Nasdaq Composite

The NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC)[1] is a stock market index of the common stocks and similar securities (e.g. ADRs, tracking stocks, limited partnership interests) listed on the NASDAQ stock market. Along with the Dow Jones Average and S&P 500 it is one of the three most-followed indices in US stock markets. The composition of the NASDAQ Composite is heavily weighted towards information technology companies.

After launching in 1971 with 50 companies and a starting value of 100, the NASDAQ Composite peaked at 5048 on March 10, 2000 during the first Internet bubble, and subsequently fell to 1100 when the bubble burst. As of 24 April 2015, after over 15 years, the index had recovered to a new high of 5073, although the composition of the index is very different from what it was in the 2000s. The NASDAQ 100, whose components are a subset of the NASDAQ Composite's, accounts for over 90% of the NASDAQ Composite's movement, and there are many ETFs tracking its performance.

Annual returns

Year Starting Amount Highest Amount Lowest Amount Finishing Amount Return Change Return Rate
1971 100.00 114.12 99.68 114.12 +14.12 +14.12%
1972 114.12 135.15 113.65 133.73 +19.61 +17.18%
1973 133.73 136.84 88.67 92.19 -41.54 -31.06%
1974 92.19 96.53 54.87 59.82 -32.37 -35.11%
1975 59.82 88.00 59.82 77.62 +17.80 +29.76%
1976 77.62 97.88 77.06 97.88 +20.26 +26.10%
1977 97.88 105.05 93.66 105.05 +7.17 +7.33%
1978 105.05 139.25 99.09 117.98 +12.93 +12.31%
1979 117.98 151.14 117.84 151.84 +33.86 +28.70%
1980 151.84 206.19 124.09 202.34 +50.50 +33.26%
1981 202.34 223.47 175.03 195.84 -6.50 -3.21%
1982 195.84 240.70 159.14 232.41 +36.57 +18.67%
1983 232.41 286.07 230.59 278.60 +46.19 +19.87%
1984 278.60 287.90 225.30 247.10 -31.50 -11.31%
1985 247.10 325.60 245.80 324.90 +77.80 +31.49%
1986 324.90 384.00 322.10 348.80 +23.90 +7.36%
1987 348.80 456.30 288.50 330.50 -18.30 -5.25%
1988 330.50 397.50 329.00 381.40 +50.90 +15.40%
1989 381.40 487.50 376.90 454.80 +73.40 +19.24%
1990 454.80 470.30 323.00 373.80 -81.00 -17.81%
1991 373.80 586.35 353.00 586.34 +212.54 +56.86%
1992 586.34 676.95 545.95 676.95 +90.91 +15.45%
1993 676.95 791.20 644.71 776.80 +99.85 +14.75%
1994 776.80 800.63 690.95 751.96 -24.84 -3.20%
1995 751.96 1,074.85 751.96 1,052.13 +300.17 +39.92%
1996 1,052.13 1,328.95 977.79 1,291.03 +238.90 +22.71%
1997 1,291.03 1,748.78 1,194.16 1,570.35 +279.32 +21.64%
1998 1,570.35 2,202.63 1,465.61 2,192.69 +622.34 +39.63%
1999 2,192.69 4,090.61 2,192.69 4,069.31 +1,876.62 +85.59%
2000 4,069.31 5,132.52 2,288.16 2,470.52 -1,598.79 -39.29%
2001 2,470.52 2,892.36 1,387.06 1,950.40 -520.12 -21.05%
2002 1,950.40 2,098.88 1,108.49 1,335.51 -614.89 -31.53%
2003 1,335.51 2,015.23 1,253.22 2,003.37 +667.86 +50.01%
2004 2,003.37 2,185.56 1,750.82 2,175.44 +172.07 +8.59%
2005 2,175.44 2,278.16 1,889.83 2,205.32 +29.88 +1.37%
2006 2,205.32 2,470.95 2,012.68 2,415.29 +209.97 +9.52%
2007 2,415.29 2,861.51 2,331.57 2,652.28 +236.99 +9.81%
2008 2,652.28 2,661.50 1,295.48 1,577.03 -1,075.25 -40.54%
2009 1,577.03 2,295.80 1,265.62 2,269.15 +692.12 +43.89%
2010 2,269.15 2,675.26 2,100.17 2,652.87 +383.72 +16.91%
2011 2,652.87 2,878.94 2,298.89 2,605.15 -47.72 -1.80%
2012 2,605.15 3,196.93 2,605.15 3,019.51 +414.36 +15.91%
2013 3,019.51 4,177.73 3,019.51 4,176.59 +1,157.08 +38.32%
2014 4,176.59 4,814.95 4,103.88 4,736.05 +559.46 +13.40%
2015 4,736.05 5,231.94 4,292.14 5,007.41 +271.36 +5.73%
2016 5,007.41 5,007.41 5,007.41 TBA TBA TBA

History

Nasdaq Composite 1970–2012

The index was launched in 1971, with a starting value of 100.

