FIRST TRUST NASDAQ-100-TECHNOLOGY SECTOR INDEX FUND
The First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund is an exchange-traded index fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield of the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector™ Index.
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN
Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +35.6% so far this year. At 0.57% a year it is not the cheapest way in — ESMV runs the same ground at 0.18%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
| 1 week | -3.6% |
| 1 month | +6.4% |
| 3 months | +3.1% |
| 6 months | +38.8% |
| YTD | +35.6% |
| 1 year | +47.1% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat QTEC on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | 0.03% | $97.9B | +$245M | -54bp on fee · 25× the assets · +$245M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF | 0.04% | $33.8B | +$668M | -53bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$668M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF | 0.04% | $28.1B | +$103M | -53bp on fee · 7× the assets · +$103M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.03% | $900.9B | −$14.2B | -54bp on fee · 228× the assets | Head-to-head |
| VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 0.03% | $500.4B | — | -54bp on fee · 126× the assets | Head-to-head |