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Nasdaq-100

102 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
29,209.23
+14,514.39 (+98.77%)
NASDAQ 100 29,209.23 · +14,514.4 pts (+98.77%) 3Y
42,03634,62527,21319,80212,390EW +169.72%H 30,661 · Jun 2L 14,336 · Oct 30
Aug 18, 2023May 21, 2024Feb 24, 2025Nov 19, 2025Aug 25, 2026
Breadth
86 / 102
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
27%
of the gain from AAPL, GOOGL, GOOG
Biggest driver
AAPL +1,439
Apple Inc., +79.83%
Biggest drag
SPCX −127
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., −14.29%

What drove it

102 members · drivers first · 3Y · residual 1845.5bp exceeds 80bp gate

The NASDAQ 100 rose 98.77% (+14,514 pts) over three years in a broad advance: 86 of 102 stocks rose, with AAPL out front at +1,439 points.

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+13,225.3 pts from 85 gainers320.0 pts from 17 losers
net +14,514.4 pts · gainers outweigh losers 41.3 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
NASDAQ 100sum of all 102 stocks
+14,514.4
100%
+98.77%
AAPLApple Inc.
+1,438.6
10%
+79.83%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc.
+1,309.7
9%
+174.64%
GOOGAlphabet Inc.
+1,232.9
8%
+170.38%
NVDANVIDIA Corporation
+1,106.0
8%
+392.99%
MSFTMicrosoft Corporation
+1,047.4
7%
+58.70%
AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.
+1,034.4
7%
+95.96%
AVGOBroadcom Inc.
+915.3
6%
+347.80%
TSLATesla, Inc.
+545.8
4%
+62.54%
MUMicron Technology, Inc.
+485.0
3%
+1,383.48%
METAMeta Platforms, Inc.
+471.8
3%
+103.00%
PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc.
+372.6
3%
+1,099.51%
CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.
+188.3
1%
+117.75%
WMTWalmart Inc.
+187.5
1%
+106.08%
INTCIntel Corporation
+151.9
1%
+171.64%
NFLXNetflix, Inc.
+150.4
1%
+103.27%
72 othersclick to expand the full index
+2,585.7
18%
·
IDXXIDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
−1.1
0%
+13.70%
PEPPepsiCo, Inc.
−1.5
0%
−11.35%
DXCMDexCom, Inc.
−2.8
0%
−15.93%
HONAHoneywell Aerospace Inc.
−3.4
0%
−27.17%
CMCSAComcast Corporation
−3.5
0%
−25.37%
GEHCGE HealthCare Technologies Inc.
−4.0
0%
+8.62%
ODFLOld Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
−6.2
0%
+2.52%
SNPSSynopsys, Inc.
−11.5
0%
−4.04%
PDDPDD Holdings Inc. American Depositary Shares
−13.9
0%
+13.99%
MCHPMicrochip Technology Incorporated
−14.0
0%
−0.30%
TERTeradyne, Inc.
−21.8
0%
+266.73%
INTUIntuit Inc.
−24.9
0%
−24.99%
MNSTMonster Beverage Corporation
−33.7
0%
−15.05%
ADBEAdobe Inc.
−48.7
0%
−46.09%
SPCXSpace Exploration Technologies Corp.
−127.3
−1%
−14.29%
Cap weighting, illustrated

Microsoft Corporation and Diamondback Energy, Inc. moved almost identically (+58.70% vs +49.91%), yet MSFT moved the NASDAQ 100 521.0× 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 +14,514 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
AAPL+1,438.6 pts(+79.8%)
GOOGL+1,309.7 pts(+174.6%)
GOOG+1,232.9 pts(+170.4%)
NVDA+1,106.0 pts(+393.0%)
MSFT+1,047.4 pts(+58.7%)
AMZN+1,034.4 pts(+96.0%)
AVGO+915.3 pts(+347.8%)
TSLA+545.8 pts
MU+485.0 pts(+1,383.5%)
META+471.8 pts(+103.0%)
PLTR+372.6 pts(+1,099.5%)
CSCO
WMT+187.5 pts
INTC+151.9 pts
NFLX
PANW
CRWD
SPCX
AMGN
COST
SHOP+100.9 pts
ARM
FTNT
GILD
ASML
TMUS
WDC
BKNG
LITE
ADBE

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +14,514 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%265177102stocks:3 stocks = 27%100% covered at 102

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0AAPL +1,439GOOGL +1,310GOOG +1,233SPCX −127ADBE −49MNST −34Aug 18Aug 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 −46.09% (ADBE) to +2,946.85% (SNDK). Equal-weight, the NASDAQ 100 would be +169.72% vs the actual +98.77%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +14,514 pts
Unknown102
+12,905.2

The year, session by session

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