Dot-com boom and bust

On July 17, 1995, the index closed above the 1,000 mark for the first time. It made steady gains in the following years to reach 2,000 points by 1998, then began to accelerate significantly. This process mushroomed in late 1999. The index closed that year at 4,069.31 points. On March 10, 2000, the index finally peaked at an intra-day high of 5,132.52,[2] and closed at an all-time high of 5,048.62.

The decline from this peak signalled the beginning of the dot-com bubble burst. There were multiple things contributing to this Dot-com boom and bust. Some optimists thought the internet and World Wide Web would be more significant to business than any kind of Industrial Revolution in the past, possibly enabling us to achieve a Technological Singularity. More pessimistic types were concerned that business would require massive technology replacement to achieve Y2K compatibility.

The index declined to half its value within a year, and finally hit the bottom of the bear market trend on October 10, 2002, with an intra-day low of 1,108.49. While the index gradually recovered since then, it did not trade for more than half of its peak value until May 2007. The 2000s (decade) brought a mix of pessimistic news stemming from the Early 2000s recession, the September 11 attacks and the impending Afghan War along with the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Financial crisis

The index opened the fourth quarter of 2007 with new 80-month highs, closing above the 2,800 point mark on October 9, 2007, and reaching an intra-day level of 2,861.51 on October 31, 2007, the highest point reached on the index since January 24, 2001.

High energy prices and the possibility of recession dropped the NASDAQ into a bear market in early 2008, which was recognized on February 6 when the NASDAQ closed below the 2,300 level, about 20% below the recent highs. Furthermore, the failure of Lehman Brothers in September brought world financial markets into turmoil. The NASDAQ was no exception, experiencing record levels of market volatility. On September 29, 2008, the NASDAQ dropped nearly 200 points, the most since the tech bubble burst, losing 9.14% (third largest in history) to fall beneath the 2,000 level. Conversely, on October 13, 2008, the NASDAQ recorded a gain of nearly 200 points (more than 11%). On March 9, 2009, the composite hit a six-year intra-day low of 1,265.52 before recovering under the influence of Federal Reserve quantitative easing (QE).

2010s bull market

Amid hope that the Great Recession, the United States housing bubble and the Global financial crisis of 2008–2009 were easing and possibly coming to an end, the NASDAQ established a volatile base from which the index would finally surpass the 3,000 mark, and the initial crash low of mid-2000 (3,042.66), for the first time since the end of the 20th century. This first occurred intra-day on February 29, 2012, before further volatile pullbacks. Later in 2012, the index managed a yearly close above 3,000 for only the second time in its history, with a total of 3,019.51 points.

With the extension of relatively low tax rates for most incomes, the index jumped to begin 2013 with only minor pullbacks. On November 26, 2013, the index made its first close above 4,000 since September 7, 2000. Although it still stood almost 20% below its all-time highs, the index did set a new record annual close of 4,176.59 on December 31, 2013. On March 2, 2015, the NASDAQ closed above 5,000 for the first time since March 9, 2000.

On April 23, 2015, the NASDAQ finally broke through the record of 15 years earlier and set a new high for a daily close, though it was still just short of the all-time intraday high set in 2000.[3] The current nominal record highs (though still well below inflation-adjusted highs from 2000) were set on July 20, 2015. After its first significant correction (greater than 10%) in about four years, the index roared back above 5,000 with a triple-digit gain on October 23, 2015.

Criteria

To be eligible for inclusion in the Composite, a security's U.S. listing must be exclusively on the NASDAQ Stock Market (unless the security was dually listed on another U.S. market prior to 2004 and has continuously maintained such listing), and must be one of the following security types:

Closed-end funds, convertible debentures, exchange traded funds, preferred stocks, rights, warrants, units and other derivative securities are not included. If at any time a component security no longer meets the above criteria, the security becomes ineligible for inclusion in the Composite Index and is removed.

Investing

Investing in the NASDAQ Composite Index is currently made accessible through an exchange-traded fund issued by fund manager Fidelity Investments. Introduced on October 1, 2003, the ETF (NASDAQ: ONEQ) attempts to match the overall performance of the index. It is not nearly as popular as the "cubes" (NASDAQ: QQQ) which track the NASDAQ-100.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NASDAQ Composite". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Stocks Rally to Pre-Crisis Heights | Business and Finance Digest. Business-finance.top10-digest.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-19.
  3. ↑ Mahmudova, Anora; Sjolin, Sara (23 April 2015). "Nasdaq posts first record close in 15 years". MarketWatch. Retrieved 27 April 2015.

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