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

Technology ETF · First Trust · NASDAQ · 49 holdings
$299.41 ▼ -11.07 (3.57%)
At close · USD · Volume 389,384
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsX-Ray look-throughQuestions
52-week range
$205.57 – $342.51
Day's range
$297.99 – $305.42
1-year total return
+28.2%

QTEC price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

QTEC fund facts

FundFirst Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund
TickerQTEC · NASDAQ
Issuer (by our rules)First Trust
Category (by our rules)Technology
Expense ratio0.55%
Holdings49
Net assets (fund, SEC)$5.0B
Yield (last 12 months)0.01%
DistributionsQuarterly
52-week range$205.57 – $342.51
Average volume (3 months)272,087
First price in our data25 Apr 2006
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
−9.6%
3 months
−2.3%
6 months
+16.4%
Year to date
+30.1%
1 year
+28.2%
3 years a year
+28.0%
5 years a year
+12.3%
10 years a year
+20.0%
Volatility (1 year)
29.5%
Largest drop, last year
−16.0%
Largest drop in our data
−58.9%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 22 Oct 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

0.55% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $55 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 30 Apr 2026 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
0.03 USD
Yield on today's price
0.01%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest ex-date
25 Jun 2026
Full QTEC dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from EODHD.

QTEC top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 APPLIED MATERIALS INC AMAT 3.37%
2 KLA CORP KLAC 3.29%
3 MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC MRVL 3.04%
4 ASTERA LABS INC 2.95%
5 LAM RESEARCH CORP LRCX 2.85%
6 SANDISK CORP SNDK 2.81%
7 TERADYNE INC TER 2.71%
8 ASML HOLDING NV 2.59%
9 INTEL CORP INTC 2.55%
10 PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC PANW 2.54%
The top 10 make up 28.7% of the fund, out of 49 holdings.
Positions as of 30 Jun 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

X-Ray look-through

StocksXray scores 80% of QTEC by weight (37 stocks in our S&P 500 coverage), so we can look inside the fund with our own numbers. The weighted average X-Ray Score of those stocks is 51 out of 100.

Undervalued 4%Fair 69%Overvalued 26%
Information Technology 91%Communication Services 6%Consumer Discretionary 3%
Weights are the SEC holdings weights dated 30 Jun 2026; scores and fair-value labels are today's. Labels follow our fair-value method ("Undervalued" means fair value is more than 17.5% above the price) and are model estimates, not forecasts or advice. How the X-Ray Score works.

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QTEC: frequently asked questions

What is QTEC?

QTEC is the First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index ETF, issued by First Trust, listed on NASDAQ. By our rules it is classed as "Technology". Its latest SEC filing lists 49 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of QTEC?

QTEC charges 0.55% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 30 Apr 2026. On $10,000 that is about $55 a year in fund costs.

Does QTEC pay dividends?

Yes. QTEC paid 0.03 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly, a trailing yield of 0.01% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 25 Jun 2026.

What does QTEC hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are APPLIED MATERIALS INC (3.4%), KLA CORP (3.3%), MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC (3.0%). The top 10 together make up 28.7% of the fund.

How has QTEC performed?

Total return including distributions to 22 Oct 2026: 1 year +28.2%, 3 years +28.0% a year, 5 years +12.3% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

How does StocksXray rate the stocks inside QTEC?

We score 80% of the fund by weight (37 stocks) with our X-Ray Score: the weighted average is 51 out of 100. These are model estimates, not forecasts or advice.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from EODHD; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
Read the methodology →

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