Constituent dispersion · breadth vs the index

QTOP — iShares Nasdaq-100 Top 30

31/31 covered · 100% by weight · benchmark: QTOP price · closes through 2026-09-04 ·holdings as of 2026-06-16

Concentration 39.03% in top 5 19.31 effective names · HHI 518
RS vs S&P 500 21d +0.08pp sector return − SPY
RS vs Nasdaq-100 21d -0.31pp sector return − QQQ
Weakening below the surface - the A/D line is falling while price holds up; leadership is narrowing. Last 21 sessions — price +0.29% · A/D -17 (-0.55/name)
QTOP price
Cumulative advance / decline of constituents — rises when more names are up than down; turns before price at inflections

Divergence over time — price vs breadth, by horizon

The hero read is the 1-month picture; here the same price↔breadth divergence across 1 week / 1 month / 1 quarter, computed over the 126-session history. A/D /name is net advancers-minus-decliners per covered constituent; % beating Δ and median−ETF Δ show how participation shifted. Price rising while those fall = the move is narrowing under the surface.

HorizonPriceA/D /name% beating ΔMedian−ETF ΔRead
1 week +1.13% -0.16 -6pp -0.36pp Weakening
1 month +0.29% -0.55 +10pp +0.39pp Weakening
1 quarter +1.76% -1.77 -1pp -0.06pp Weakening

Over the last 126 sessions: price up +19.61%, breadth up (+0.9/name) · % beating 52→39 · median−ETF +0.03pp→-2.17pp.

Stocks above their moving average — participation breadth

Of the 31 covered constituents, the share trading above each simple moving average — the classic breadth gauge. A firm index price with a low %-above-MA is a narrow, top-heavy tape. As of 2026-09-04.

5-day 58.06% 18/31 above
20-day 38.71% 12/31 above
50-day 38.71% 12/31 above
100-day 35.48% 11/31 above
150-day 51.61% 16/31 above
200-day 61.29% 19/31 above
% of constituents above their 50-day average — breadth over the last year; 50% is the participation midpoint

New highs & new lows — by horizon

How many of the 31 covered constituents closed today at a new high (or low) over each window, and the net. A shrinking net as the index holds up = fewer names leading.

HorizonNew highsNew lowsNet
5-Day 8 (26%) 6 (19%) +2
1-Month 3 (10%) 3 (10%) +0
3-Month 1 (3%) 0 (0%) +1
6-Month 0 (0%) 0 (0%) +0
52-Week 0 (0%) 0 (0%) +0
YTD 0 (0%) 0 (0%) +0

Dispersion by window

WindowETFMedianMedian − ETF Up / DownBeat / Lag±1% bandDispersion
1d +0.35% -0.15% -0.50pp 14 / 17 12 / 19 9 of 31 ±3.17%
5d +1.13% -0.08% -1.21pp 15 / 16 11 / 20 4 of 31 ±3.86%
21d +0.29% -1.88% -2.17pp 12 / 19 12 / 19 4 of 31 ±7.76%
YTD +17.67% +7.57% -10.10pp 20 / 10 12 / 18 1 of 30 ±59.96%

Median − ETF below zero means the typical name is lagging the cap-weighted index — the move is top-heavy. "Beat" counts constituents outperforming the ETF over the window. Dispersion is the cross-sectional standard deviation of constituent returns — high = a stock-picker's tape, low = pure beta.

What drove the move — contribution = weight × return

Today (1d)

  • MU+6.10%+0.32pp
  • AMD+4.69%+0.21pp
  • INTC+4.51%+0.16pp
  • LRCX+5.12%+0.12pp
  • KLAC+7.32%+0.11pp
  • AAPL-2.51%-0.24pp
  • TSLA-5.92%-0.23pp
  • MSFT-2.04%-0.14pp
  • NFLX-5.35%-0.12pp
  • PLTR-4.49%-0.09pp

This month (21d)

  • MU+15.33%+0.79pp
  • NVDA+5.19%+0.59pp
  • TSLA+10.81%+0.42pp
  • AAPL+2.51%+0.24pp
  • PLTR+11.81%+0.22pp
  • AVGO-14.90%-0.64pp
  • AMZN-5.05%-0.31pp
  • AMAT-13.80%-0.28pp
  • CSCO-9.66%-0.27pp
  • GOOG-5.98%-0.27pp

Each name's contribution = its index weight × its return — the percentage points it added to (green) or subtracted from (red) the ETF's move. Computed across covered names.

Leaders & laggards (21-day)

  • GILD+15.39%
  • MU+15.33%
  • PLTR+11.81%
  • TSLA+10.81%
  • AMGN+8.00%
  • AVGO-14.90%
  • AMAT-13.80%
  • HON-12.67%
  • CSCO-9.66%
  • TXN-7.17%

QTOP — constituent leadership race

$100 in each covered QTOP constituent at 2025-12-30, rebased to 100. Watch leadership change hands.

