Nasdaq 100 or S&P 500 Information Technology? Comparison, Returns & Historical Performance
The two indices share 53.5 % of their weight across 34 companies, and their daily returns correlate at 0.97. Holding both means buying much of the same thing twice — little is gained in spread, the weights simply shift.
Side by side
| Nasdaq 100 | S&P 500 Information Technology | |
|---|---|---|
| Holdings covered | 98 | 72 |
| Volatility | 22.0 % | 26.9 % |
| Max drawdown | -22.9 % | -25.8 % |
| Cheapest ETF we cover | EXXT · 0.30 % | QDVE · 0.15 % |
The largest shared positions
| Company | Nasdaq 100 | S&P 500 Information Technology |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | 8.53 % | 21.07 % |
| Apple Inc. | 7.83 % | 18.93 % |
| Microsoft Corporation | 5.82 % | 14.43 % |
| Micron Technology Inc. | 5.02 % | 4.52 % |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 4.00 % | 3.60 % |
| Broadcom Inc. | 2.69 % | 6.70 % |
| Intel Corp. | 2.39 % | 2.12 % |
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 1.89 % | 1.70 % |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | 1.79 % | 1.61 % |
| Lam Research Corporation | 1.58 % | 1.42 % |
Overlap and shared positions are computed from the holdings of one representative ETF each (XNAS and QDVE); of those we could attribute 99.0 % and 99.5 % of fund weight to individual companies, so real overlap is likely a little higher. The correlation covers 534 shared trading days.
The largest single holdings
Nasdaq 100
NVIDIA Corporation 8.53 %
Apple Inc. 7.83 %
Microsoft Corporation 5.82 %
Micron Technology Inc. 5.02 %
Amazon.com Inc. 4.33 %
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 4.00 %
Alphabet Inc. Class A 3.23 %
Meta Platforms Inc Class A 3.13 %- Alphabet Inc. Class C 2.98 %
Tesla Inc. 2.89 %
S&P 500 Information Technology
- NVIDIA Corporation 21.07 %
- Apple Inc. 18.93 %
- Microsoft Corporation 14.43 %
Broadcom Inc. 6.70 %- Micron Technology Inc. 4.52 %
- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 3.60 %
Intel Corp. 2.12 %
Cisco Systems Inc. 1.70 %
Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A 1.61 %
Lam Research Corporation 1.42 %
More comparisons with these indices
| Comparison | Overlap |
|---|---|
| S&P 500 vs Nasdaq 100 | 54 % |
| Nasdaq 100 vs MSCI USA Informationstechnologie | 54 % |
| Nasdaq 100 vs MSCI World Informationstechnologie | 52 % |
| MSCI World vs Nasdaq 100 | 40 % |
| S&P 500 vs S&P 500 Informationstechnologie | 38 % |
In the Alysly network
How Nasdaq 100 connects to ETFs, indices and neighbouring names — every link is a measured relation, not a recommendation.
- Apple Stock · contains
- Micron Technology Stock · contains
- Microsoft Corporation Stock · contains
- NVIDIA Corporation Stock · contains
- EXXT ETF · tracks
- XNAS ETF · tracks