Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF (ASX:NDQ): Technology-Heavy Exposure to 102 Large Nasdaq-Listed Companies

Sonal Goyal

13 October 2026 06:15 PM AEDT

Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF (ASX:NDQ): Technology-Heavy Exposure to 102 Large Nasdaq-Listed Companies

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Key Highlights

Technology makes up 59.05% of the fund, compared with 41.35% for the category.
The top ten holdings account for 46.38%, led by NVIDIA at 8.52% and Apple at 7.42%.
The management fee is 0.48% and the fund reports a beta of 1.82.
The July 2026 distribution of $0.901 per unit is lower than the $0.916 paid in July 2024.

Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF (ASX:NDQ) seeks to track the performance of the Nasdaq 100 Index before fees and expenses, using a passive management approach. The fund was admitted to the ASX on 26 May 2015 and last traded at $63.61 on 13 October 2026. It reports a fund size of $9.68 billion and sits in the Equity North America category.

Detail	Information
Ticker	ASX:NDQ
Fund	Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF
Category	Equity North America
Benchmark	NASDAQ 100 NR USD
Fund size	$9.68 billion
Management fee	0.48%
Total holdings	102
ASX admission date	26 May 2015

Concentration in technology

Technology accounts for 59.05% of the fund, well above the 41.35% weighting in the category. Communication Services follows at 12.68% and Consumer Cyclical at 11.09%, with Consumer Defensive at 6.23%, Industrials at 4.09% and Healthcare at 4.01%.

Financial Services is the smallest of the ten largest sectors at 0.20%, against 6.67% for the category.

Top holdings

The ten largest positions represent 46.38% of the fund, with the other 53.62% spread across the remaining holdings. NVIDIA leads at 8.52%, followed by Apple (7.42%), Microsoft (6.01%), Micron Technology (4.76%) and Amazon.com (4.45%).

Advanced Micro Devices (3.38%), Alphabet Class A (3.15%), Tesla (2.93%), Alphabet Class C (2.92%) and Broadcom (2.80%) complete the group. The reported turnover ratio is 8.19%.

Geographic exposure and risk measures

The United States represents 97.27% of the fund, with Canada at 0.97%, the Netherlands at 0.87% and Brazil at 0.43%. The fund reports a beta of 1.82 and a standard deviation of 20.38, which indicates wider price swings than a broad market index.

The management fee is 0.48% a year.

Category classification and liquidity

Morningstar places the fund in the Equity North America category, which covers funds investing primarily in the securities of companies listed in the United States and Canada, which typically account for at least 75% of the portfolio.

Liquidity indicators add a further view. There are 149,761,487 units on issue, and average daily trading volume is 278,048 units. Over the five sessions from 7 to 13 October 2026, daily volume ranged from 164,200 to 295,900 units, with 295,968 recorded on 13 October while the market was still open. The bid-offer range stood at $63.61 to $63.62, and the day range at $63.47 to $64.20. These figures change through the trading day and reflect market activity rather than the fund's holdings.

Distribution history

The most recent final distribution was $0.901 per unit, with an ex-date of 1 July 2026 and payment on 16 July. That compares with $0.490 in July 2025, but is lower than the $0.916 paid in July 2024. Earlier payments in January 2025 and January 2024 were $0.028 and $0.029.

Recent announcements include the Units on Issue Disclosure for September 2026 (6 October) and the Annual Report (25 September).

Closing Perspective

NDQ concentrates its exposure in US technology companies, with a 59.05% sector weighting and a beta of 1.82. Its 0.48% fee is higher than that of broader index funds, and its distributions have varied between payments. These characteristics describe the fund's construction without implying a direction.

FAQs

Q: What does Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF (ASX:NDQ) track?

A:The fund aims to track the performance of the Nasdaq 100 Index, before fees and expenses, through a passive management approach.

Q: What is the largest sector in ASX:NDQ?

A:Technology is the largest sector at 59.05%.

Q: Which companies are the biggest holdings?

A:NVIDIA (8.52%), Apple (7.42%) and Microsoft (6.01%) are the three largest holdings.

Q: What is the management fee?

A:The management fee is 0.48% a year.

Q: How much exposure does the fund have to the United States?

A:The United States accounts for 97.27% of the fund.

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