NASDAQ Composite - wikipedia NASDAQ Composite This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia 's quality standards. The specific problem is : Scattered sentences, badly formatted bullets, etc. Please help improve this article if you can. ( January 2015 ) This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( December 2013 ) The NASDAQ Composite ( ticker symbol ^ IXIC ) 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 a high of 5,132.52 ( and a closing price of 5048.62 ) on March 10, 2000 during the first Internet bubble, and subsequently fell to a low of 1,108.49 on October 10, 2002 when the bubble burst. On April 23rd 2015, after over 15 years, the index made a new closing high of 5,056.06. On June 18, 2015, the index made a new all - time high of 5,143.32, finally surpassing the high made during the tech bubble. On January 17, 2018, the Nasdaq finally achieved a new inflation - adjusted closing high from March 10, 2000. 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. Contents 1 Annual returns 2 History 2.1 Dot - com boom and bust 2.2 Financial crisis 2.3 2010s bull market 3 Criteria 4 Investing 5 See also 6 References 7 External links 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 % 92.19 96.53 54.87 59.82 - 32.37 - 35.11 % 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 % 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 % 348.80 456.30 288.50 330.50 - 18.30 - 5.25 % 330.50 397.50 329.00 381.40 + 50.90 + 15.40 % 381.40 487.50 376.90 454.80 + 73.40 + 19.24 % 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 % 586.34 676.95 545.95 676.95 + 90.91 + 15.45 % 676.95 791.20 644.71 776.80 + 99.85 + 14.75 % 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 % 1,052.13 1,328.95 977.79 1,291.03 + 238.90 + 22.71 % 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 % 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 % 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 % 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 5,487.41 4,209.76 5,383.12 + 375.71 + 7.50 % 2017 5,383.12 7,003.89 5,383.12 6,903.39 + 1,520.27 + 28.24 % History Nasdaq Composite 1970 -- 2012, logarithmic scale 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, and closed at an all - time high of 5,048.62. The NASDAQ Composite index spiked in the late 1990s and then fell sharply as a result of the dot - com bubble. On March 10, 2000, the NASDAQ Composite peaked at 5,132.52, but fell to 3,227 by April 17, and in the following 30 months fell 78 % from its peak. 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. 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. Two years later, the Nasdaq crossed 7,000 intraday, which was within reach of the inflation - adjusted high set back on March 10, 2000. Although Nasdaq flirted with the `` unthinkable milestone '' on January 16, 2018, the COMP closed above it the next day for the first time since the end of the Dot - com boom. 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 : American Depositary Receipts ( ADRs ) Common Stock Limited Partnership Interests Ordinary Shares Real Estate Investment Trusts ( REITs ) Shares of Beneficial Interest ( SBIs ) Tracking Stocks 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 `` Q 's '' ( NASDAQ : QQQ ) which track the NASDAQ - 100. See also Closing milestones of the Nasdaq Composite NASDAQ - 100 NYSE Composite Value Line Composite Index References Jump up ^ `` NASDAQ Composite ''. Yahoo ! Finance. Retrieved 9 February 2016. ^ Jump up to : Eisen, Ben ( 2018 - 01 - 17 ). `` Nasdaq Tops Inflation - Adjusted High from Dot - Com Boom ''. WSJ. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 17. Jump up ^ Charts provided by TD Ameritrade via Think or Swim Jump up ^ Stocks Rally to Pre-Crisis Heights Business and Finance Digest Archived 2013 - 11 - 05 at the Wayback Machine... Business-finance.top10-digest.com. Retrieved on 2013 - 07 - 19. Jump up ^ `` NASDAQ Composite daily index ''. Jump up ^ Glassman, James K. ( February 11, 2015 ). `` 3 Lessons for Investors From the Tech Bubble ''. Kiplinger 's Personal Finance. Jump up ^ Mahmudova, Anora ; Sjolin, Sara ( 23 April 2015 ). `` Nasdaq posts first record close in 15 years ''. MarketWatch. Retrieved 27 April 2015. Jump up ^ Eule, Alex. `` Inconceivable ! The Nasdaq Crossed 7000... and a Once Unthinkable Milestone Is Now in Reach ''. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 19. External links www.nasdaq.com/reference/composite-eligibility-criteria.aspx Reuters page for. IXIC Yahoo ! Finance page for ^ IXIC Bloomberg page for CCMP : IND Nasdaq Market Indices NASDAQ Composite Index List March 10, 2000, record high Nasdaq, Inc. 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