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About First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund
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Inception date
Apr 19, 2006
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
QQEW provides equal-weighted exposure to the NASDAQ 100, a tech-focused index that comprises 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market based on market capitalization. The index invests in companies across various non-financial sectors and rebalances quarterly to provide equal allocation to all constituents without any sector and cap biases. Overall, QQEW is a reasonable way to approach the NASDAQ 100 for investors wanting a purer exposure to the non-financial space with less concentration.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Technology Services
Electronic Technology
Stocks99.94%
Technology Services32.18%
Electronic Technology18.10%
Health Technology9.62%
Consumer Services7.86%
Retail Trade7.35%
Consumer Non-Durables7.00%
Utilities4.16%
Producer Manufacturing2.95%
Transportation2.88%
Distribution Services2.07%
Consumer Durables1.17%
Process Industries1.00%
Commercial Services0.95%
Communications0.93%
Energy Minerals0.88%
Industrial Services0.84%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.06%
Cash0.06%
Stock breakdown by region
North America92.14%
Europe6.77%
Latin America1.09%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
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Dividend payout history