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Nasdaq-100 Trust, Series 1

OBJECTIVE:

The Nasdaq-100 Trust, Series 1 (the “Trust”) is a unit investment trust that issucs securities called Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock. The Trust holds all of the component securities of the Nasdaq-100 Index (the “Index”). The Investment objective of the Trust is to provide investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index (the component securities of the Index are sometimes referred to herein as “Index Securities”). There can be no assurance that this investment objective will be met fully.




Nasdaq-100 Trust, Series 1

Financial Statements

Year ended September 30, 2006

Contents

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

1

Statements of Operations

 

2

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

3

Financial Highlights

 

4

Notes to Financial Statements

 

5

Schedule of Investments

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Sponsor, Trustee and the Unitholders

of the Nasdaq-100 Trust, Series 1

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the Nasdaq-100 Trust, Series 1 (the “Trust”), including the schedule of investments, as of September 30, 2006, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets for each of the three years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2006, by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and the financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Nasdaq-100 Trust, Series 1 at September 30, 2006, the results of its operations and changes in its net assets for each of the three years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Ernst & Young LLP

 

New York, New York
December 21, 2006




Nasdaq-100 Trust, Series 1

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

September 30, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

Investment in securities, at value (cost $24,614,039,750)

 

$

17,957,728,469

 

Cash

 

14,468,609

 

Dividends receivable

 

458,077

 

Receivable from redemption

 

36,964

 

Total assets

 

17,972,692,119

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

Distribution payable

 

10,321,740

 

Payable to Sponsor

 

3,626,613

 

Payable to Licensor

 

1,740,507

 

Payable to Trustee

 

909,908

 

Accrued expenses

 

640,811

 

Total liabilities

 

17,239,579

 

Net assets

 

$

17,955,452,540

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets represented by:

 

 

 

Paid in capital

 

$

43,530,146,761

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

 

(7,029,067

)

Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions

 

(18,911,353,873

)

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

 

(6,656,311,281

)

Net assets

 

$

17,955,452,540

 

 

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited shares authorized:

 

441,700,000

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value per share: (net assets / shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

 

$

40.65

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Nasdaq-100 Trust, Series 1

Statements of Operations

 

 

Year Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend income

 

$

116,337,928

 

$

286,877,228

 

$

59,439,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee fees

 

12,079,247

 

13,013,442

 

13,841,499

 

Marketing expenses

 

17,676,315

 

19,741,251

 

21,154,762

 

Licensing fees

 

7,654,901

 

8,274,832

 

8,804,330

 

Professional fees

 

795,965

 

304,493

 

318,289

 

Other fees and expenses

 

57,727

 

44,122

 

18,324

 

Total expenses

 

38,264,155

 

41,378,140

 

44,137,204

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

78,073,773

 

245,499,088

 

15,302,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized loss on sale of investments

 

(2,250,884,787

)

(783,805,604

)

(1,388,010,691

)

Net realized gain on in-kind redemptions

 

1,371,777,608

 

1,432,472,314

 

2,024,647,203

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments

 

1,457,099,131

 

1,793,898,876

 

1,106,137,591

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

 

577,991,952

 

2,442,565,586

 

1,742,774,103

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

656,065,725

 

$

2,688,064,674

 

$

1,758,076,814

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Nasdaq-100 Trust, Series 1

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

78,073,773

 

$

245,499,088

 

$

15,302,711

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

 

(879,107,179

)

648,666,710

 

636,636,512

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments

 

1,457,099,131

 

1,793,898,876

 

1,106,137,591

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

656,065,725

 

2,688,064,674

 

1,758,076,814

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution to Unitholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

(85,102,840

)

(232,172,392

)

(8,613,794

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unitholder transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from subscriptions of Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock shares

 

35,742,304,275

 

25,349,203,598

 

24,171,986,179

 

Less redemptions of Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock shares

 

(37,954,242,630

)

(28,589,052,697

)

(25,602,336,418

)