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Each covered constituent started at $100 at the window open; the bars race by total return (top 12 shown). Decision-support, not investment advice.

Constituents — 31 covered · click a column to sort

Symbol Weight Last 1d 5d 21d YTD RS rank
NVDA Nvidia Corp 11.40% 230.36 +0.84% +5.89% +5.19% +23.67% 74
AAPL Apple Inc 9.57% 319.97 -2.51% +0.08% +2.51% +17.81% 68
MSFT Microsoft Corp 6.65% 499.70 -2.04% -2.69% -0.03% +3.56% 58
AMZN Amazon.com Inc 6.16% 258.51 -0.15% -2.97% -5.05% +12.00% 23
MU Micron Technology 5.18% 1016.59 +6.10% +8.98% +15.33% +256.34% 94
GOOGL Alphabet Cl A 4.82% 338.46 -1.11% -2.28% -5.39% +8.21% 19
GOOG Alphabet Cl C 4.46% 335.31 -1.05% -2.14% -5.98% +6.93% 16
AMD Adv Micro Devices 4.43% 477.57 +4.69% +2.58% -2.39% +123.00% 45
AVGO Broadcom Ltd 4.30% 357.90 +0.21% -2.95% -14.90% +3.62% 0
TSLA Tesla Inc 3.88% 354.08 -5.92% +1.53% +10.81% -21.27% 87
INTC Intel Corp 3.57% 95.80 +4.51% +7.07% -4.02% +159.62% 29
WMT Walmart Inc 3.55% 107.14 -1.18% +3.93% -4.40% -3.64% 26
META META Platforms Inc 3.50% 616.77 +1.00% +6.70% +4.56% -6.48% 71
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc 2.82% 109.20 +0.54% -0.66% -9.66% +43.29% 10
COST Costco Wholesale 2.82% 915.74 -1.04% -3.14% -3.52% +6.49% 39
LRCX Lam Research Corp 2.28% 307.65 +5.12% +1.90% +0.61% +80.07% 61
NFLX Netflix Inc 2.28% 78.25 -5.35% -4.25% +6.19% -16.54% 81
AMAT Applied Materials 2.05% 454.71 +4.31% -1.51% -13.80% +77.16% 3
PLTR Palantir Technologies Cl A 1.90% 174.33 -4.49% -6.42% +11.81% -1.92% 90
TXN Texas Instruments 1.64% 258.44 +1.82% -0.08% -7.17% +49.94% 13
KLAC K L A-Tencor Corp 1.46% 185.60 +7.32% +5.73% -3.84% 35
LIN Linde Plc 1.44% 477.57 -0.96% -2.12% -2.56% +12.38% 42
QCOM Qualcomm Inc 1.37% 168.74 +0.10% +3.33% +5.21% -0.72% 77
TMUS T-Mobile US 1.27% 181.52 -3.46% +0.08% +0.86% -10.17% 65
PEP Pepsico Inc 1.23% 137.63 -0.66% -1.40% -0.59% -3.25% 55
ADI Analog Devices 1.13% 362.25 +1.61% +0.43% -3.99% +33.99% 32
AMGN Amgen Inc 1.10% 437.23 -1.55% +1.11% +8.00% +34.51% 84
GILD Gilead Sciences Inc 0.98% 151.00 -0.15% +3.65% +15.39% +23.72% 97
ISRG Intuitive Surg Inc 0.94% 366.70 -0.85% -1.58% -1.88% -35.25% 48
HON Honeywell International 0.86% 209.61 +0.95% -3.60% -12.67% +3.83% 6
SHOP Shopify Inc 0.78% 145.09 -0.54% -5.11% -1.59% -9.87% 52

RS rank = the constituent's 21-day return percentile within the index (100 = strongest of the covered names). Weight is the index weight; returns use adjusted closes. Default sort: weight.

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Dispersion is computed across the constituents we cover in our data lake (see coverage badge). Decision-support, not investment advice.

FAQ · from the current data

QTOP dispersion — data Q&A

Is QTOP's move broad or carried by a few names (21 sessions)?

As of 2026-09-04: over 21 sessions the fund returned +0.29% while its median constituent returned -1.88% — a dispersion of 7.76 pp; 39% of 31 members beat the fund. Weakening below the surface - the A/D line is falling while price holds up; leadership is narrowing.

How did QTOP's members trade in the last session?

As of 2026-09-04: fund +0.35%, median member -0.15%, 14 advancers vs 17 decliners.

What does the dispersion page for QTOP measure?

It splits the fund into its members: the fund's own return against the median constituent, how many members beat the fund, advancers vs decliners, and a cumulative advance/decline line that tends to lead price. A firm fund price with a weak median and a falling A/D line is a narrow, top-heavy tape; a broad move shows the median keeping up. 31 constituents covered, re-baked nightly from the Closelook lake.

Is this investment advice?

No — a data surface in an investment research diary. It describes breadth inside a fund; it makes no recommendation.