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Nasdaq-100

102 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
29,209.23
−281.73 (−0.96%)
NASDAQ 100 29,209.23 · −281.7 pts (−0.96%) 1W
29,78429,55729,33129,10428,877EW −0.26%H 29,729 · 12:00L 28,933 · 10:00
Aug 19Aug 20Aug 21Aug 24Aug 25
30-minute bars · index reconstructed live from member prices
Breadth
50 / 102
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
100%+
of the decline from NVDA, AVGO, SPCX
Biggest driver
NVDA −201
NVIDIA Corporation, −3.04%
Biggest offset
AAPL +134
Apple Inc., −0.04%

What drove it

102 members · detractors first · 1W · residual 24.7bp within 80bp gate

The NASDAQ 100 fell 0.96% (−282 pts) on the week, but 52 of 102 members went the other way. NVDA and AVGO dragged the tape lower, contributing more than the entire move.

Read the latest market-close note: Nvidia and Goldman Sachs Lead a Narrow Advance as Energy and Staples Slide

+812.0 pts from 57 gainers1,093.8 pts from 45 losers
net −281.7 pts · losers outweigh gainers 1.3 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
NASDAQ 100sum of all 102 stocks
−281.7
100%
−0.96%
NVDANVIDIA Corporation
−201.0
71%
−3.04%
AVGOBroadcom Inc.
−188.5
67%
−6.12%
SPCXSpace Exploration Technologies Corp.
−102.3
36%
−3.76%
INTCIntel Corporation
−57.8
21%
−9.52%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.
−47.1
17%
−1.08%
LRCXLam Research Corporation
−42.5
15%
−4.04%
ASMLASML Holding N.V. New York Registry Shares
−40.9
15%
−3.26%
MUMicron Technology, Inc.
−39.1
14%
−0.83%
AMATApplied Materials, Inc.
−35.9
13%
−6.57%
STXSeagate Technology Holdings PLC Ordinary Shares (Ireland)
−35.1
12%
−9.08%
WMTWalmart Inc.
−34.4
12%
−8.31%
PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.
−33.9
12%
−9.15%
CRWDCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
−30.2
11%
−12.93%
SNDKSandisk Corporation
−29.9
11%
−8.92%
WDCWestern Digital Corporation
−27.1
10%
−9.15%
72 othersclick to expand the full index
−20.3
7%
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BKNGBooking Holdings Inc.
+8.3
−3%
+2.66%
GILDGilead Sciences, Inc.
+11.0
−4%
+3.72%
VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
+11.1
−4%
+4.67%
MSTRStrategy Inc
+13.3
−5%
+37.08%
MELIMercadoLibre, Inc.
+15.1
−5%
+12.25%
AMGNAmgen Inc.
+18.1
−6%
+4.58%
NFLXNetflix, Inc.
+25.5
−9%
+5.73%
MRVLMarvell Technology, Inc.
+32.7
−12%
+11.29%
GOOGAlphabet Inc.
+35.1
−12%
+0.60%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc.
+44.2
−16%
+0.80%
METAMeta Platforms, Inc.
+60.7
−22%
+4.85%
TSLATesla, Inc.
+69.3
−25%
+3.97%
MSFTMicrosoft Corporation
+90.8
−32%
+2.29%
AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.
+115.4
−41%
+0.62%
AAPLApple Inc.
+133.7
−47%
−0.04%
Cap weighting, illustrated

NVIDIA Corporation and American Electric Power Company, Inc. moved almost identically (−3.04% vs −2.83%), yet NVDA moved the NASDAQ 100 344.6× as much. In a cap-weighted index, the bigger company's weight turns the same percentage move into far more points.

Attribution map

slicing the −282 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
NVDA−201.0 pts(−3.0%)
AVGO−188.5 pts(−6.1%)
AAPL+133.7 pts(−0.0%)
AMZN+115.4 pts(+0.6%)
SPCX−102.3 pts(−3.8%)
MSFT+90.8 pts(+2.3%)
TSLA+69.3 pts(+4.0%)
META+60.7 pts
INTC−57.8 pts(−9.5%)
AMD−47.1 pts
GOOGL+44.2 pts
LRCX−42.5 pts(−4.0%)
ASML−40.9 pts(−3.3%)
MU−39.1 pts(−0.8%)
AMAT−35.9 pts
GOOG+35.1 pts
STX−35.1 pts
WMT−34.4 pts
PANW−33.9 pts
MRVL+32.7 pts
CRWD−30.2 pts
SNDK−29.9 pts
WDC−27.1 pts
NFLX+25.5 pts
KLAC−21.0 pts
AMGN+18.1 pts
MELI
ARM
TXN
MSTR
NBIS
DDOG
TER
BKNG

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −282 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%265177102stocks:3 stocks = 175%100% covered at 2

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0NVDA −201AVGO −189SPCX −102AAPL +134AMZN +115MSFT +91Aug 18Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−20%−10%0%+10%+20%+30%
From −15.47% (RKLB) to +37.08% (MSTR). Equal-weight, the NASDAQ 100 would be −0.26% vs the actual −0.96%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −282 pts
Unknown102
−281.7

The year, session by session

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