Decrease in net assets due to unitholder transactions

 

(2,211,938,355

)

(3,239,849,099

)

(1,430,350,239

)

Total increase (decrease)

 

(1,640,975,470

)

(783,956,817

)

319,112,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

19,596,428,010

 

20,380,384,827

 

20,061,272,046

 

End of year *

 

$

17,955,452,540

 

$

19,596,428,010

 

$

20,380,384,827

 

 


*  Includes undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income of $(7,029,067), $0, and $1,471,796 at September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Nasdaq-100 Trust, Series 1

Financial Highlights

 

 

Year Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

39.47

 

$

35.13

 

$

32.41

 

$

20.70

 

29.11

 

Investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (1)

 

0.16

 

0.45

(5)

0.02

 

(0.01

)

(0.03

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

1.20

 

4.30

 

2.71

 

11.72

 

(8.38

)

Total from investment operations

 

1.36

 

4.75

 

2.73

 

11.71

 

(8.41

)

Less distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

(0.18

)

(0.41

)

(0.01

)

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

40.65

 

$

39.47

 

$

35.13

 

$

32.41

 

$

20.70

 

Total investment return (2)

 

3.40

%

13.52

%

8.43

%

56.57

%

(28.89

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

 

$

17,955,453

 

$

19,596,428

 

$

20,380,385

 

$

20,061,272

 

$

15,108,063

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before expenses waived and/ or assumed

 

0.20

%

0.20

%

0.20

%

0.20

%

0.20

%

Expenses after expenses waived and/ or assumed

 

0.20

%

0.20

%

0.20

%

0.20

%

0.18

%(4)

Net investment income (loss) before expenses waived and/ or assumed

 

0.41

%

1.19

%(5)

0.07

%

(0.03

)%

(0.13

)%

Net investment income (loss) after expenses waived and/ or assumed

 

0.41

%

1.19

%(5)

0.07

%

(0.03

)%

(0.11

)%(4)

Portfolio turnover rate (3)

 

14.55

%

14.71

%

6.60

%

13.35

%

12.64

%

 

The financial highlights summarize the impact of net investment income, net realized and unrealized gains and losses and distributions on a single share of the Nasdaq-100 Trust outstanding for each period presented. Additionally, important relationships between certain financial statement items are expressed in ratio form.


(1)          Calculated using average shares outstanding method.

(2)          The total return calculation assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, if any. Total return excludes the effect of transaction fees connected to the creation and redemption of Creation Units and brokerage commissions incurred by purchasing and/ or selling shares of the Trust in the secondary market. Currently, the Trust does not have a dividend reinvestment program.

(3)          Portfolio turnover excludes securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions of Nasdaq-100 units.

(4)          The net ratio also reflects the impact of refunded commission filing fees.

(5)          Includes the effect of a special dividend declared by Microsoft Corporation during the year ended September 30, 2005. The Trust recognized $204,265,356 of dividend income as a result of this dividend.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Nasdaq-100 Trust, Series 1

Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2006

1. Organization

Nasdaq-100 Trust, Series 1 (the “Trust”) is a unit investment trust created under the laws of the State of New York and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Trust was created to provide investors with the opportunity to purchase units of beneficial interest in the Trust representing proportionate undivided interests in the portfolio of securities held by the Trust, which consists of substantially all of the securities, in substantially the same weighting, as the component securities of the Nasdaq-100 Index.

Nasdaq Global Funds, Inc. is the Sponsor of the Trust and The Bank of New York is the Trustee.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust.

Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at the Nasdaq official closing price of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (the “Nasdaq Stock Market”), which is deemed to be the principal market on which the securities are traded.  If there is no Nasdaq official closing price on the day of valuation, a security is valued at the closing bid price of the Nasdaq Stock Market.  If a security is not quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market, or the principal market of the security is other than the Nasdaq Stock Market, or the Trustee deems the official close price or closing bid price inappropriate for valuation purposes, then the security shall be fair valued by the Trustee in good faith based (a) on the closing price for the security on another market on which the security is traded or if there is no such appropriate closing price, at the closing bid price on such other market, (b) on current bid prices on the Nasdaq Stock Market or such other markets, (c) if bid prices are not available, on the basis of current bid prices for comparable securities, (d) by the Trustee’s appraising the value of the securities in good faith on the bid side of the market, or (e) any combination thereof.

