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Nasdaq Composite^IXIC
A broad, tech-heavy index of over 3,000 stocks listed on the Nasdaq.
Past week: -4.11%
30-day price
Where the chart sits — description, not prediction
Between its 50-day (25,672.88) and 200-day (23,571.38) averages — a trend in transition. 30-day range 25,169.50–27,093.90; currently in the lower third of that range. RSI(14) 37 — momentum weak.
Computed from daily closing prices (Yahoo Finance), June 23, 2026. Compare all markets →
What is Nasdaq Composite?
The Nasdaq Composite tracks almost every common stock listed on the Nasdaq exchange — roughly 3,300 companies. Launched on February 5, 1971 with a base value of 100, it is one of the oldest continuously published US equity indexes.
It is weighted by market capitalization, and because Nasdaq became the listing home for technology, biotech, and internet companies, the Composite is heavily concentrated in those sectors. Its largest members — Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet — can drive much of a day's move.
People watch it as a quick read on growth and technology stocks. Because high-growth companies are especially sensitive to interest rates, the Composite often swings more sharply than the broader S&P 500.
What has moved Nasdaq Composite
2000–2002 — the dot-com bust
The Composite peaked at 5,048 on March 10, 2000, then fell about 78% to roughly 1,108 by October 2002 as hundreds of unprofitable internet companies failed. It did not reclaim that peak until April 2015 — nearly 15 years later.
2020 — COVID crash and rebound
The index fell about 30% in five weeks (February 19 to March 23, 2020), then gained roughly 43% for the full year 2020 — the fastest major-crash recovery on record — helped by near-zero rates and stimulus.
2022 — the rate-hike shock
The Composite fell 33% in 2022, its worst year since 2008, as the Fed raised rates 450 basis points; rate-sensitive growth stocks were hit hardest, down as much as 38% from the late-2021 high.
2023–2024 — the AI surge
The Composite rose about 43% in 2023 and 30% in 2024, led by AI names such as Nvidia, and helped by three Fed rate cuts in late 2024.
2026 — record highs then a chip-stock selloff
The index first crossed 27,000 on June 1, 2026 on AI-infrastructure spending, then sold off sharply in early June after disappointing semiconductor guidance, pulling back toward 26,000 by mid-June.
Notable moments
The world's first electronic stock market
When Nasdaq opened in 1971 it was the first market to run entirely through a computerized dealer network rather than a physical floor. The Composite was built to track that new electronic marketplace.
Fifteen years to break even
The dot-com crash was so severe that an investor who bought at the March 2000 peak waited until April 2015 just to get back to even — a lasting lesson about speculative bubbles.
Common questions
Composite vs Nasdaq-100 — what's the difference?
The Composite includes essentially all ~3,300 Nasdaq-listed stocks across every sector and size. The Nasdaq-100 is a narrower index of the 100 largest non-financial Nasdaq companies. They move together, but the Composite is broader and includes financial firms.
Is it only tech stocks?
No — it includes healthcare, consumer, financial, and industrial companies too. But technology and tech-adjacent sectors make up a large share of its value, which is why it is called "tech-heavy."
Why does it move more than the S&P 500?
Its heavy weighting in high-growth companies, whose valuations lean on future earnings, makes it more sensitive to interest-rate and economic-outlook changes — in both directions.
Can I invest in it directly?
No — but ETFs aim to track it. Products, fees, and tax treatment vary; nothing here is investment advice.