FIRST TRUST NASDAQ-100-TECHNOLOGY SECTOR INDEX FUND
Symbol: QTEC
Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Technology
Category: Technology
Inception date: 19/04/2006
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $314.06
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
3.38%
Ann. -20.85% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
28.71%
Sharpe ratio
-0.853
VaR 95%
-2.48%
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
0.49%
Ann. -19.38% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
27.22%
Sharpe ratio
-0.845
VaR 95%
-2.57%
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
30.31%
Ann. -11.81% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
25.80%
Sharpe ratio
-0.598
VaR 95%
-2.62%
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
34.89%
Ann. 24.64% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
29.24%
Sharpe ratio
0.718
VaR 95%
-2.56%
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
62.11%
Ann. 7.76% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
27.29%
Sharpe ratio
0.151
VaR 95%
-2.63%
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
109.93%
Ann. 19.10% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
25.67%
Sharpe ratio
0.602
VaR 95%
-2.54%
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
0.136%
Best day
5.321%
Worst day
-7.461%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $305.30 | $314.53 | $304.31 | $314.06 | 278,400 |
| 14/10/2026 | $319.46 | $319.97 | $311.43 | $312.47 | 257,500 |
| 13/10/2026 | $320.59 | $324.62 | $320.04 | $324.27 | 160,700 |
| 12/10/2026 | $329.42 | $329.42 | $325.27 | $326.19 | 189,800 |
| 09/10/2026 | $331.77 | $332.68 | $329.30 | $331.55 | 3,915,000 |
| 08/10/2026 | $332.99 | $334.38 | $326.08 | $329.21 | 268,700 |
| 07/10/2026 | $335.98 | $336.01 | $333.09 | $335.82 | 295,600 |
| 06/10/2026 | $340.96 | $342.51 | $339.89 | $340.28 | 122,200 |
| 05/10/2026 | $337.78 | $338.85 | $337.03 | $338.85 | 92,900 |
| 02/10/2026 | $338.10 | $339.40 | $335.51 | $336.34 | 121,600 |