FIRST TRUST NASDAQ-100 SELECT EQUAL WEIGHT ETF
Symbol: QQEW
Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Technology
Category: Large Growth
Inception date: 19/04/2006
Latest date: 20/07/2026
Current price: $154.00
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
-1.52%
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
12.15%
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
11.15%
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
11.76%
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
24.30%
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
41.67%
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: 21/07/2025 - 20/07/2026.
Average daily return
0.051%
Best day
3.657%
Worst day
-4.127%
Days with data
250
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/07/2026 | $153.84 | $155.40 | $153.84 | $154.00 | 64,500 |
| 17/07/2026 | $152.97 | $154.31 | $152.64 | $153.54 | 33,100 |
| 16/07/2026 | $156.32 | $156.58 | $155.42 | $156.17 | 49,300 |
| 15/07/2026 | $158.66 | $158.66 | $155.82 | $156.81 | 48,400 |
| 14/07/2026 | $157.03 | $158.24 | $157.03 | $157.44 | 28,800 |
| 13/07/2026 | $157.50 | $158.18 | $156.49 | $156.97 | 28,900 |
| 10/07/2026 | $159.07 | $159.31 | $157.74 | $159.09 | 26,100 |
| 09/07/2026 | $158.58 | $159.96 | $158.25 | $159.41 | 25,700 |
| 08/07/2026 | $156.70 | $157.11 | $155.14 | $156.98 | 19,600 |
| 07/07/2026 | $159.02 | $159.18 | $157.53 | $158.02 | 52,200 |