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The purchase of a single share. That's all it takes to invest in the largest non-financial companies listed on The NASDAQ Stock Marketthe companies of the NASDAQ-100 Index. NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the ticker symbol "QQQQ."
One investment for 100 stocks And because NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock trades like stock, you can buy them on margin, sell short or hold your shares for the long term. When you purchase NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock, you're investing in the NASDAQ-100 Trust, a unit investment trust that holds shares of the companies in the NASDAQ-100 Index. The Trust is designed to closely track the price and yield performance of the Index - so you can expect your NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock to move up or down in value when the Index moves up or down. Convenient trading and tracking throughout the day The pricing of NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock is continuous, subject to any trading halts, during NASDAQ trading hours. That means you can obtain up-to-the-minute share prices whenever the market is open. Current NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock prices are available from brokers or financial advisers or here, on a 20-minute delayed basis. Click here for a quote (QQQQ). Diversification Because NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock reflects the collective performance of these companies, the impact of price fluctuations caused by a specific company development will be reduced for holders of NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock. NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock will still be subject, however, to risks specific to the performance of a few component securities that currently represent a highly concentrated weighting in the NASDAQ-100 Index. Long-term performance Low costs Tax efficiency In addition, since NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock is sold through exchange trading, they also will generally not require the sale of stocks and generation of capital gains that is required by conventional index funds in effecting cash redemptions. While block-sized units of NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock will be created and redeemed from the Trust, they will be created and redeemed only "in kind" (i.e., in shares of stock of NASDAQ-100 Index companies), thus avoiding the sale of stocks and the potential generation of a taxable gain. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than the original cost. For more complete information about NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking StockSM, including charges, expenses and potential risks, obtain a prospectus from your broker, or call (800) 843-2639 or visit our web site at www.nasdaq-100.com. Read it carefully before you invest. NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock is subject to risks similar to those of stocks, including those regarding short selling and margin account maintenance. While there is no assurance that the performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index can be fully matched, NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock is designed to provide investment results that generally correspond to the performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index. The sponsor of the NASDAQ-100 TrustSM, a unit investment trust, is Nasdaq Global Funds, Inc. ("NGF"), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ," and collectively with its affiliates except NGF, the "Corporations"). "NASDAQ" and related marks are trademarks or service marks of NASDAQ and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by NGF. The NASDAQ-100 Index is composed and calculated by NASDAQ without regard to NASDAQ-100 SharesSM. The Corporations make no warranty, express or implied, and bear no liability with respect to NASDAQ-100 Shares. The Corporations and NGF make no warranty, express or implied, and bear no liability with respect to the NASDAQ-100 Index, its use or any data included therein.
ALPS Distributors, Inc. a registered broker-dealer, is distributor for the Trust. |
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