The NASDAQ-100 Index
The NASDAQ-100 is a capitalization-weighted index that includes 102 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. It also features several companies headquartered outside the United States.
Introduced in 1985, the NASDAQ-100 encompasses a wide range of industries, excluding financials. For financial companies, Nasdaq created a separate index known as the NASDAQ Financial-100.
Key Facts About the NASDAQ-100
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The index was launched in 1985 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD).
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The initial value of the NASDAQ-100 was set at 250 points.
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On December 31, 1993, the base value of the index was reset from 800 points to 125 points.
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Historically, the NASDAQ-100 has shown greater volatility compared to the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500.
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The index is heavily weighted toward innovative and growth-oriented sectors, such as technology, telecommunications, biotechnology, and media.
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As of the end of 2021, the total dollar value of exchange-traded products tracking the NASDAQ-100 exceeded $300 billion.
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By mid-2022, the index comprised 102 equity securities, despite the “100” in its name.
NASDAQ-100 Historical Performance
Below is the yearly chart of the NASDAQ-100, where each candlestick represents 12 months of market activity.
Chart: NASDAQ-100 yearly chart
NASDAQ-100 Compositon
Below is the list of industries included in the NASDAQ-100.
Table: NASDAQ-100 by industry
Industry |
Weight |
|
48.39% |
|
20.35% |
|
10.04% |
|
6.14% |
|
5.19% |
|
4.18% |
|
2.59% |
|
1.21% |
|
0.75% |
|
0.73% |
|
0.43% |
This is the list of companies included in the NASDAQ-100.
Table: Companies listed on the NASDAQ-100 and their respective weights
A/A |
Listed Company |
Symbol |
Weight on US100 |
1 |
Apple Inc |
AAPL |
12.39% |
2 |
Microsoft Corp |
MSFT |
10.82% |
3 |
Amazon.com Inc |
AMZN |
6.40% |
4 |
Tesla Inc |
TSLA |
4.13% |
5 |
Alphabet Inc |
GOOG |
4.01% |
6 |
Alphabet Inc |
GOOGL |
3.84% |
7 |
NVIDIA Corp |
NVDA |
3.26% |
8 |
Meta Platforms Inc |
META |
3.16% |
9 |
PepsiCo Inc |
PEP |
2.06% |
10 |
Costco Wholesale Corp |
COST |
1.93% |
11 |
Broadcom Inc |
AVGO |
1.86% |
12 |
Adobe Inc |
ADBE |
1.64% |
13 |
Cisco Systems Inc |
CSCO |
1.64% |
14 |
Comcast Corp |
CMCSA |
1.59% |
15 |
T-Mobile US Inc |
TMUS |
1.54% |
16 |
Intel Corp |
INTC |
1.42% |
17 |
Texas Instruments Inc |
TXN |
1.29% |
18 |
Advanced Micro Devices Inc |
AMD |
1.27% |
19 |
QUALCOMM Inc |
QCOM |
1.26% |
20 |
Amgen Inc |
AMGN |
1.18% |
21 |
Honeywell International Inc |
HON |
1.10% |
22 |
Intuit Inc |
INTU |
1.06% |
23 |
Automatic Data Processing Inc |
ADP |
0.82% |
24 |
PayPal Holdings Inc |
PYPL |
0.81% |
25 |
Starbucks Corp |
SBUX |
0.80% |
26 |
Mondelez International Inc |
MDLZ |
0.78% |
27 |
Netflix Inc |
NFLX |
0.76% |
28 |
Applied Materials Inc |
AMAT |
0.76% |
29 |
