About this ETF
The First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) aims to replicate the overall financial performance – covering both capital growth and income – of the Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight Index, prior to accounting for its own operational costs and charges. To achieve this, the Fund consistently allocates at least 80% of its net investments, which includes any borrowed funds, directly into the specific stocks that constitute this benchmark index.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +7.66% | +9.11% | +22.06% | +15.49% | +20.53% | +15.93% | +7.07% | +13.72% | +11.45% |
| Total return | +7.66% | +9.11% | +22.08% | +15.50% | +20.80% | +16.49% | +7.62% | +14.29% | +12.02% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 26, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.55% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $55.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 26, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 51 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DoorDash, Inc. (Class A) | DASH | 2.86% | 227.90K | $53.2M |
| 2 | Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) | ABNB | 2.78% | 272.31K | $51.9M |
| 3 | Axon Enterprise Inc. | AXON | 2.66% | 80.90K | $49.6M |
| 4 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | REGN | 2.64% | 59.05K | $49.2M |
| 5 | Workday, Inc. (Class A) | WDAY | 2.59% | 248.32K | $48.3M |
| 6 | Amgen Inc. | AMGN | 2.56% | 107.79K | $47.7M |
| 7 | Paychex, Inc. | PAYX | 2.51% | 374.32K | $46.8M |
| 8 | Booking Holdings Inc. | BKNG | 2.49% | 216.82K | $46.4M |
| 9 | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | ADP | 2.48% | 163.64K | $46.3M |
| 10 | Roper Technologies, Inc. | ROP | 2.47% | 111.51K | $46.1M |
| 11 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | VRTX | 2.41% | 81.11K | $44.8M |
| 12 | DexCom, Inc. | DXCM | 2.36% | 492.29K | $43.9M |
| 13 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | PANW | 2.35% | 128.87K | $43.8M |
| 14 | MercadoLibre, Inc. | MELI | 2.30% | 21.41K | $42.8M |
| 15 | Fortinet, Inc. | FTNT | 2.17% | 263.11K | $40.4M |
| 16 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | GILD | 2.16% | 270.04K | $40.2M |
| 17 | Monster Beverage Corporation | MNST | 2.16% | 824.29K | $40.2M |
| 18 | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) | PLTR | 2.15% | 231.90K | $40.1M |
| 19 | Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 2.13% | 80.63K | $39.6M |
| 20 | Autodesk, Inc. | ADSK | 2.12% | 156.94K | $39.4M |
| 21 | ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) | ASML | 2.11% | 22.51K | $39.3M |
| 22 | Intuit Inc. | INTU | 2.10% | 109.50K | $39.1M |
| 23 | Adobe Incorporated | ADBE | 2.06% | 140.05K | $38.4M |
| 24 | Lumentum Holdings Inc. | LITE | 2.02% | 42.46K | $37.6M |
| 25 | NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 1.97% | 171.93K | $36.6M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 0.19% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.3159 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Mar 26, 2026 | Last payment | $0.0204 (Mar 31, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -43.24% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | -20.70% / +1.04% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.0204 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.1878 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.1077 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.1300 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.1529 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.1439 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.1298 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.2243 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.2153 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.3229 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Sep 25, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | $0.1596 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Jun 28, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $0.1541 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 18.65% / 18.58% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.03 / 0.803 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -15.74% / -21.42% | Sortino 1Y | 1.53 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 1.10 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.833 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 12.59% | Risk-free rate used | 3.71% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 27, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 42.44K | Average volume | 40.28K |
| AUM | $1.86B | Premium/Discount | +0.05% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $11.3M | +0.61% | $1.85B → $1.86B |
| 1 Week | -$21.7M | -1.16% | $1.87B → $1.86B |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
Latest News for QQEW
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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