First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (QQXT)Large Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
99.76 USD
-0.80
(-0.793%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | April 19, 2026, 12:06 a.m. EDT
QQXT is exhibiting a classic 'hold with a protective floor' structure. The recent price action has bottomed out around $96/97, and options premiums are blooming just above this zone ($97-98) while IV remains crushed. For a multi-year play, this exclusion of high-growth tech caps the upside but reduces volatility, making it an ideal beta-proxy for stability. The short-term view is slightly bullish due to the lack of puts, but expect a ceiling near $103 unless earnings growth in the remaining tech-heavy sectors accelerates. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.020046 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.020116 |
| MSTL | 0.020837 |
| AutoTheta | 0.028608 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 9.68 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.506 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.83 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 24.89 |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:06 a.m. EDT: Options sentiment is overwhelmingly neutral to slightly bullish on the short end. April 17 calls show a concentrated OTM open interest at 102 and 103 strikes, suggesting a target zone above current price. However, significant put open interest exists at 97 and 98 for the June 18 expiration, indicating a perceived support floor near recent lows. The absence of any put volume or open interest for the near-term expirations implies a lack of aggressive downside hedging by speculators. Implied Volatility (IV) is low across all strikes (27%-59%), indicating complacency in the near term.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.21% | 1.22% | 1.12% | 0.97% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | 0.202 | 0.207648 |
| 2025-12-12 | 0.693 | 0.698767 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.146 | 0.151410 |
| 2025-06-26 | 0.161 | 0.166428 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.196 | 0.208489 |
| 2024-12-13 | 0.206 | 0.214792 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.162 | 0.177593 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.256 | 0.294706 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.289 | 0.324984 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.405 | 0.474007 |
| 2023-09-22 | 0.187 | 0.237194 |
| 2023-06-27 | 0.159 | 0.197754 |
| 2023-03-24 | 0.217 | 0.284007 |
| 2022-12-23 | 0.186 | 0.252122 |
| 2022-09-23 | 0.144 | 0.212178 |
| 2022-06-24 | 0.125 | 0.177407 |
| 2022-03-25 | 0.244 | 0.314491 |
| 2021-12-23 | 0.084 | 0.100289 |
| 2021-09-23 | 0.053 | 0.063101 |
| 2021-06-24 | 0.073 | 0.089605 |
| 2021-03-25 | 0.098 | 0.129989 |
| 2020-12-24 | 0.083 | 0.111329 |
| 2020-09-24 | 0.038 | 0.061027 |
| 2020-06-25 | 0.048 | 0.081137 |
| 2020-03-26 | 0.053 | 0.111463 |
| 2019-12-13 | 0.060 | 0.110127 |
| 2019-09-25 | 0.064 | 0.125414 |
| 2019-06-14 | 0.046 | 0.090619 |
| 2019-03-21 | 0.031 | 0.062189 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.084 | 0.191063 |
| 2018-09-14 | 0.011 | 0.022070 |
| 2018-06-21 | 0.065 | 0.135178 |
| 2018-03-22 | 0.012 | 0.026201 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.045 | 0.097535 |
| 2017-09-21 | 0.016 | 0.036461 |
| 2017-06-22 | 0.074 | 0.168655 |
| 2017-03-23 | 0.022 | 0.053223 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.048 | 0.124441 |
| 2016-09-21 | 0.013 | 0.034489 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.042 | 0.115339 |
| 2016-03-23 | 0.023 | 0.063295 |
| 2015-12-23 | 0.067 | 0.171698 |
| 2015-09-23 | 0.019 | 0.051240 |
| 2015-06-24 | 0.046 | 0.115146 |
| 2015-03-25 | 0.032 | 0.082741 |
| 2014-12-23 | 0.034 | 0.091490 |
| 2014-06-24 | 0.035 | 0.105307 |
| 2014-03-25 | 0.266 | 0.823989 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.048 | 0.153819 |
| 2013-09-20 | 0.010 | 0.033243 |
| 2013-06-21 | 0.037 | 0.140043 |
| 2012-12-21 | 0.163 | 0.714797 |
| 2012-09-21 | 0.122 | 0.538050 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.046 | 0.220318 |
| 2011-12-21 | 0.041 | 0.216798 |
| 2011-06-21 | 0.035 | 0.168880 |
| 2010-12-21 | 0.112 | 0.582560 |
| 2010-06-22 | 0.045 | 0.278765 |
| 2009-12-22 | 0.052 | 0.327495 |
| 2008-06-23 | 0.013 | 0.077181 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 104.06 |
| All Time Low | 9.25 |
| Ask | 99.84 |
| Ask Size | 25 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 4,970 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 10,786 |
| Average Volume | 10,786 |
| Average Volume10Days | 4,970 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.84 |
| Bid | 99.64 |
| Bid Size | 27 |
| Category | Large Blend |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 100.1973 |
| Day Low | 99.7623 |
| Dividend Date | 1,490,918,400 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.23 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.0074 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 99.9104 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.1481018 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.0014823462 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 9.783209 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 104.06 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.297699 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.041300204 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 90.72 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 9.042297 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.099672586 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 90.72 - 104.06 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,178,544,600,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0486612 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fund Family | First Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,170,892,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the index. The index is an equal-weighted index composed of the securities comprising the NASDAQ-100 Index® that are not classified as "technology" according to the Industry Classification Benchmark ("ICB") classification system. |
| Long Name | First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_32676721 |
| Nav Price | 100.61 |
| Net Assets | 180,689,072.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.6 |
| Open | 100.1973 |
| Phone | 630-241-4141 |
| Previous Close | 100.56 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.797699 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.7932568 |
| Regular Market Day High | 100.1973 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 99.7623 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 99.7623 - 100.1973 |
| Regular Market Open | 100.1973 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 100.56 |
| Regular Market Price | 99.7623 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,801,600 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,218 |
| Short Name | First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Techn |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | QQXT |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.0817321 |
| Total Assets | 180,689,072 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 24.89452 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -1.48742 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -1.48742 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 99.3046 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.457695 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.004609001 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 2,218 |
| Yield | 0.0123000005 |
| Ytd Return | -1.48742 |