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QQEW US
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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW US)
QQEW US$141.79
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Share price activity
Displays share price activity. Volume = number of shares traded, Turnover = value of shares traded, VWAP = volume-weighted average price for the day, sourced from Morningstar.
- Last (Price)
- 141.79
- Change
- ▼ -9.91 (-6.53)
- Bid / Ask
- 135.27 - 159.53
- Volume
- 23,612
- Turnover
- 1,525,326
- Open
- 149.92
- Day Range
- 141.70 - 149.92
- VWAP
- 143.36
- Prev Close
- 151.70
- Last Trade
- 06/11 4:00pm
Fund profile
Displays who issues the fund, how it is structured and invests, its Morningstar category and benchmark, size, headline costs and dates, sourced from Morningstar. Fund size counts every class of the fund; ETF net assets is this listing alone.
Fund size
$1.65B
NOV 2026
Distributions
Quarterly
Since inception
20.6 yrs
APR 2006
- Legal name
- First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Type
- Exchange-Traded Fund
- Structure
- Open Ended Investment Company
- Management style
- Index fund
- Morningstar category
- Large Growth
- Category index
- Morningstar US Large Grt TR USD
- Benchmark
- S&P 500 (TR) (1970)
- ETF net assets
- $1.65B
- Units on issue
- 11.6M
- Management fee
- 0.55% p.a.
- Domicile
- United States
- Base currency
- USD
- Inception
- 19 APR 2006
- Listed
- 19 APR 2006
- Index provider
- Standard and Poors
Objective and strategy
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called Nasdaq-100 Select Equal WeightTM Index. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the index. The index is designed to track the performance of the fifty companies from the Nasdaq-100 Index ® with the highest combined quality and growth scores.
Asset allocation
Displays how the fund is split between shares, bonds, cash and other assets, sourced from Morningstar.
US equity 94.03%Non-US equity 5.86%
| Asset class | Net % | Long % | Short % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity | 99.89 | 99.89 | — |
| Bond | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Cash | 0.11 | 0.11 | — |
| Other | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
Sector exposure
Displays the share of the fund held in each sector, sourced from Morningstar.
Cyclical 7.64%Sensitive 73.51%Defensive 18.84%
- Technology
- 65.09%
- Healthcare
- 16.52%
- Consumer Cyclical
- 7.64%
- Communication Services
- 6.88%
- Consumer Defensive
- 2.33%
- Industrials
- 1.54%
- Basic Materials
- 0.00%
- Financial Services
- 0.00%
- Real Estate
- 0.00%
- Energy
- 0.00%
- Utilities
- 0.00%
Region exposure
Displays the share of the fund held in each region, sourced from Morningstar.
Developed markets 98.19%Emerging markets 1.81%
- North America
- 96.36%
- Europe Developed
- 1.83%
- Latin America
- 1.81%
- United Kingdom
- 0.00%
- Europe Emerging
- 0.00%
- Africa / Middle East
- 0.00%
- Japan
- 0.00%
- Australasia
- 0.00%
- Asia Developed
- 0.00%
- Asia Emerging
- 0.00%
Country exposure
Displays the twelve countries the fund holds most of, sourced from Morningstar.
- United States
- 94.13%
- Canada
- 2.23%
- Netherlands
- 1.83%
- Brazil
- 1.81%
Style box
Displays where the fund's shareholdings sit on Morningstar's style box: size (large, mid, small) down and investment style (value, blend, growth) across, sourced from Morningstar.
LargeMidSmallValueBlendGrowth
- Style
- Large Growth
- Average moat
- Moderate
Size score
233
Small
Mid
Large
Value-growth score
245
Value
Blend
Growth
Economic moat
Wide 56%Narrow 36%None 8%
Market capitalisation
Displays the share of the fund's shareholdings in giant, large, mid, small and micro cap companies, sourced from Morningstar.
- Giant
- 20.72%
- Large
- 44.07%
- Mid
- 35.21%
- Small
- 0.00%
- Micro
- 0.00%
Giant 21%Large 44%Mid 35%
- Average market cap
- $166.06B
- Number of holdings
- 52
- Shares held
- 50
Portfolio statistics · 5 NOV 2026
Displays the valuation, yield, size, concentration and quality of the fund's shareholdings taken together (trailing twelve months), sourced from Morningstar.
