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Nasdaq-100

102 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
29,209.23
−1,067.12 (−3.52%)
NASDAQ 100 29,209.23 · −1,067.1 pts (−3.52%) QTD
31,56729,23728,07126,906EW +1.34%H 30,276 · Jun 30L 27,192 · Jul 29
Jun 30Jul 15Jul 29Aug 11Aug 25
Breadth
51 / 102
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
89%
of the decline from NVDA, MU, INTC
Biggest driver
NVDA −354
NVIDIA Corporation, +6.48%
Biggest offset
AAPL +846
Apple Inc., +7.10%

What drove it

102 members · detractors first · QTD · residual 167.0bp exceeds 80bp gate

The NASDAQ 100 fell 3.52% (−1,067 pts) so far this quarter, but 51 of 102 members went the other way. NVDA and MU dragged the tape lower, accounting for 89% of the decline.

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

+3,056.5 pts from 58 gainers3,393.9 pts from 44 losers
net −1,067.1 pts · losers outweigh gainers 1.1 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
NASDAQ 100sum of all 102 stocks
−1,067.1
100%
−3.52%
NVDANVIDIA Corporation
−354.4
33%
+6.48%
MUMicron Technology, Inc.
−316.3
30%
−19.16%
INTCIntel Corporation
−284.4
27%
−37.35%
SPCXSpace Exploration Technologies Corp.
−269.2
25%
−19.26%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.
−236.8
22%
−17.51%
AMATApplied Materials, Inc.
−214.3
20%
−33.60%
LRCXLam Research Corporation
−188.9
18%
−27.39%
KLACKLA Corporation
−179.6
17%
−39.23%
ASMLASML Holding N.V. New York Registry Shares
−172.5
16%
−12.21%
SNDKSandisk Corporation
−142.5
13%
−34.87%
TSLATesla, Inc.
−142.5
13%
−16.73%
AVGOBroadcom Inc.
−133.1
12%
−5.56%
ARMArm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares
−110.3
10%
−31.87%
MNSTMonster Beverage Corporation
−99.8
9%
−49.30%
WDCWestern Digital Corporation
−76.5
7%
−29.43%
72 othersclick to expand the full index
−8.8
1%
·
GILDGilead Sciences, Inc.
+29.0
−3%
+17.75%
BKNGBooking Holdings Inc.
+31.2
−3%
+19.94%
ABNBAirbnb, Inc.
+32.6
−3%
+33.12%
INTUIntuit Inc.
+32.7
−3%
+37.56%
METAMeta Platforms, Inc.
+40.3
−4%
+1.20%
ADBEAdobe Inc.
+40.8
−4%
+33.61%
AMGNAmgen Inc.
+47.4
−4%
+22.13%
SHOPShopify Inc.
+64.5
−6%
+34.77%
GOOGAlphabet Inc.
+86.6
−8%
−2.83%
NFLXNetflix, Inc.
+86.7
−8%
+15.17%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc.
+108.0
−10%
−2.91%
PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc.
+155.4
−15%
+48.05%
AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.
+177.4
−17%
+9.53%
MSFTMicrosoft Corporation
+813.6
−76%
+31.82%
AAPLApple Inc.
+846.1
−79%
+7.10%
Cap weighting, illustrated

Apple Inc. and PACCAR Inc. moved almost identically (+7.10% vs +7.58%), yet AAPL moved the NASDAQ 100 415.7× 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 −1,067 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
AAPL+846.1 pts(+7.1%)
MSFT+813.6 pts(+31.8%)
NVDA−354.4 pts(+6.5%)
MU−316.3 pts(−19.2%)
INTC−284.4 pts(−37.3%)
SPCX−269.2 pts(−19.3%)
AMD−236.8 pts
AMAT−214.3 pts
LRCX−188.9 pts(−27.4%)
KLAC−179.6 pts
AMZN+177.4 pts
ASML−172.5 pts
PLTR+155.4 pts
SNDK−142.5 pts
TSLA−142.5 pts
AVGO−133.1 pts
ARM−110.3 pts
GOOGL+108.0 pts
MNST−99.8 pts
NFLX
GOOG
WDC
STX
SHOP
MRVL
AMGN
ADBE
ALAB
APP
INTU
ABNB
TXN
GILD
NBIS
ADP

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −1,067 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%265177102stocks:3 stocks = 89%100% covered at 4

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0NVDA −354MU −316INTC −284AAPL +846MSFT +814AMZN +177Jun 30Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−50%−25%0%+25%+50%
From −49.30% (MNST) to +58.81% (WDAY). Equal-weight, the NASDAQ 100 would be +1.34% vs the actual −3.52%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −1,067 pts
Unknown102
−337.4

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