From Nasdaq: 2025-04-18 06:20:00

The First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector ETF (QQXT) launched in 2007, offering exposure to the Style Box – Large Cap Growth category. Smart beta ETFs like QQXT track non-cap weighted strategies for potential outperformance.

QQXT has over $586.76 million in assets and seeks to mirror the NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index. The index excludes technology companies from the NASDAQ-100 Index.

Expense ratios matter for ETF investors, with QQXT’s annual operating expenses at 0.60%. The ETF has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.91%.

QQXT’s sector allocation is heaviest in Industrials at 20.50%, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare. Top holdings include Cintas Corporation, Paychex, Inc., and Tesla, Inc.

Year-to-date, QQXT has lost -2.95% and is up 6.09% over the last 12 months. The ETF has a beta of 0.97, making it a medium-risk choice in the Large Cap Growth space.

Investors seeking alternatives to QQXT can consider Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and Invesco QQQ (QQQ). VUG tracks the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index, while QQQ tracks the NASDAQ-100 Index.

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