About this ETF
The First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that follows a specific market index. Its main purpose is to mirror as precisely as possible the financial outcomes, both in terms of asset value changes and income generated, of the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector Index, prior to accounting for any associated expenses or fees.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 12, 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 | +6.64% | +3.27% | +46.46% | +44.02% | +40.54% | +30.21% | +15.98% | +20.80% | +15.35% |
| Total return | +6.64% | +3.27% | +46.48% | +44.03% | +40.55% | +30.23% | +16.07% | +21.23% | +15.90% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 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 Oct 11, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 48 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvell Technology, Inc. | MRVL | 2.68% | 435.04K | $119.8M |
| 2 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | AMD | 2.66% | 195.59K | $118.9M |
| 3 | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | META | 2.58% | 160.88K | $115.6M |
| 4 | Datadog, Inc. (Class A) | DDOG | 2.54% | 388.44K | $113.9M |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) | CRWD | 2.45% | 398.62K | $109.6M |
| 6 | Intel Corporation | INTC | 2.41% | 1.03M | $107.7M |
| 7 | Strategy Incorporated (Class A) | MSTR | 2.39% | 692.64K | $106.9M |
| 8 | Synopsys, Inc. | SNPS | 2.39% | 209.46K | $106.8M |
| 9 | Shopify Inc. (Class A) | SHOP | 2.38% | 624.81K | $106.7M |
| 10 | Astera Labs, Inc. | ALAB | 2.37% | 310.06K | $106.1M |
| 11 | Teradyne, Inc. | TER | 2.37% | 263.20K | $106.0M |
| 12 | Fortinet, Inc. | FTNT | 2.34% | 538.69K | $104.9M |
| 13 | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) | PLTR | 2.31% | 494.03K | $103.3M |
| 14 | Analog Devices, Inc. | ADI | 2.31% | 254.25K | $103.3M |
| 15 | KLA Corporation | KLAC | 2.29% | 524.80K | $102.6M |
| 16 | Applied Materials, Inc. | AMAT | 2.28% | 200.87K | $101.8M |
| 17 | Arm Holdings Plc | ARM | 2.26% | 380.62K | $101.4M |
| 18 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | PANW | 2.25% | 240.96K | $100.9M |
| 19 | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | MPWR | 2.25% | 72.63K | $100.7M |
| 20 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | TXN | 2.24% | 352.91K | $100.1M |
| 21 | Micron Technology, Inc. | MU | 2.21% | 96.03K | $98.8M |
| 22 | Nebius Group N.V. | NBIS | 2.20% | 446.29K | $98.7M |
| 23 | Apple Inc. | AAPL | 2.19% | 290.61K | $97.8M |
| 24 | Lam Research Corporation | LRCX | 2.18% | 305.42K | $97.4M |
| 25 | Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 2.17% | 181.52K | $97.1M |
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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) | 0.01% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.0326 |
| Frequency | Irregular | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jun 25, 2026 | Last payment | $0.0326 (Jun 30, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +292.77% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | -51.78% / -23.93% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.0326 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.0083 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.0342 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.0084 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.0312 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Sep 25, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | $0.0313 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Jun 28, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $0.0592 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Mar 27, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | $0.1173 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Dec 27, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | $0.0830 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Sep 26, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | $0.0450 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Jun 27, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | $0.0240 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Mar 28, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | $0.0110 |
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 | 29.00% / 27.44% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.73 / 1.14 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -16.03% / -29.00% | Sortino 1Y | 2.60 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 1.56 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.82 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 19.35% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (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 Oct 12, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 2.90K | Average volume | 274.06K |
| AUM | $4.08B | Premium/Discount | -0.73% |
| 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 | $61.3M | +1.53% | $4.02B → $4.08B |
| 1 Month | -$884.0M | -19.15% | $4.62B → $4.08B |
| 1 Week | $46.5M | +1.13% | $4.12B → $4.08B |
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.
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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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