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QQXT

FIRST TRUST NASDAQ-100 EX-TECHNOLOGY SECTOR INDEX FUND

$104.37+0.66% today
9610552-WK
Price & daily flows
102.8100.397.8104.37DAILY NET FLOWAug 25Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +5.5% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$133Massets under management
expense ratio
net flow, trailing month
3Kavg daily volume, 30 days
58holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed July 27, 2024
Sector weights
Consumer Discretionary30.13%
Health Technology22.22%
Healthcare19.66%
Consumer Cyclical17.32%
Technology Services15.34%
Retail Trade14.33%
Consumer Services14.02%
Consumer Defensive13.61%
Industrials13.53%
Communication Services12.49%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States94.44%
United Kingdom3.52%
Brazil2.04%
Hong Kong1.89%
Uruguay1.89%
Canada1.27%
China1.27%
Other0.21%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+1.4%
1 month+6.3%
3 months+5.8%
6 months+3.0%
YTD+5.5%
1 year+4.6%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
13%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
11%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.3%where it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
748shares traded
The case against QQXT

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat QQXT on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
ESMV iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF0.18%$7904.06T−$41K59374834× the assetsHead-to-head
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust0.09%$818.3B+$2.8B6147× the assets · +$2.8B in over the monthHead-to-head
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust0.20%$498.5B+$9.6B3745× the assets · +$9.6B in over the monthHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$160.6B+$1.9B1207× the assets · +$1.9B in over the monthHead-to-head
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF0.03%$97.9B+$245M736× the assets · +$245M in over the monthHead-to-head
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