- Price / earnings
- 28.00
- Price / book
- 9.52
- Price / sales
- 7.43
- Price / cash flow
- 20.64
- Dividend yield
- 0.65%
- Assets in top 10
- 25.65%
- Return on equity
- 40.54%
- Net margin
- 28.52%
- Earnings growth (3 yr)
- 14.17%
Top holdings · top 10 = 23.65% of assets
Displays the fund's ten largest holdings and their weight in the portfolio, sourced from Morningstar.
| Holding | % Weight | First bought | Market value | Currency | Units held | Sector | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD | 2.49 | JUN 2026 | 45.8M | USD | 80,877 | Technology | United States | |
| Texas Instruments Inc TXN | 2.48 | SEP 2026 | 45.7M | USD | 145,916 | Technology | United States | |
| Analog Devices Inc ADI | 2.48 | SEP 2026 | 45.5M | USD | 105,126 | Technology | United States | |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc ISRG | 2.46 | APR 2006 | 45.3M | USD | 101,021 | Healthcare | United States | |
| Shopify Inc Registered Shs -A- Subord Vtg SHOP | 2.34 | SEP 2026 | 43.1M | USD | 258,334 | Technology | Canada | |
| Datadog Inc Class A DDOG | 2.32 | DEC 2021 | 42.7M | USD | 160,608 | Technology | United States | |
| Microchip Technology Inc MCHP | 2.29 | SEP 2026 | 42.0M | USD | 518,323 | Technology | United States | |
| Apple Inc AAPL | 2.28 | APR 2006 | 41.9M | USD | 120,153 | Technology | United States | |
| Meta Platforms Inc Class A META | 2.26 | DEC 2012 | 41.5M | USD | 66,517 | Communication Services | United States | |
| Qualcomm Inc QCOM | 2.25 | JUN 2026 | 41.4M | USD | 223,314 | Technology | United States |
Trailing returns · 31 OCT 2026
Displays total returns after fees at net asset value, the return at the ASX market price, the return before fees, and where the fund ranks among funds in its Morningstar category, sourced from Morningstar.
Fund (NAV) Market price
1M
-6.9
3M
-2.4
6M
10.2
YTD
6.6
1Y
5.3
3Y
15.7
5Y
5.8
10Y
13.5
| Period | Fund (NAV) % | Market price % | Before fees % | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -6.94 | -7.01 | -6.90 | 88 / 1,088 |
| 3 months | -2.44 | -2.58 | -2.30 | 46 / 1,075 |
| 6 months | 10.20 | 10.14 | 10.51 | 12 / 1,063 |
| Year to date | 6.57 | 6.48 | 7.08 | 24 / 1,058 |
| 1 year | 5.27 | 5.19 | 5.87 | 26 / 1,049 |
| 3 years p.a. | 15.68 | 15.66 | 16.33 | 90 / 965 |
| 5 years p.a. | 5.77 | 5.76 | 6.37 | 80 / 914 |
| 10 years p.a. | 13.46 | 13.45 | 14.12 | 79 / 744 |
Returns to 31 OCT 2026, periods of 3 years and longer annualised. Rank is the percentile in the Morningstar category at 30 SEP 2026 (1 = best) over the funds ranked.
Calendar year returns
Displays the total return after fees and the capital (price) return for each calendar year, with the fund's rank in its Morningstar category, sourced from Morningstar.
Total Capital
2016
7.0
2017
26.0
2018
-5.2
2019
35.8
2020
37.4
2021
17.7
2022
-24.6
2023
33.5
2024
6.8
2025
14.3
| Year | Total % | Capital % | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.33 | 13.86 | 66 / 1,080 |
| 2024 | 6.80 | 6.19 | 100 / 1,088 |
| 2023 | 33.52 | 32.60 | 63 / 1,200 |
| 2022 | -24.63 | -25.12 | 27 / 1,235 |
| 2021 | 17.67 | 17.40 | 72 / 1,237 |
| 2020 | 37.35 | 36.88 | 37 / 1,289 |
| 2019 | 35.79 | 35.14 | 23 / 1,360 |
| 2018 | -5.16 | -5.69 | 80 / 1,405 |
| 2017 | 26.00 | 25.39 | 60 / 1,363 |
| 2016 | 7.02 | 6.24 | 21 / 1,463 |
| 2015 | 2.22 | 1.59 | 63 / 1,681 |
Risk statistics · 31 OCT 2026
Displays how the fund has moved relative to its category index: alpha (return beyond the index), beta (sensitivity to it), R-squared (how much the index explains), volatility and risk-adjusted returns, sourced from Morningstar.
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | -7.18 | -7.96 | -4.98 | -1.47 |
| Beta | 1.25 | 1.12 | 1.08 | 1.04 |
| R-squared | 60.94 | 74.55 | 84.12 | 86.75 |
| Standard deviation | 20.91 | 16.45 | 18.56 | 17.62 |
| Sharpe ratio | 0.16 | 0.70 | 0.18 | 0.66 |
| Sortino ratio | 0.29 | 1.30 | 0.27 | 1.08 |
| Tracking error | 13.47 | 8.44 | 7.47 | 6.45 |
| Information ratio | -0.50 | -0.88 | -0.69 | -0.22 |
| Upside capture % | 120.47 | 92.03 | 97.54 | 101.56 |
| Downside capture % | 225.25 | 146.85 | 123.68 | 110.89 |
| Maximum drawdown % | -11.47 | -11.47 | -28.72 | -28.72 |
Measured against Morningstar US Total Market TR USD with USTREAS T-Bill Auction Ave 3 Mon as the risk-free rate, to 31 OCT 2026. Maximum drawdown is on gross returns at the latest quarter end.
