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Name

As of 06/01/2026

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund

QQXT | ETF

$98.01

$179 M

0.82%

$0.81

0.57%

Vitals

YTD Return

-1.2%

1 yr return

1.0%

3 Yr Avg Return

7.4%

5 Yr Avg Return

4.3%

Net Assets

$179 M

Holdings in Top 10

18.9%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$98.2
$95.91
$104.03

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.57%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover N/A

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

N/A

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Exchange Traded Fund

Name

As of 06/01/2026

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund

QQXT | ETF

$98.01

$179 M

0.82%

$0.81

0.57%

QQXT - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return -1.2%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 7.4%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 4.3%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 0.40%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.8%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    First Trust Nasdaq-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    First Trust Advisors L.P.
  • Inception Date
    Feb 08, 2007
  • Shares Outstanding
    1500002
  • Share Class
    N/A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Daniel Lindquist

Fund Description

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The Index Provider may, from time to time, exercise reasonable discretion as it deems appropriate in order to ensure Index integrity. /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"The Index is designed to measure the performance of the non-technology companies in the Nasdaq-100 Index/spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-2.75pt;"®/spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;". 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The Nasdaq-100 Index/spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-2.75pt;"®/spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;" selects 100 securities based on market capitalizations, subject to certain /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"buffers designed to limit turnover. /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"Securities from the same issuer will be subject to conditions controlled by the Index Provider /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"to determine Index eligibility./spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;" The Index includes all the securities from the Nasdaq-100 Index/spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-2.75pt;"®/spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;" not classified under the /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"technology industry, according to the Industry Classification Benchmark, and equally weights each security. The Fund may /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"invest in common stocks and depositary receipts issued by mid and large capitalization companies. /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"The Index is rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted annually and the Fund will make corresponding changes to its portfolio shortly after the Index changes are made public. The Index’s quarterly rebalance schedule may cause the Fund to experience a higher rate of portfolio turnover. /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"The Fund will be concentrated in an industry or a group of industries to the extent that the /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"Index is so concentrated. As of March/spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;" 31, 2026, the Index was composed of 56 securities and the Fund had significant /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"investments in industrial companies, although this may change from time to time./spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;" The Fund’s investments will change as the /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"Index changes and, as a result, the Fund may have significant investments in jurisdictions or investment sectors that it may not have had as of March 31,/spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;line-height:10.80pt;" /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"2026. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a given jurisdiction or /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"investment sector, the Fund may be exposed to the risks associated with that jurisdiction or investment sector. In order to gain exposure to certain Chinese companies that are included in the Index but are unavailable to direct investment by foreign investors, the Fund invests significantly in non-Chinese shell companies that have created structures known as variable interest /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"entities (/spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;font-style:italic;"“VIEs”/spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;") in order to gain exposure to such Chinese companies./span
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QQXT - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period QQXT Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -1.2% -10.0% 61.7% 95.00%
1 Yr 1.0% -13.2% 127.7% 96.37%
3 Yr 7.4%* 2.8% 66.8% 98.04%
5 Yr 4.3%* -8.2% 36.6% 92.12%
10 Yr 10.0%* 6.8% 24.6% 96.78%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period QQXT Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 6.7% -74.1% 41.2% 45.84%
2024 5.7% -59.2% 52.3% 88.15%
2023 15.5% -15.0% 72.4% 92.23%
2022 -13.9% -85.9% 27.3% 2.09%
2021 11.6% -52.4% 38.7% 38.03%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period QQXT Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -1.2% -10.0% 61.7% 95.00%
1 Yr 1.0% -13.2% 127.7% 96.37%
3 Yr 7.4%* 2.8% 66.8% 98.04%
5 Yr 4.3%* -8.2% 36.6% 92.12%
10 Yr 10.0%* 6.8% 24.6% 96.78%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period QQXT Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 8.0% -4.9% 49.3% 90.99%
2024 6.7% -31.9% 52.3% 98.82%
2023 16.8% -4.6% 72.4% 96.36%
2022 -13.1% -61.7% 35.0% 2.79%
2021 12.0% -39.8% 40.0% 85.71%

