First Trust Nasdaq-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (QQXT)

NASDAQ: QQXT · Real-Time Price · USD
98.79
-0.62 (-0.62%)
Aug 14, 2025, 4:00 PM - Market closed
-0.62%
Assets$1.10B
Expense Ratio0.60%
PE Ratio22.56
Shares Out11.30M
Dividend (ttm)$0.72
Dividend Yield0.73%
Ex-Dividend DateJun 26, 2025
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio16.49%
Volume31,677
Open98.79
Previous Close99.41
Day's Range98.79 - 98.79
52-Week Low83.08
52-Week High101.42
Beta0.94
Holdings57
Inception DateFeb 8, 2007

About QQXT

Fund Home Page

The First Trust Nasdaq-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (QQXT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector index. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of NASDAQ 100 stocks that excludes technology companies. QQXT was launched on Feb 8, 2007 and is issued by First Trust.

Asset Class Equity
Category Large Blend
Region North America
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol QQXT
ETF Provider First Trust
Index Tracked NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index

Top 10 Holdings

20.17% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.IDXX2.20%
Electronic Arts Inc.EA2.07%
Fastenal CompanyFAST2.07%
Ross Stores, Inc.ROST2.02%
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.ORLY2.00%
T-Mobile US, Inc.TMUS1.99%
PepsiCo, Inc.PEP1.98%
CSX CorporationCSX1.96%
Constellation Energy CorporationCEG1.95%
CoStar Group, Inc.CSGP1.93%
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Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 26, 2025$0.1606Jun 30, 2025
Mar 27, 2025$0.1955Mar 31, 2025
Dec 13, 2024$0.2056Dec 31, 2024
Sep 26, 2024$0.1618Sep 30, 2024
Jun 27, 2024$0.2556Jun 28, 2024
Mar 21, 2024$0.2887Mar 28, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

QQXT had a total return of 12.77% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.46%.

News

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