First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (QQEW)
- Expense ratio0.59%
- Net assets$1.82B
- Dividend yield0.14%
- 1-year return+7.33%
- Holdings50
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QQEW quote & trading statistics
QQEW performance
Annual returns & drawdowns →- YTD+8.88%
- 1 year+7.33%
- 3 years+16.08%/yr
- 5 years+6.10%/yr
- 10 years+13.31%/yr
- 1Y volatility
- 18.72%
- 3Y volatility
- 15.54%
- 3Y Sharpe ratio
- 0.77
Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.
QQEW top 10 holdings
All holdings →| # | Symbol | Name | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISRG | Intuitive Surgical Inc | 2.52% |
| 2 | SHOP | Shopify Inc | 2.32% |
| 3 | META | Meta Platforms Inc. | 2.30% |
| 4 | DDOG | Datadog Inc | 2.28% |
| 5 | TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | 2.27% |
| 6 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 2.25% |
| 7 | AAPL | Apple Inc. | 2.24% |
| 8 | ADP | Automatic Data Processing Inc | 2.23% |
| 9 | WDAY | Workday Inc | 2.20% |
| 10 | ADI | Analog Devices Inc | 2.19% |
The top 10 holdings make up 22.8% of the fund (50 holdings in total). As of October 25, 2026.
About First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund
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.
QQEW ETF FAQ
What is the QQEW expense ratio?
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund has a net expense ratio of 0.59%, or $59.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.
How much money is in QQEW?
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund has about $1.82B in net assets.
What are the top holdings of QQEW?
The largest positions in QQEW are Intuitive Surgical Inc (2.52%), Shopify Inc (2.32%), Meta Platforms Inc. (2.30%). The fund holds 50 securities in total.
How has QQEW performed?
QQEW returned +7.33% over the past year and +6.10% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.
Does QQEW pay dividends?
QQEW has a dividend yield of 0.14% and pays distributions irregularly.
When was QQEW launched?
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund began trading on April 19, 2006.
ETFs similar to QQEW
Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with QQEW's. Overlap: shared top-10 weight as a share of the larger top-10 total of the two funds.
| Symbol | Fund | Overlap | Expense ratio | Net assets | 1-year return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQEW | First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund | — | 0.59% | $1.82B | +7.33% |
| QTEC | First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector… | 72% | 0.57% | $4.42B | +27.54% |