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Nasdaq-100 Rebalance: What ETF Investors Should Know
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The stock market rally this year has been driven mainly by the "Magnificent Seven" stocks. Nvidia (NVDA - Free Report) has more than tripled, while Meta (META - Free Report) and Tesla (TSLA - Free Report) have more than doubled year-to-date. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index has surged over 40% this year, leading to these seven stocks accounting for over 55% of the index.
The index includes the 100 largest non-financial companies that trade on the exchange and is tracked by funds with about $300 billion AUM globally, including the ultra-popular Invesco QQQ (QQQ - Free Report) and its cheaper alternative, NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM - Free Report) .
The benchmark follows a modified market capitalization-weighted methodology. According to the index rules, constituents with weights exceeding 4.5% collectively cannot account for more than 48% of the index.
In the event these limits are exceeded, the index undergoes a Special Rebalance. The third Special Rebalance took effect before the market opened on July 24th. The previous two rebalances were carried out in 1998 and 2011.
As a result of the Special Rebalance, the combined weight of the seven biggest stocks was reduced to about 43% from over 55%. Microsoft (MSFT - Free Report) and Nvidia experienced the most significant cuts, each down about 3%, while Apple (AAPL - Free Report) regained the top spot with a relatively small decrease of 1%. Broadcom (AVGO - Free Report) saw the biggest increase in weighting, rising from 2.5% to 3.1%.
To learn more, please watch the short video above.
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Nasdaq-100 Rebalance: What ETF Investors Should Know
The stock market rally this year has been driven mainly by the "Magnificent Seven" stocks. Nvidia (NVDA - Free Report) has more than tripled, while Meta (META - Free Report) and Tesla (TSLA - Free Report) have more than doubled year-to-date. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index has surged over 40% this year, leading to these seven stocks accounting for over 55% of the index.
The index includes the 100 largest non-financial companies that trade on the exchange and is tracked by funds with about $300 billion AUM globally, including the ultra-popular Invesco QQQ (QQQ - Free Report) and its cheaper alternative, NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM - Free Report) .
The benchmark follows a modified market capitalization-weighted methodology. According to the index rules, constituents with weights exceeding 4.5% collectively cannot account for more than 48% of the index.
In the event these limits are exceeded, the index undergoes a Special Rebalance. The third Special Rebalance took effect before the market opened on July 24th. The previous two rebalances were carried out in 1998 and 2011.
As a result of the Special Rebalance, the combined weight of the seven biggest stocks was reduced to about 43% from over 55%. Microsoft (MSFT - Free Report) and Nvidia experienced the most significant cuts, each down about 3%, while Apple (AAPL - Free Report) regained the top spot with a relatively small decrease of 1%. Broadcom (AVGO - Free Report) saw the biggest increase in weighting, rising from 2.5% to 3.1%.
To learn more, please watch the short video above.