First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund (QTEC)

NASDAQ: QTECExchange-traded fund from First Trust.

  • Expense ratio0.57%
  • Net assets$4.42B
  • Dividend yield0.01%
  • 1-year return+27.54%
  • Holdings47

QTEC ETF price chart

QTEC quote & trading statistics

  • YTD+31.01%
  • 1 year+27.54%
  • 3 years+29.33%/yr
  • 5 years+12.89%/yr
  • 10 years+20.80%/yr
1Y volatility
33.66%
3Y volatility
26.12%
3Y Sharpe ratio
1.04

Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.

QTEC top 10 holdings

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First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund largest holdings by weight
#SymbolNameWeight
1METAMeta Platforms Inc.2.66%
2SHOPShopify Inc2.65%
3TRIThomson Reuters Corp2.56%
4AAPLApple Inc.2.51%
5ADIAnalog Devices Inc2.48%
6AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc2.48%
7DDOGDatadog Inc2.46%
8TXNTexas Instruments Incorporated2.42%
9MSTRMicroStrategy Incorporated2.40%
10WDAYWorkday Inc2.33%

The top 10 holdings make up 25.0% of the fund (47 holdings in total). As of October 25, 2026.

QTEC sector weights

Technology
82.7%
Communication Services
8.5%
Consumer Cyclical
3.9%
Industrials
2.5%

QTEC region weights

North America
91.3%
Europe Developed
2.1%
Asia Emerging
2.0%

QTEC asset allocation

U.S. stocks
88.7%
Non-U.S. stocks
9.7%
Cash
0.1%

QTEC market-cap breakdown

Large cap
37.7%
Mid cap
35.7%
Mega cap
24.0%

About First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund

The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the index. The index is an equal-weighted index composed of the securities comprising the NASDAQ-100 Index that are classified as technology according to the Industry Classification Benchmark classification system.

QTEC ETF FAQ

What is the QTEC expense ratio?

First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund has a net expense ratio of 0.57%, or $57.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.

How much money is in QTEC?

First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund has about $4.42B in net assets.

What are the top holdings of QTEC?

The largest positions in QTEC are Meta Platforms Inc. (2.66%), Shopify Inc (2.65%), Thomson Reuters Corp (2.56%). The fund holds 47 securities in total.

How has QTEC performed?

QTEC returned +27.54% over the past year and +12.89% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.

Does QTEC pay dividends?

QTEC has a dividend yield of 0.01% and pays distributions irregularly.

When was QTEC launched?

First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund began trading on April 19, 2006.

ETFs similar to QTEC

Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with QTEC's. Overlap: shared top-10 weight as a share of the larger top-10 total of the two funds.

ETFs with holdings most similar to QTEC, compared by expense ratio, assets and 1-year return
SymbolFundOverlapExpense ratioNet assets1-year return
QTECFirst Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector…—0.57%$4.42B+27.54%
QQEWFirst Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund72%0.59%$1.82B+7.33%