Portfolio risk score
Displays Morningstar's Portfolio Risk Score for the fund's holdings, how closely the ETF tracks its index day to day, the estimated cost of holding it against the index, the cost of trading it at market size, and its best and worst quarters since inception, sourced from Morningstar.
Risk score
90.8
Cash 0
Global shares 100
Morningstar Portfolio Risk Score at 30 SEP 2026.
- Tracking volatility
- 6.519
- Market impact cost %
- 0.004
- Best quarter
- 28.52% · JUN 2020
- Worst quarter
- -18.25% · JUN 2022
Fees and costs
Displays the fund's ongoing costs as a percentage of assets per year: the PDS management fees and costs, performance fee and transaction costs that make up the total cost ratio (the RG 97 forward estimate, and what was charged last financial year), and the buy / sell spread, sourced from Morningstar.
- Management fees and costs
- 0.55% p.a.
- PDS dated
- 1 MAY 2026
Distributions
Displays the most recent distribution paid per unit and its key dates, sourced from Morningstar.
- Latest distribution
- 0.0204
- Ex Date
- 26 MAR 2026
- Record Date
- 26 MAR 2026
- Pay Date
- 31 MAR 2026
- NAV at ex date
- 126.89
- Paid this year
- 0.0204
Distributions by year
Displays the total distributions paid per unit in each calendar year, sourced from Morningstar.
2024
0.6
2023
0.7
2022
0.8
2021
0.6
2020
0.3
2019
0.3
2018
0.4
2017
0.3
2016
0.3
2015
0.3
| Year | Per unit ($) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.5784 |
| 2023 | 0.7133 |
| 2022 | 0.8190 |
| 2021 | 0.5873 |
| 2020 | 0.2806 |
| 2019 | 0.3474 |
| 2018 | 0.3522 |
| 2017 | 0.3042 |
| 2016 | 0.2805 |
| 2015 | 0.3390 |
Distribution history
Displays the most recent distributions by ex date, sourced from Morningstar.
| Ex Date | Per unit ($) |
|---|---|
| 26 MAR 2026 | 0.0204 |
| 12 DEC 2025 | 0.1878 |
| 25 SEP 2025 | 0.1077 |
| 26 JUN 2025 | 0.1300 |
| 27 MAR 2025 | 0.1529 |
| 13 DEC 2024 | 0.1439 |
| 26 SEP 2024 | 0.1298 |
| 27 JUN 2024 | 0.2243 |
| 21 MAR 2024 | 0.2153 |
| 22 DEC 2023 | 0.3229 |
| 22 SEP 2023 | 0.1596 |
| 27 JUN 2023 | 0.1541 |
Sustainability rating · 31 AUG 2026
Displays the Morningstar Sustainability Rating (1 to 5 globes, more is better) and the portfolio ESG risk score behind it (lower is less risk), against the average of the fund's global category, sourced from Morningstar and Sustainalytics.
Above Average
ESG risk score
17.07
Negligible
Low
Medium
High
Severe
- Rank in category
- 17th percentile
- Environmental risk
- 3.73
- Social risk
- 8.80
- Governance risk
- 4.55
- Portfolio covered
- 100.0%
ESG risk of holdings
Displays the share of the covered portfolio held in companies with negligible, low, medium, high and severe ESG risk, sourced from Morningstar and Sustainalytics.
- Negligible
- 2.04%
- Low
- 69.36%
- Medium
- 28.60%
- High
- 0.00%
- Severe
- 0.00%
3.48% of assets are in companies with high or severe controversies.
Carbon · 31 AUG 2026
Displays the portfolio carbon risk score (lower is less exposure to the transition to a low-carbon economy), the share of the portfolio in companies with fossil fuel revenue, and whether the fund earns Morningstar's Low Carbon Designation, sourced from Morningstar and Sustainalytics.
Carbon risk score
2.71
Low
Medium
High
Severe
Category average 5.57
- Carbon risk
- Low Risk
- Rank in category
- 63rd percentile of 1,826 funds
- Fossil fuel involvement
- 0.00%
- Category average
- 3.10%
- Low Carbon Designation
- Yes
- Portfolio covered
- 100.0%
Fund managers
Displays the people Morningstar lists as managers of the fund, sourced from Morningstar.
- Roger F. Testin
- Daniel J. Lindquist
- Jon C. Erickson
- David G. McGarel
- Stan Ueland
- Chris A. Peterson
- Erik Russo
Tenure
Displays how long the managers have run the fund: the average and longest tenure, who has served longest, the latest appointment and how many other funds the team manages, sourced from Morningstar.
- Number of managers
- 7
- Average tenure
- 17.0 years
- Longest tenure
- 20.6 years
- Longest serving
- Roger F. Testin, Daniel J. Lindquist, Jon C. Erickson, David G. McGarel · since 19 APR 2006
- Most recent appointment
- Erik Russo · since 31 DEC 2020
- Managed since
- 19 APR 2006
- Other funds managed
- 189
Displays all company announcements released by the company to the exchange, sourced from Morningstar.
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