Gilead Sciences Inc |
GILD |
0.71% |
30 |
Booking Holdings Inc |
BKNG |
0.70% |
31 |
Analog Devices Inc |
ADI |
0.70% |
32 |
Charter Communications Inc |
CHTR |
0.70% |
33 |
Intuitive Surgical Inc |
ISRG |
0.68% |
34 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc |
VRTX |
0.67% |
35 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc |
REGN |
0.59% |
36 |
Micron Technology Inc |
MU |
0.59% |
37 |
CSX Corp |
CSX |
0.58% |
38 |
Lam Research Corp |
LRCX |
0.56% |
39 |
Activision Blizzard Inc |
ATVI |
0.55% |
40 |
Fiserv Inc |
FISV |
0.55% |
41 |
Moderna Inc |
MRNA |
0.51% |
42 |
Palo Alto Networks Inc |
PANW |
0.46% |
43 |
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc |
KDP |
0.46% |
44 |
KLA Corp |
KLAC |
0.45% |
45 |
Monster Beverage Corp |
MNST |
0.45% |
46 |
Synopsys Inc |
SNPS |
0.44% |
47 |
American Electric Power Co Inc |
AEP |
0.43% |
48 |
Fortinet Inc |
FTNT |
0.43% |
49 |
Kraft Heinz Co/The |
KHC |
0.42% |
50 |
Marriott International Inc/MD |
MAR |
0.41% |
51 |
Paychex Inc |
PAYX |
0.40% |
52 |
ASML Holding NV |
ASML |
0.40% |
53 |
Cadence Design Systems Inc |
CDNS |
0.39% |
54 |
Exelon Corp |
EXC |
0.38% |
55 |
O'Reilly Automotive Inc |
ORLY |
0.38% |
56 |
Autodesk Inc |
ADSK |
0.38% |
57 |
NXP Semiconductors NV |
NXPI |
0.38% |
58 |
Marvell Technology Inc |
MRVL |
0.37% |
59 |
Airbnb Inc |
ABNB |
0.36% |
60 |
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc |
CRWD |
0.35% |
61 |
Cintas Corp |
CTAS |
0.35% |
62 |
AstraZeneca PLC ADR |
AZN |
0.35% |
63 |
Xcel Energy Inc |
XEL |
0.34% |
64 |
MercadoLibre Inc |
MELI |
0.33% |
65 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp |
CTSH |
0.33% |
66 |
Electronic Arts Inc |
EA |
0.33% |
67 |
Lululemon Athletica Inc |
LULU |
0.32% |
68 |
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc |
WBA |
0.32% |
69 |
Dollar Tree Inc |
DLTR |
0.32% |
70 |
Microchip Technology Inc |
MCHP |
0.30% |
71 |
Seagen Inc |
SGEN |
0.30% |
72 |
Baidu Inc ADR |
BIDU |
0.29% |
73 |
JD.com Inc ADR |
JD |
0.29% |
74 |
Lucid Group Inc |
LCID |
0.29% |
75 |
Biogen Inc |
BIIB |
0.28% |
76 |
Zoom Video Communications Inc |
ZM |
0.28% |
77 |
Dexcom Inc |
DXCM |
0.27% |
78 |
Illumina Inc |
ILMN |
0.27% |
79 |
Datadog Inc |
DDOG |
0.27% |
80 |
IDEXX Laboratories Inc |
IDXX |
0.27% |
81 |
Workday Inc |
WDAY |
0.27% |
82 |
Fastenal Co |
FAST |
0.27% |
83 |
Atlassian Corp PLC |
TEAM |
0.26% |
84 |
PACCAR Inc |
PCAR |
0.26% |
85 |
Pinduoduo Inc ADR |
PDD |
0.26% |
86 |
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc |
ODFL |
0.26% |
87 |
Verisk Analytics Inc |
VRSK |
0.25% |
88 |
Ross Stores Inc |
ROST |
0.24% |
89 |
Copart Inc |
CPRT |
0.24% |
90 |
eBay Inc |
EBAY |
0.23% |
91 |
Sirius XM Holdings Inc |
SIRI |
0.22% |
92 |
Zscaler Inc |
ZS |
0.22% |
93 |
Match Group Inc |
MTCH |
0.20% |
94 |
ANSYS Inc |
ANSS |
0.20% |
95 |
Align Technology Inc |
ALGN |
0.18% |
96 |
Constellation Energy Corp |
CEG |
0.17% |
97 |
VeriSign Inc |
VRSN |
0.17% |
98 |
NetEase Inc ADR |
NTES |
0.15% |
99 |
Skyworks Solutions Inc |
SWKS |
0.14% |
100 |
Splunk Inc |
SPLK |
0.14% |
101 |
Okta Inc |
OKTA |
0.14% |
102 |
DocuSign Inc |
DOCU |
0.12% |
|
|
Total |
100.00% |
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