Nasdaq-100 Index
With category-defining companies on the forefront of innovation—Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Intel, Facebook, Amgen, Starbucks, Tesla—the Nasdaq-100 index defines today’s modern day industrials.
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The Nasdaq-100® is one of the world’s preeminent large-cap growth indexes. It includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization.
The Nasdaq-100 has been a top performing large cap growth index for more than a decade, providing investors with access to the world's most innovative companies.
President and CEOThe Nasdaq-100 Index is home to some of the world’s most innovative companies—including Apple, Google, Intel, and Tesla. These iconic brands partner with Nasdaq to seamlessly connect business, capital and ideas.
The Companies of the Nasdaq-100
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Home to the World's Leading Companies
Since its inception in 1985, NDX has become the world’s preeminent large-cap growth index. Featuring some of the world's most iconic companies, today, the Nasdaq-100 index defines modern day industrials.
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The E-mini Nasdaq also trades with great liquidity around the clock. This can be useful during earnings seasons because most of the releases are in off market hours.
The Nasdaq-100 is heavily allocated towards top performing industries such as Technology, Consumer Services, and Health Care, which have helped the Nasdaq-100 outperform the S&P 500 by a wide margin between December 31, 2007 and June 28, 2019.
The Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) has seen some exceptional returns in recent years. As of April 30, 2019, the Index traded at a trailing 12-month price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of approximately 24.5, vs. the broader S&P 500 at approximately 19.3. Is this valuation justified?
