What is the difference between the Nasdaq Composite and the Nasdaq-100?

The Composite includes essentially every Nasdaq-listed stock; the Nasdaq-100 is the largest 100 non-financials and is what the QQQ fund tracks. They move together but the 100 is more concentrated.

Nasdaq Composite Index

27,068.72

+129.35 (+0.48%) vs Sep 24

As of Sep 25, 2026 · Updated each business day · Source: Nasdaq OMX daily close, via FRED

Nasdaq Composite IndexSep 27, 2021 – Sep 25, 2026

26,939.37

Sep 24, 2026

One year ago

22,384.70

+4,684.02 (+20.93%) since

52-week high

27,244.28

Sep 22, 2026

52-week low

20,794.64

Mar 30, 2026

What this number is

The daily closing level of the Nasdaq Composite, the index of more than 3,000 stocks listed on the Nasdaq exchange, dominated by technology and growth companies.

Why it matters

It is the market's most rate-sensitive major index: growth stocks are valued on distant earnings, so the Nasdaq moves most when Treasury yields shift. It is also where the AI capital-expenditure cycle is being priced.

Questions readers ask

What is the difference between the Nasdaq Composite and the Nasdaq-100?: The Composite includes essentially every Nasdaq-listed stock; the Nasdaq-100 is the largest 100 non-financials and is what the QQQ fund tracks. They move together but the 100 is more concentrated.

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