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QTECFirst TrustINDEX

FIRST TRUST NASDAQ-100-TECHNOLOGY SECTOR INDEX FUND

$310.74+2.11% vs prior close
20734052-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

The First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund is an exchange-traded index fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield of the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector™ Index.

QTEC price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateQTEC close
Sep 28, 2026$326.25
Sep 29, 2026$328.46
Sep 30, 2026$329.73
Oct 1, 2026$333.66
Oct 2, 2026$336.34
Oct 5, 2026$338.85
Oct 6, 2026$340.28
Oct 7, 2026$335.82
Oct 8, 2026$329.21
Oct 9, 2026$331.55
Oct 12, 2026$326.19
Oct 13, 2026$324.27
Oct 14, 2026$312.47
Oct 15, 2026$314.06
Oct 16, 2026$301.20
Oct 19, 2026$305.11
Oct 20, 2026$306.18
Oct 21, 2026$310.48
Oct 22, 2026$299.41
Oct 23, 2026$300.42
Oct 26, 2026$304.31
Oct 27, 2026$310.74

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +35.0% so far this year. At 0.57% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IVV has a reported fee of 0.03%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$4Bassets under management
0.57%expense ratio · $57 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
378Kavg daily volume, 30 days
39holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed October 9, 2023 · beta 1.92

Sector weights

  • Technology90.13%
  • Information Technology89.26%
  • Technology Services49.03%
  • Electronic Technology40.66%
  • Communication Services8.09%
  • Producer Manufacturing5.7%
  • Transportation2.87%
  • Consumer Discretionary2.58%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.78%
  • Retail Trade1.74%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
Technology90.13%
Information Technology89.26%
Technology Services49.03%
Electronic Technology40.66%
Communication Services8.09%
Producer Manufacturing5.7%
Transportation2.87%
Consumer Discretionary2.58%
Consumer Cyclical1.78%
Retail Trade1.74%

Country weights

  • United States90.72%
  • Netherlands4.71%
  • Hong Kong2.68%
  • China2.58%
  • Australia2.31%
  • United Kingdom1.99%
  • Other0.07%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
United States90.72%
Netherlands4.71%
Hong Kong2.68%
China2.58%
Australia2.31%
United Kingdom1.99%
Other0.07%
Performance
1 week+0.1%
1 month-6.0%
3 months+4.8%
6 months+18.1%
YTD+35.0%
1 year+27.5%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
29%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
30%realized volatility, 1 year
-16.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-8.7%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
2calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
188Kshares traded
The case against QTEC

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat QTEC on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
BBUS JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF0.02%$9.6B+$187M-55bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$187M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF0.04%$57.9B+$717M-53bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$717M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF0.03%$14.2B+$235M-54bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$235M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$34.8B+$148M-53bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$148M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$27.3B+$223M-53bp on fee · 7× the assets · +$223M in over the monthHead-to-head
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