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 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 | +5.44% | +1.37% | +36.35% | +35.84% | +46.79% | +29.31% | +13.22% | +20.28% | +15.11% |
| Total return | +5.44% | +1.38% | +36.36% | +35.85% | +46.80% | +29.34% | +13.31% | +20.73% | +15.66% |
* 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. 48 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DoorDash, Inc. (Class A) | DASH | 3.30% | 660.88K | $154.3M |
| 2 | Workday, Inc. (Class A) | WDAY | 2.99% | 720.08K | $140.0M |
| 3 | Shopify Inc. (Class A) | SHOP | 2.91% | 886.79K | $136.5M |
| 4 | Roper Technologies, Inc. | ROP | 2.86% | 323.39K | $133.7M |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | PANW | 2.71% | 373.73K | $127.0M |
| 6 | Thomson Reuters Corporation | TRI | 2.71% | 1.22M | $127.0M |
| 7 | Marvell Technology, Inc. | MRVL | 2.64% | 513.53K | $123.4M |
| 8 | Fortinet, Inc. | FTNT | 2.50% | 762.98K | $117.2M |
| 9 | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) | PLTR | 2.48% | 672.51K | $116.2M |
| 10 | Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 2.46% | 233.79K | $115.0M |
| 11 | Autodesk, Inc. | ADSK | 2.44% | 455.11K | $114.3M |
| 12 | ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) | ASML | 2.43% | 65.30K | $113.9M |
| 13 | Intuit Inc. | INTU | 2.42% | 317.50K | $113.5M |
| 14 | Applied Materials, Inc. | AMAT | 2.40% | 233.92K | $112.3M |
| 15 | Adobe Incorporated | ADBE | 2.38% | 406.14K | $111.2M |
| 16 | PDD Holdings Inc. (ADR) | PDD | 2.34% | 1.25M | $109.4M |
| 17 | CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) | CRWD | 2.28% | 576.03K | $106.8M |
| 18 | NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 2.27% | 498.59K | $106.2M |
| 19 | Apple Inc. | AAPL | 2.23% | 337.31K | $104.5M |
| 20 | Lam Research Corporation | LRCX | 2.22% | 330.86K | $104.1M |
| 21 | Teradyne, Inc. | TER | 2.20% | 281.21K | $103.0M |
| 22 | Micron Technology, Inc. | MU | 2.16% | 108.39K | $101.1M |
| 23 | Nebius Group N.V. | NBIS | 2.16% | 455.51K | $101.1M |
| 24 | KLA Corporation | KLAC | 2.15% | 547.80K | $100.4M |
| 25 | Seagate Technology Holdings Plc | STX | 2.10% | 119.66K | $98.3M |
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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.) | -52.52% / -34.09% |
| 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 | 28.78% / 27.34% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.72 / 1.12 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -16.03% / -29.00% | Sortino 1Y | 2.54 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 1.56 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.827 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 19.51% | 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 | 75.25K | Average volume | 255.14K |
| AUM | $4.68B | Premium/Discount | +0.26% |
| 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 | $16.6M | +0.36% | $4.66B → $4.68B |
| 1 Week | -$179.8M | -3.69% | $4.87B → $4.68B |
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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