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Investment Transactions

Investment transactions are recorded on trade date. Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are recorded on a specific identification basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Distributions to Unitholders

The Trust declares and distributes dividends, if any, from net investment income quarterly. The Trust will declare and distribute net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually.

Federal Income Tax

The Trust has qualified and intends to continue to qualify for and elect treatment as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. By so qualifying the Trust will not be subject to federal income taxes to the extent it distributes 90% of its net investment income, including any net realized capital gains, each fiscal year. In addition, by distributing each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains, if any, the Trust will not be subject to federal excise tax. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

3. Federal Income Tax

At September 30, 2006, permanent differences primarily due to the tax treatment of in-kind transactions were reclassified within the components of net assets of the Trust. These differences resulted in a net decrease in accumulated net realized loss on investments and a corresponding increase to paid in capital of $1,291,877,885. This reclassification had no effect on net assets of the Trust.

The Funds determine their net investment income and capital gain distributions in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from US generally accepted accounting principles.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $85,102,840, $232,172,392 and $8,613,794 of ordinary income, respectively.

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At September 30, 2006, the Trust had a capital loss carryforward of $14,187,347,654, of which $18,036,354 expires in 2007, $9,472,938 expires in 2008, $615,423,028 expires in 2009, $2,457,820,737 expires in 2010, $5,729,023,648 expires in 2011, $3,015,741,745 expires in 2012, $1,687,659,839 expires in 2013 and $654,169,365 expires in 2014.

Capital losses incurred after October 31 (“post-October” losses) within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Trust’s next taxable year. The Trust incurred and will elect to defer net capital losses of $ 1,397,936,920 for the year ended September 30, 2006. These carryover losses may be used to offset future gains. To the extent they are so used, future gains will not be distributed to unitholders until they exceed available loss carryovers.

As of September 30, 2006 the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

Accumulated capital and other losses

 

$

(15,585,284,574

)

Undistributed ordinary income

 

3,292,672

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

(9,982,380,579

)

Total accumulated deficit

 

$

(25,564,372,481

)

 

4. Transactions with the Trustee, Licensor and Sponsor

The Trust pays the expenses of its operations, including the fees of its Trustee and reimbursement to the Sponsor for expenses of the Sponsor relating to the marketing of the Trust and for payments to The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (the “Licensor”) for a license to use the Nasdaq-100 Index as a basis for determining the composition and weighting of securities held by the Trust.  The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. is the parent company of the Sponsor. The annual license fee to the Licensor is 4/100 of one percent (0.04%) of the average net assets of the Trust. License fees of $1,740,507 were payable to the Licensor at September 30, 2006. Currently, the License Agreement is scheduled to expire on March 10, 2009 in accordance with its terms.

In accordance with the Trust Agreement, the Trustee maintains the Trust’s accounting records, acts as custodian and transfer agent to the Trust, and provides administrative services, including filing of all required regulatory reports. The Trustee is also responsible for determining the composition of the portfolio of securities, which must be delivered in exchange for the issuance of Creation Units of the Trust, and for adjusting the composition of the Trust’s portfolio from time to time to conform to changes in the composition and/or weighting structure of the Nasdaq-100 Index. For these services, the Trustee receives a fee at the following annual rates:

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Net Asset Value
of the Trust

 

Fee as a Percentage of Net
Asset Value of the Trust

 

 

 

 

 

$0–$499,999,999*

 

10/100 of 1% per annum

 

$500,000,000–$2,499,999,999*

 

8/100 of 1% per annum

 

$2,500,000,000–$24,999,999,999*

 

6/100 of 1% per annum

 

$25,000,000,000–$49,999,999,999*

 

5/100 of 1% per annum

 

$50,000,000,000 and over*

 

4/100 of 1% per annum

 

 


*                    The fee indicated applies to that portion of the net asset value of the Trust which falls in the size category indicated and is computed each business day on the basis of net asset value of the Trust on such day.

