FIRST TRUST NASDAQ-100 SELECT EQUAL WEIGHT ETF
Symbol: QQEW
Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Technology
Category: Large Growth
Inception date: 19/04/2006
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $159.59
Expense ratio: 0.55%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
2.50%
Ann. -41.41% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
22.25%
Sharpe ratio
-2.024
VaR 95%
-2.10%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
1.77%
Ann. -34.05% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
21.03%
Sharpe ratio
-1.792
VaR 95%
-2.20%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
18.50%
Ann. -20.14% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
18.26%
Sharpe ratio
-1.302
VaR 95%
-2.12%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
13.00%
Ann. 4.38% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
21.69%
Sharpe ratio
0.035
VaR 95%
-2.11%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
26.71%
Ann. 2.59% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
19.08%
Sharpe ratio
-0.055
VaR 95%
-1.99%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
53.17%
Ann. 8.83% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
17.71%
Sharpe ratio
0.294
VaR 95%
-1.77%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 15/10/2025 - 15/10/2026.
Average daily return
0.056%
Best day
3.657%
Worst day
-4.127%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $155.49 | $159.63 | $155.49 | $159.59 | 23,800 |
| 14/10/2026 | $159.97 | $160.50 | $157.35 | $157.72 | 32,600 |
| 13/10/2026 | $160.28 | $161.32 | $160.00 | $161.30 | 22,700 |
| 12/10/2026 | $163.43 | $163.43 | $161.91 | $162.06 | 28,200 |
| 09/10/2026 | $163.55 | $164.21 | $163.11 | $163.87 | 31,400 |
| 08/10/2026 | $163.28 | $164.04 | $161.76 | $162.87 | 65,700 |
| 07/10/2026 | $163.85 | $164.64 | $163.57 | $164.59 | 40,500 |
| 06/10/2026 | $166.41 | $166.64 | $165.40 | $165.74 | 162,700 |
| 05/10/2026 | $163.93 | $165.61 | $163.93 | $165.61 | 37,100 |
| 02/10/2026 | $164.57 | $164.84 | $163.49 | $163.66 | 29,600 |