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Nasdaq-100

102 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
29,209.23
+9,489.41 (+48.12%)
NASDAQ 100 29,209.23 · +9,489.4 pts (+48.12%) 2Y
40,90934,56528,22021,87615,532EW +95.83%H 30,661 · Jun 2L 17,090 · Apr 8
Aug 20, 2024Feb 21, 2025Aug 25, 2025Feb 24, 2026Aug 25, 2026
Breadth
76 / 102
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
33%
of the gain from GOOGL, AAPL, GOOG
Biggest driver
GOOGL +1,082
Alphabet Inc., +109.15%
Biggest drag
SPCX −127
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., −14.29%

What drove it

102 members · drivers first · 2Y · residual 794.9bp exceeds 80bp gate

The NASDAQ 100 rose 48.12% (+9,489 pts) over two years in a broad advance: 76 of 102 stocks rose, with GOOGL out front at +1,082 points.

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+8,780.4 pts from 72 gainers555.4 pts from 30 losers
net +9,489.4 pts · gainers outweigh losers 15.8 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
NASDAQ 100sum of all 102 stocks
+9,489.4
100%
+48.12%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc.
+1,082.3
11%
+109.15%
AAPLApple Inc.
+1,019.9
11%
+37.83%
GOOGAlphabet Inc.
+1,000.3
11%
+104.78%
AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.
+746.8
8%
+45.94%
AVGOBroadcom Inc.
+660.1
7%
+118.97%
MSFTMicrosoft Corporation
+568.9
6%
+17.36%
TSLATesla, Inc.
+528.9
6%
+58.41%
MUMicron Technology, Inc.
+455.6
5%
+769.33%
PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc.
+342.4
4%
+434.44%
INTCIntel Corporation
+215.2
2%
+316.77%
CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.
+188.8
2%
+131.12%
PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.
+118.0
1%
+84.72%
CRWDCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
+115.9
1%
+178.21%
SNDKSandisk Corporation
+101.3
1%
+2,946.85%
SHOPShopify Inc.
+81.7
1%
+105.53%
72 othersclick to expand the full index
+1,478.2
16%
·
AMATApplied Materials, Inc.
−9.4
0%
+136.80%
MSTRStrategy Inc
−9.8
0%
−5.13%
PEPPepsiCo, Inc.
−11.3
0%
−12.84%
GEHCGE HealthCare Technologies Inc.
−12.3
0%
−11.68%
MCHPMicrochip Technology Incorporated
−12.7
0%
−3.37%
ISRGIntuitive Surgical, Inc.
−14.3
0%
−23.05%
SNPSSynopsys, Inc.
−18.3
0%
−26.61%
REGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
−18.6
0%
−29.52%
MNSTMonster Beverage Corporation
−21.2
0%
+4.32%
KLACKLA Corporation
−21.3
0%
+129.06%
TERTeradyne, Inc.
−24.0
0%
+180.16%
PDDPDD Holdings Inc. American Depositary Shares
−57.0
−1%
−39.16%
ADBEAdobe Inc.
−58.2
−1%
−51.28%
INTUIntuit Inc.
−63.5
−1%
−45.70%
SPCXSpace Exploration Technologies Corp.
−127.3
−1%
−14.29%
Cap weighting, illustrated

Apple Inc. and PACCAR Inc. moved almost identically (+37.83% vs +43.69%), yet AAPL moved the NASDAQ 100 288.3× 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 +9,489 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
GOOGL+1,082.3 pts(+109.1%)
AAPL+1,019.9 pts(+37.8%)
GOOG+1,000.3 pts(+104.8%)
AMZN+746.8 pts(+45.9%)
AVGO+660.1 pts(+119.0%)
MSFT+568.9 pts(+17.4%)
TSLA+528.9 pts(+58.4%)
MU+455.6 pts
PLTR+342.4 pts(+434.4%)
INTC+215.2 pts
CSCO+188.8 pts
SPCX−127.3 pts
PANW+118.0 pts
SNDK+101.3 pts
SHOP
AMGN
GILD+71.9 pts
ARM+70.9 pts
META
FTNT
NFLX
ADBE
PDD
WMT
BKNG
LITE
APP
ADP
DASH

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +9,489 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%265177102stocks:3 stocks = 33%100% covered at 102

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0GOOGL +1,082AAPL +1,020GOOG +1,000SPCX −127INTU −63ADBE −58Aug 20Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−100%+100%+300%+500%+700%+900%+1,100%+1,300%+1,500%+1,700%+1,900%+2,100%+2,300%+2,500%+2,700%+2,900%
From −51.28% (ADBE) to +2,946.85% (SNDK). Equal-weight, the NASDAQ 100 would be +95.83% vs the actual +48.12%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +9,489 pts
Unknown102
+8,225.0

The year, session by session

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