The minimum annual fee, which shall be paid to the Trustee, is $180,000. To the extent that the amount of the Trustee’s compensation is less than such minimum annual fee, the Sponsor has agreed to pay the amount of such shortfall.  Trustee fees of $909,908 were payable to the Trustee at September 30, 2006.

Until the Sponsor otherwise determines, the Sponsor has undertaken that the ordinary operating expenses of the Trust as calculated by the Trustee will not be permitted to exceed an amount which is 20/100 of one percent (0.20%) per annum of the daily net assets of the Trust. To the extent during such periods that ordinary operating expenses of the Trust exceeded such amounts, the Sponsor will reimburse the Trust or assume invoices on behalf of the Trust for such excess ordinary operating expenses.

The Sponsor retains the ability to be repaid by the Trust for expenses so reimbursed or assumed to the extent that subsequently during the fiscal year expenses fall below the applicable per annum level on any given day. For the years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, ordinary operating expenses incurred by the Trust did not exceed the 0.20% per annum level and, accordingly, no expenses of the Trust were assumed by the Sponsor.

Marketing expenses paid by the Sponsor on behalf of the Trust for invoices received directly by the Sponsor during the year remain payable in the amount of $3,626,613 to the Sponsor at September 30, 2006.

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) is the distributor for the Trust. The Sponsor, not the Trust, pays the Distributor a flat annual fee for its distribution services.

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5. Transactions in Shares of the Nasdaq-100 Trust

Transactions in shares were as follows:

 

 

For the Year Ended
September 30, 2006

 

For the Year Ended
September 30, 2005

 

For the Year Ended
September 30, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock shares sold

 

897,150,000

 

670,750,000

 

847,600,000

 

Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock shares redeemed

 

(951,950,000

)

(754,400,000

)

(886,450,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease

 

(54,800,000

)

(83,650,000

)

(38,850,000

)

 

Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock shares are issued and redeemed by the Trust only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 50,000 Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock shares. Such transactions are only permitted on an in-kind basis, with a separate cash payment that is equivalent to the undistributed net investment income per Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock share and a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the net asset value per share of the Trust on the transaction date. The transaction fee charged in connection with creation or redemption of Creation Units through the Nasdaq-100 Clearing Process is either $0, $500, or $1,000 per Participating Party per day, depending on specific circumstances. The total fee charged in connection with the creation or redemption of Creation Units outside the Nasdaq-100 Clearing Process is $4,000 per Participating Party per day.

Transaction fees are received by the Trustee from the Participating Party and used to offset the expense of processing orders. For the years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, the Trustee earned $618,000, $452,000 and $428,000, respectively, in transaction fees. The Trustee, in its sole discretion, may voluntarily reduce or waive the transaction fee, or modify the transaction fee schedule, subject to certain limitations. There were no such reductions or waivers for the years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004.

6. Investment Transactions

For the year ended September 30, 2006, the Trust had purchases and sales of investment securities of $2,809,066,290 and $2,804,939,254, respectively. This excludes securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions of the Trust. At September 30, 2006, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $27,940,109,048. Accordingly, gross unrealized depreciation was $10,323,415,803 and gross unrealized appreciation was $341,035,224 resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $9,982,380,579.

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7. Representations and Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements in unknown as this would involve future claims that maybe made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.  However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

8. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48).  FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements.  FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Trust’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority.  Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year.  Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date.  At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FIN 48 and its impact in the financial statements has not yet been determined.

