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Nasdaq-100

102 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
29,209.23
−792.09 (−2.64%)
NASDAQ 100 29,209.23 · −792.1 pts (−2.64%) 3M
32,07030,77129,47228,17226,873EW +3.81%H 30,661 · Jun 2L 27,192 · Jul 29
May 26Jun 17Jul 13Aug 3Aug 25
Breadth
54 / 102
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
100%+
of the decline from NVDA, AVGO, INTC
Biggest driver
NVDA −534
NVIDIA Corporation, −0.73%
Biggest offset
MSFT +710
Microsoft Corporation, +18.19%

What drove it

102 members · detractors first · 3M · residual 173.9bp exceeds 80bp gate

The NASDAQ 100 fell 2.64% (−792 pts) over the past three months, but 48 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

+2,422.2 pts from 56 gainers3,643.7 pts from 46 losers
net −792.1 pts · losers outweigh gainers 1.5 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
NASDAQ 100sum of all 102 stocks
−792.1
100%
−2.64%
NVDANVIDIA Corporation
−534.1
67%
−0.73%
AVGOBroadcom Inc.
−352.8
45%
−15.33%
INTCIntel Corporation
−242.0
31%
−29.18%
MUMicron Technology, Inc.
−202.0
26%
+4.14%
GOOGAlphabet Inc.
−198.1
25%
−10.73%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.
−197.4
25%
−4.90%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc.
−184.3
23%
−10.73%
TSLATesla, Inc.
−162.5
21%
−19.22%
SPCXSpace Exploration Technologies Corp.
−127.3
16%
−14.29%
LRCXLam Research Corporation
−126.0
16%
−2.42%
ASMLASML Holding N.V. New York Registry Shares
−106.2
13%
+6.87%
SNDKSandisk Corporation
−98.4
12%
−6.84%
KLACKLA Corporation
−97.5
12%
−8.85%
AMATApplied Materials, Inc.
−90.0
11%
+5.53%
ARMArm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares
−88.2
11%
−24.80%
72 othersclick to expand the full index
−444.1
56%
·
GILDGilead Sciences, Inc.
+28.0
−4%
+11.98%
ADBEAdobe Inc.
+30.4
−4%
+13.90%
INTUIntuit Inc.
+30.4
−4%
+17.45%
DASHDoorDash, Inc.
+31.1
−4%
+51.62%
ADPAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.
+32.5
−4%
+30.48%
VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
+36.5
−5%
+26.82%
ABNBAirbnb, Inc.
+40.2
−5%
+43.58%
BKNGBooking Holdings Inc.
+40.8
−5%
+31.24%
NFLXNetflix, Inc.
+43.3
−5%
−6.22%
AMGNAmgen Inc.
+56.2
−7%
+31.64%
PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.
+59.4
−7%
+32.39%
SHOPShopify Inc.
+80.7
−10%
+46.69%
PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc.
+133.5
−17%
+26.45%
AAPLApple Inc.
+677.0
−85%
+0.51%
MSFTMicrosoft Corporation
+709.6
−90%
+18.19%
Cap weighting, illustrated

Broadcom Inc. and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. moved almost identically (−15.33% vs −13.06%), yet AVGO moved the NASDAQ 100 2,683.1× 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 −792 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
MSFT+709.6 pts(+18.2%)
AAPL+677.0 pts(+0.5%)
NVDA−534.1 pts(−0.7%)
AVGO−352.8 pts(−15.3%)
INTC−242.0 pts
MU−202.0 pts(+4.1%)
GOOG−198.1 pts(−10.7%)
AMD−197.4 pts
GOOGL−184.3 pts(−10.7%)
TSLA−162.5 pts
PLTR+133.5 pts
SPCX−127.3 pts(−14.3%)
LRCX−126.0 pts(−2.4%)
ASML−106.2 pts(+6.9%)
SNDK−98.4 pts
KLAC−97.5 pts
AMAT
ARM−88.2 pts
QCOM−82.4 pts
MNST
SHOP
META
TXN−64.9 pts
WDC−64.3 pts
AMGN+56.2 pts
NFLX
RKLB
BKNG
ADI
VRTX
LITE
ADP
DASH
ADBE
MPWR
GILD
TER
REGN
ALAB

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −792 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%265177102stocks:3 stocks = 143%100% covered at 2

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0NVDA −534AVGO −353INTC −242MSFT +710AAPL +677PLTR +134May 26Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−75%−50%−25%0%+25%+50%
From −53.28% (RKLB) to +59.16% (AXON). Equal-weight, the NASDAQ 100 would be +3.81% vs the actual −2.64%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −792 pts
Unknown102
−1,221.5

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