There is only one Qubes fund, and it was one of three largest funds available. This fund tracks the NASDAQ-100. Like the other major ETFs, this fund is referred to by its brand name. A join venture of NASDAQ and AMEX issues shares of Qubes.
The NASDAQ-100 includes the 100 largest, non-financial, companies traded at the NASDAQ.
Shares of Qubes are traded at the AMEX and their ticker symbol is QQQQ. Their asset value is calculated this way: One dollar times one-fortieth of the NASDAQ-100. For example, if the NASDAQ-100 is at 800 points, the asset value of a share of Qubes is 20 dollars.
By the end of 2007, trading volume on Qubes had reached more than 70-120 million shares a day. This fact places Qubes as the most heavily traded ETF on the market, alongside Spiders and Diamonds.
Table 21 displays the annual yield of the NASDAQ-100 since its inception in 1990.
Year | Yleld % | Year | Yleld % | Year | Yleld % | Year | Yleld % |
1990 | -10.4 | 1995 | 42.5 | 2000 | -36.8 | 2005 | 1.5 |
1991 | 65.0 | 1996 | 42.5 | 2001 | -32.7 | 2006 | 6.8 |
1992 | 8.9 | 1997 | 20.6 | 2002 | -37.6 | 2007 | 18.7 |
1993 | 10.6 | 1998 | 85.3 | 2003 | 49.1 | 2008 | -41.9 |
1994 | -49.2 | 1999 | 102.0 | 2004 | 10.4 | 2009 | 53.5 |