QQXT - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

QQXT Category Low Category High QQXT % Rank
Net Assets 179 M 1.46 M 440 B 85.81%
Number of Holdings 57 2 2946 55.93%
Net Assets in Top 10 34.2 M 1.51 M 203 B 92.26%
Weighting of Top 10 18.93% 10.7% 205.0% 99.51%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Insmed Inc COM PAR $.01 2.12%
  2. CSX Corporation COM 1.90%
  3. Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. COM 1.87%
  4. Fastenal Co. COM 1.87%
  5. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. COM 1.87%
  6. O'Reilly Automotive Inc. COM 1.86%
  7. Mercadolibre Inc COM 1.86%
  8. Exelon Corp. COM 1.86%
  9. Ferrovial SE EUR0.01 1.86%
  10. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COM 1.86%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High QQXT % Rank
Stocks 		99.95% 0.00% 116.50% 8.62%
Cash 		0.09% 0.00% 173.52% 81.10%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 24.75% 57.39%
Other 		0.00% -24.61% 25.67% 57.30%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 1.94% 49.75%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 99.61% 51.52%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High QQXT % Rank
Consumer Cyclical 		23.73% 0.00% 62.57% 8.34%
Healthcare 		22.24% 0.00% 39.76% 3.73%
Industrials 		15.09% 0.00% 30.65% 4.61%
Communication Services 		13.71% 0.00% 66.40% 16.88%
Consumer Defense 		12.47% 0.00% 25.50% 2.16%
Utilities 		8.23% 0.00% 16.07% 0.98%
Technology 		3.23% 0.00% 65.70% 99.61%
Financial Services 		1.29% 0.00% 43.06% 96.96%
Real Estate 		0.00% 0.00% 8.88% 83.51%
Energy 		0.00% 0.00% 41.09% 78.02%
Basic Materials 		0.00% 0.00% 18.91% 86.75%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High QQXT % Rank
US 		99.95% 0.00% 116.50% 8.03%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 39.07% 62.10%

QQXT - Expenses

Operational Fees

QQXT Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.57% 0.01% 13.08% 83.58%
Management Fee 0.40% 0.00% 1.50% 15.10%
12b-1 Fee 0.00% 0.00% 1.00% 9.28%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 1.02% N/A

Sales Fees

QQXT Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 2.25% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

QQXT Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

QQXT Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover N/A 0.00% 316.74% 51.41%

QQXT - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

QQXT Category Low Category High QQXT % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.82% 0.00% 27.58% 23.60%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

QQXT Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly Annual Annual Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

QQXT Category Low Category High QQXT % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.40% -6.13% 3.48% 8.72%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

QQXT Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Semi-Annually Annually

Distributions History

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QQXT - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Daniel Lindquist

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 08, 2007

15.32

15.3%

Daniel J. Lindquist, CFA, was born in 1970. Mr. Lindquist earned a B.A. in Business Economics from Wheaton College and has an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. He has been with First Trust Advisors L.P. since 2004 and is a Managing Director. Mr. Lindquist is the Chairman of the Investment Committee and is responsible for the overall supervision of the Separate Managed Accounts.

Jon Erickson

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 08, 2007

15.32

15.3%

Jon C. Erickson, CFA, was born in 1966. Mr. Erickson earned a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois and has an MBA from the University of Illinois in Finance. He has been with First Trust Advisors L.P. since 1994 and he is a Portfolio Manager and Senior Vice President. As the head of FTA’s Equity Research Group, Mr. Erickson shall be responsible for determining the securities to be purchased and sold by Funds that do not utilize quantitative investment strategies on behalf of the Investment Committee.

David McGarel

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 08, 2007

15.32

15.3%

David G. McGarel, CFA, was born in 1966. Mr. McGarel earned a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame. He has been with First Trust Advisors L.P. since 1997 and he is a Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Investment Officer. As head of FTA’s Strategy Research Group, Mr. McGarel shall be responsible for developing and implementing quantitative investment strategies for those Funds that have investment policies that require them to follow such strategies, on behalf of the Investment Committee.

Roger Testin

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 08, 2007

15.32

15.3%

Roger F. Testin, CFA, was born in 1966. Mr. Testin earned a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois and has an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. He has been with First Trust Advisors L.P. since 2001 and he is a Portfolio Manager and Senior Vice President. As Product Manager for the VA’s, SMA’s and International Managed Products, Mr. Testin shall be responsible for the daily implementation and execution of the strategies for these product vehicles on behalf of the Investment Committee.

Stan Ueland

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 08, 2007

15.32

15.3%

Mr. Ueland joined First Trust Advisors as a Vice President in August 2005 and has been a Senior Vice President of First Trust and FTP since September 2012. At First Trust, he plays an important role in executing the investment strategies of each portfolio of exchange-traded funds advised by First Trust. Before joining First Trust, he was vice president of sales at BondWave LLC from May 2004 through August 2005, an account executive for Mina Capital Management LLC and Samaritan Asset Management LLC from January 2003 through May 2004, and a sales consultant at Oracle Corporation from January 1997 through January 2003.

Chris Peterson

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Mar 18, 2016

6.21

6.2%

Chris A. Peterson, CFA was born in 1975. Mr. Peterson earned a B.S in Finance from Bradley University and has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in Analytic Finance & Accounting. He has been with First Trust Advisors L.P. since 2000. As head of FTA’s Portfolio Advisor’s Strategy Research Group, Mr. Peterson shall be responsible for developing and implementing quantitative equity strategies on behalf of the Investment Committee.

Erik Russo

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 31, 2020

1.41

1.4%

Mr. Russo is a Vice President of First Trust. He is responsible for implementing the investment strategies of each portfolio of exchange-traded funds advised by First Trust in his role as a Portfolio Manager. Mr. Russo joined First Trust in January of 2010.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.04 54.45 8.24 2.92

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