.86% |
| 27 | TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | 1.86% |
| 28 | ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1.85% |
| 29 | CCEP | Coca-Cola European Partners Plc | 1.85% |
| 30 | AMGN | Amgen Inc. | 1.85% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/QQXT. Please cite the page URL.