On September 15, 2006, the FASB released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”) which provides enhanced guidance for measuring fair value. The standard requires companies to provide expanded information about the assets and liabilities measured at fair value and the potential effect of these fair valuations on an entity’s financial performance. The standard does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances, but provides clarification on acceptable fair valuation methods and applications. Adoption of FAS 157 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 157 and its impact in the financial statements has not yet been determined.

9. Related Party Transactions

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 the Trust paid $4,895,462, $4,833,639 and $2,293,032 respectively, in commissions on trades to a related party, BNY ConvergEx Group. BNY ConvergEx is an affiliate of the Trustee.

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10. Subsequent Event

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., the parent of the Sponsor, has entered into an agreement to transfer sponsorship of the Nasdaq-100 Trust, Series 1, to PowerShares Capital Management, LLC, subject to Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory approvals.

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Nasdaq-100 Trust, Series 1

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2006

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Corporation

 

44,045,922

 

$

1,203,775,048

 

Apple Computer, Inc.*

 

15,272,136

 

1,176,412,636

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

25,574,229

 

929,623,224

 

Google Inc.

 

1,711,845

 

687,990,506

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

 

27,996,083

 

643,909,909

 

Intel Corporation

 

25,927,011

 

533,318,616

 

Amgen, Inc.*

 

7,003,647

 

500,970,870

 

Oracle Corporation*

 

28,067,354

 

497,914,860

 

Starbucks Corporation*

 

13,494,344

 

459,482,413

 

Comcast Corporation*

 

12,278,764

 

452,472,453

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

 

5,775,227

 

396,758,095

 

eBay, Inc.*

 

13,550,481

 

384,291,641

 

Sears Holdings Corp.*

 

2,067,846

 

326,905,774

 

Genzyme Corporation*

 

4,206,165

 

283,789,953

 

Symantec Corporation*

 

13,277,489

 

282,544,966

 

Adobe Systems Incorporated

 

7,286,351

 

272,873,845

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited

 

7,906,378

 

269,528,426

 

Research In Motion, Ltd.*

 

2,395,151

 

245,886,202

 

Dell, Inc.*

 

10,727,282

 

245,011,121

 

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

 

3,968,328

 

220,956,503

 

Yahoo! Inc.*

 

8,522,822

 

215,456,940

 

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

 

4,794,628

 

214,223,979

 

PACCAR, Inc.

 

3,587,183

 

204,541,175

 

Celgene Corp.*

 

4,464,029

 

193,292,456

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

 

4,871,727

 

186,392,275

 

Network Appliance, Inc.*

 

4,987,902

 

184,602,253

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

 

10,182,957

 

180,543,828

 

Intuit Inc.*

 

5,558,041

 

178,357,536

 

Paychex, Inc.

 

4,633,719

 

170,752,545

 

Broadcom Corporation*

 

5,490,086

 

166,569,209

 

Linear Technology Corporation

 

5,209,469

 

162,118,675

 

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

 

5,768,338

 

161,917,248

 

Costco Wholesale Corporation

 

3,163,974

 

157,186,228

 

Staples, Inc.

 

6,264,201

 

152,408,010

 

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.*

 

7,168,139

 

138,846,852

 

Apollo Group, Inc.*

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KLA -Tencor Corporation

 

3,092,787

 

$

137,536,238

 

Biomet, Inc.

 

4,231,803

 

136,221,739

 

Fiserv, Inc.*

 

2,797,762

 

131,746,613

 

Novellus System, Inc.*

 

4,443,463

 

131,482,070

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.

 

1,762,895

 

130,560,004

 

Xilinx, Inc.*

 

5,787,639

 

127,038,676

 

Garmin, Ltd.

 

2,582,542

 

125,976,399

 

Sandisk Corporation*

 

2,314,473

 

123,916,884

 

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

 

2,687,833

 

119,823,595

 

NII Holdings, Inc.

