The Nasdaq 100 Index is a modified capitalization-weighted index designed to track the performance of a market consisting of the 100 largest and actively traded non-financial domestic and international securities listed on the Nasdaq exchange. Also called the NDX, this is one of the few indices in the United States which have foreign companies with stocks issued on the exchange, as constituents.
Calculations and Weighting
The NASDAQ 100 index is structured as a hybrid between equal weighting and capitalization weighting. It is similar to a general market cap with one main difference: the largest stocks are capped to a percent of the weight of the total stock index and the excess weight will be redistributed equally amongst the stocks under that cap. Unfortunately, due to changes in stock prices, constant updating for the NASDAQ 100 is required. The market capitalization for each stock used in the calculation of the index is redefined so that each index constituent has an equal weight in the index at each re-balancing date.
Thus, the basic formula used for the index calculations is:
- Adjusted Market Value= Price of shares*Number of shares outstanding * Free float factor * Adjusting Weight Factor
The Adjusting Weight factor of a stock is assigned to the stock at each re-balancing date, which makes the stock value for each stock equal. For index component, the value would be: [1]:
- Factor = Index specific constant "Z" * user defined weight of the stock/(Adjusted market value before re-balancing)
For more information on how stock indices are calculated, go to how stock indices work.
Composition
Eligibility
- To be included in the Index, a stock must have a minimum average daily trading volume of 100,000 shares. *Generally, companies on the Index also must have traded on Nasdaq, or been listed on another major exchange, for at least two years.[2].
- The company has to be incorporated within the United States for atleast 2 years.
List of companies
The List of stocks on the NASDAQ 100 as of 22 October 2008[3]
- Activision Blizzard (ATVI)
- Adobe Systems (ADBE)
- Akamai Technologies (AKAM)
- Altera (ALTR)
- Amazon.com (AMZN)
- Amgen (AMGN)
- Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN)
- Apollo Group (APOL)
- Apple (AAPL)
- Applied Materials (AMAT)
- Autodesk (ADSK)
- Baidu.com (BIDU)
- Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY)
- Biogen Idec (BIIB)
- Broadcom (BRCM)
- C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW)
- CA (CA)
- Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)
- Celgene (CELG)
- Cephalon (CEPH)
- Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP)
- Cintas (CTAS)
- Cisco Systems (CSCO)
- Citrix Systems (CTXS)
- Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH)
- Comcast (CMCSA)
- Costco Wholesale (COST)
- Dell (DELL)
- DENTSPLY International (XRAY)
- Discovery Holding Co (DISCA)
- EchoStar Communications (DISH)
- EBay (EBAY)
- Electronic Arts (ERTS)
- Expedia (EXPE)
- Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
- Express Scripts (ESRX)
- Fastenal Company (FAST)
- Fiserv (FISV)
- Flextronics International (FLEX)
- FLIR Systems (FLIR)
- Focus Media Holding (FMCN)
- Foster Wheeler (FWLT)
- Garmin (GRMN)
- Genzyme (GENZ)
- Gilead Sciences (GILD)
- Google (GOOG)
- Hansen Natural (HANS)
- Henry Schein (HSIC)
- Hologic (HOLX)
- IAC - InterActiveCorp (IACI)
- Infosys Technologies (INFY)
- Intel (INTC)
- Intuit (INTU)
- Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
- Joy Global (JOYG)
- Juniper Networks (JNPR)
- KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
- Lam Research (LRCX)
- Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR)
- Leap Wireless International (LEAP)
- Level 3 Communications (LVLT)
- Liberty Global (LBTYK)
- Liberty Media (LINTA)
- Linear Technology (LLTC)
- Logitech International S.A. (LOGI)
- Marvell Technology Group (MRVL)
- Microchip Technology (MCHP)
- Microsoft (MSFT)
- Millicom International Cellular S.A. (MICC)
- Monster Worldwide (MNST)
- Network Appliance (NTAP)
- NII Holdings (NIHD)
- NVIDIA (NVDA)
- Oracle (ORCL)
- PACCAR (PCAR)
- Patterson Companies (PDCO)
- Paychex (PAYX)
- PETsMART (PETM)
- QUALCOMM (QCOM)
- Research in Motion (RIMM)
- Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY)
- SanDisk (SNDK)
- Sears Holdings (SHLD)
- Sigma-Aldrich (SIAL)
- Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI)
- Staples (SPLS)
- Starbucks (SBUX)
- Steel Dynamics (STLD)
- Stericycle (SRCL)
- Sun Microsystems (JAVA)
- Symantec (SYMC)
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA)
- The DirecTV Group (DTV)
- VeriSign (VRSN)
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX)
- Virgin Media (VMED)
- Whole Foods Market (WFMI)
- Wynn Resorts (WYNN)
- Xilinx (XLNX)
- Yahoo! (YHOO)
Foreign companies on the NDX
- Infosys Technologies
- Teva Pharmaceuticals
- Check point Software Technolgies
- Ryanair Holdings
- Flextronics
- Millicom International Cellular
- Research in Motion
- Flextronics International
- Logitech International S.A.
- Foster Wheeler
- Marvell Technology Group
- Baidu.com
- Garmin Limited
References
- ↑ Calculating Modified Market Capitalized index
- ↑ SEC Market Indices Page
- ↑ NASDAQ 100 Index