The
NASDAQ 100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and
international non-financial companies listed on The
NASDAQ Stock Market
based on market capitalization. The Index reflects companies across major
industry groups including computer hardware and software,
telecommunications, retail/wholesale trade and biotechnology. It does not
contain financial companies including investment companies. The
NASDAQ 100 Index is calculated under a
modified capitalization-weighted methodology.
NASDAQ 100 Index Components
Symbol
Company
ATVI
Activision Blizzard, Inc
ADBE
Adobe Systems Incorporated
AKAM
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
ALTR
Altera Corporation
AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc.
AMGN
Amgen Inc.
AMLN
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
APOL
Apollo Group, Inc.
AAPL
Apple Inc.
AMAT
Applied Materials, Inc.
ADSK
Autodesk, Inc.
BIDU
Baidu.com, Inc.
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
BIIB
Biogen Idec Inc
BRCM
Broadcom Corporation
CHRW
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
CA
CA Inc.
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
CELG
Celgene Corporation
CEPH
Cephalon, Inc.
CHKP
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
CTAS
Cintas Corporation
CSCO
Cisco Systems, Inc.
CTXS
Citrix Systems, Inc.
CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
CMCSA
Comcast Corporation
COST
Costco Wholesale Corporation
DELL
Dell Inc.
XRAY
DENTSPLY International Inc.
DISCA
Discovery Communications, Inc
DISH
DISH Network Corporation
EBAY
eBay Inc.
ERTS
Electronic Arts Inc.
EXPE
Expedia, Inc.
EXPD
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
ESRX
Express Scripts, Inc.
FAST
Fastenal Company
FISV
Fiserv, Inc.
FLEX
Flextronics International Ltd.
FLIR
FLIR Systems, Inc.
FMCN
Focus Media Holding Limited
FWLT
Foster Wheeler Ltd.
GRMN
Garmin Ltd.
GENZ
Genzyme Corporation
GILD
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
GOOG
Google Inc.
HANS
Hansen Natural Corporation
HSIC
Henry Schein, Inc.
HOLX
Hologic, Inc.
IACI
IAC/InterActiveCorp
INFY
Infosys Technologies Limited
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTU
Intuit Inc.
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
JOYG
Joy Global Inc.
JNPR
Juniper Networks, Inc.
KLAC
KLA-Tencor Corporation
LRCX
Lam Research Corporation
LAMR
Lamar Advertising Company
LEAP
Leap Wireless International, Inc.
LVLT
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
LBTYA
Liberty Global, Inc.
LINTA
Liberty Media Corporation
LLTC
Linear Technology Corporation
LOGI
Logitech International S.A.
MRVL
Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.
MCHP
Microchip Technology Incorporated
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MICC
Millicom International Cellular S.A.
MNST
Monster Worldwide, Inc.
NTAP
NetApp, Inc.
NIHD
NII Holdings, Inc.
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
ORCL
Oracle Corporation
PCAR
PACCAR Inc.
PDCO
Patterson Companies Inc.
PAYX
Paychex, Inc.
PETM
PetSmart, Inc
QCOM
QUALCOMM Incorporated
RIMM
Research in Motion Limited
RYAAY
Ryanair Holdings plc
SNDK
SanDisk Corporation
SHLD
Sears Holdings Corporation
SIAL
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
SIRI
Sirius XM Radio Inc.
SPLS
Staples, Inc.
SBUX
Starbucks Corporation
STLD
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
SRCL
Stericycle, Inc.
JAVA
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
SYMC
Symantec Corporation
TEVA
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
DTV
The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
VRSN
VeriSign, Inc.
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
VMED
Virgin Media Inc.
WFMI
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
WYNN
Wynn Resorts, Limited
XLNX
Xilinx, Inc.
YHOO
Yahoo! Inc.
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NASDAQ 100 index consist of 100 nonfinancial companies traded on the NASDAQ
Exchanges.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), Baidu.com Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) and Intuitive Surgical,
Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) are the most expensive companies
from the Nasdaq 100 listing with $480, $320 and $300 per share respectively as of
August 2008. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Research in Motion Limited
(NASDAQ:RIMM) cost in the range of $170 and $130 as of August 2008. The cost of
the rest of the NASDAQ 100 companies is less than the $100 per share.
About Google Inc. as registered with U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission: "Google is a global technology leader focused on
improving the ways people connect with information. Our innovations in web
search and advertising have made our web site a top internet destination and our
brand one of the most recognized in the world. We maintain the largest, most
comprehensive index of web sites and other online content, and we make this
information freely available to anyone with an internet connection. Our
automated search technology helps people obtain nearly instant access to
relevant information from our vast online index. We generate revenue
primarily by delivering relevant, cost-effective online advertising. Businesses
use our AdWords program to promote their products and services with targeted
advertising. In addition, the thousands of third-party web sites that comprise
the Google Network use our AdSense program to deliver relevant ads that generate
revenue and enhance the user experience... "
About Baidu.com, Inc. as registered with U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission: "We were incorporated in the Cayman Islands in January
2000. Since our inception, we have conducted our operations principally through
Baidu Online, our wholly owned subsidiary in Beijing, China. In addition, we
have conducted part of our operations through Baidu Netcom, a limited liability
company in Beijing, China, which holds the licenses and approvals necessary to
operate our websites and provide online advertising services. In June 2005, we
established Baidu China, a wholly owned subsidiary in Shanghai, China, to manage
our business and operations in the southern part of China. In April 2006, we
established Baidu Times, a wholly owned subsidiary in Beijing, China. In June
2006, we assisted in establishing Beijing Perusal, a limited liability company
in Beijing, China, which is our consolidated affiliated entity. In December
2006, we set up Baidu Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary in Tokyo, Japan..."
About Intuitive Surgical, Inc. as registered with U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission: "Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was founded in
1995. We are a Delaware corporation with our corporate headquarters located at
1266 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, California 94086. Our telephone number is (408)
523-2100, and our website address is www.intuitivesurgical.com. ... We design,
manufacture and market the da Vinci Surgical Systems, which are advanced
surgical systems that we believe, represent a new generation of surgery. We
believe that this new generation of surgery, which we call da Vinci surgery, is
a revolutionary advancement similar in scope to previous generations of
surgery—open surgery and minimally invasive surgery, or MIS..."
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