Summary

The Nasdaq-100 includes the 100 largest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq exchange. The Nasdaq-100 index measures the cap-weighted returns of these stocks. Investors can buy this index with ETFs like QQQ.

This index is often used to measure the performance of the tech market because it has a high concentration in large tech companies such as Apple, Amazon and Google.

For more information about the NASDAQ read "Nasdaq: A History of the Market That Changed the World."

Notable values for this index follow. Dividend reinvestment is assumed in all values.

Entire history mean annual return: 18.7%

Entire history min/max annual return: -41.7/101.9%

Last 25 years mean annual return: 14.4%

Last 10 years mean annual return: 22.3%

Last 5 years mean annual return: 19.1%

Table of total annual returns of the Nasdaq-100 (includes dividends)

Year Return [%] 2025 21.0 2024 25.88 2023 53.81 2022 -32.54 2021 27.42 2020 48.4 2019 38.96 2018 -0.12 2017 32.66 2016 7.1 2015 9.45 2014 19.18 2013 36.63 2012 18.12 2011 3.47 2010 20.14 2009 54.68 2008 -41.73 2007 19.02 2006 7.14 2005 1.57 2004 10.54 2003 49.67 2002 -37.37 2001 -33.34 2000 -36.11 1999 101.95 1998 85.3 1997 20.63 1996 42.54 1995 42.54 1994 1.5 1993 10.58 1992 8.86 1991 64.99 1990 -10.41 1989 26.17 1988 13.54 1987 10.5 1986 6.89

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