 

1,926,945

 

119,778,901

 

Altera Corporation*

 

6,482,905

 

119,155,794

 

Express Scripts, Inc.*

 

1,578,009

 

119,123,899

 

NTL Incorporated*

 

4,550,597

 

115,721,682

 

IAC / InterActiveCorp*

 

3,996,069

 

114,926,944

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

 

3,570,562

 

114,686,451

 

Apollo Group, Inc.*

 

2,244,623

 

110,525,237

 

Autodesk, Inc.

 

3,076,173

 

106,989,297

 

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

 

1,777,240

 

105,621,373

 

Flextronics International Ltd.*

 

8,060,106

 

101,879,740

 

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

 

2,803,038

 

101,498,006

 

Cintas Corporation

 

2,474,733

 

101,043,348

 

Sun Microsystems, Inc.*

 

19,572,062

 

97,273,148

 

MedImmune, Inc.*

 

3,288,773

 

96,065,059

 

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

 

1,411,794

 

96,016,110

 

C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

 

2,150,043

 

95,848,917

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

 

1,914,455

 

95,703,605

 

EchoStar Communications Corporation

 

2,734,846

 

89,538,858

 

Lam Research Corporation*

 

1,880,507

 

85,243,382

 

Juniper Networks, Inc.*

 

4,772,695

 

82,472,170

 

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.

 

19,530,836

 

76,365,569

 

Liberty Global, Inc.

 

2,917,898

 

75,106,695

 

Microchip Technology Incorporated

 

2,293,829

 

74,365,936

 

Fastenal Company

 

1,852,156

 

71,437,657

 

BEA Systems, Inc.*

 

4,665,003

 

70,908,046

 

ATI Technologies, Inc.*

 

3,202,929

 

68,702,827

 

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

1,534,232

 

67,613,604

 

 

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Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expedia, Inc.

 

4,222,019

 

$

66,201,258

 

Sepracor, Inc.

 

1,361,893

 

65,970,097

 

CDW Corporation

 

1,040,419

 

64,173,044

 

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

 

3,773,380

 

63,996,525

 

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation

 

818,438

 

61,931,203

 

Monster Worldwide, Inc.

 

1,684,222

 

60,951,994

 

VeriSign, Inc.*

 

2,939,863

 

59,385,233

 

Comverse Technology, Inc.

 

2,692,081

 

57,718,217

 

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*

 

3,024,066

 

57,608,457

 

Patterson Companies, Inc.*

 

1,710,385

 

57,486,040

 

DENTSPLY International Inc.

 

1,895,751

 

57,081,063

 

Lamar Advertising Company*

 

1, 062,822

 

56,765,323

 

Joy Global Inc.

 

1,495,912

 

56,261,250

 

JDS Uniphase Corporation*

 

24,864,675

 

54,453,638

 

American Power Conversion Corporation

 

2,457,645

 

53,969,884

 

Patterson UTI Energy, Inc.

 

2,153,057

 

51,156,634

 

Millicom Int’l Cellular S. A.

 

1,247,338

 

51,041,071

 

Red Hat, Inc.

 

2,406,453

 

50,728,029

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

 

471,633

 

49,733,700

 

PETsMART, Inc.

 

1,781,533

 

49,437,541

 

Activision Inc.

 

3,213,764

 

48,527,836

 

CheckFree Corp.

 

1,118,547

 

46,218,362

 

Erricsson Telephone Co.

 

1,339,848

 

46,157,764

 

Ross Stores, Inc.

 

1,805,760

 

45,884,362

 

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.

 

3,550,055

 

45,760,209

 

Discovery Holding Co.

 

3,055,730

 

44,185,856

 

Lincare Holdings Inc.*

 

1,159,388

 

40,161,200

 

Urban Outfitters Inc.

 

2,223,991

 

39,342,401

 

Tellabs, Inc.

 

3,275,505

 

35,899,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost $24,614,039,750)

 

 

 

$

17,957,728,469

 

 

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The securities of the Nasdaq-100 Trust’s investment portfolio categorized by industry group, as a percentage of total investments at value, were as follows:

Industry Classification

 

Value

 

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

$

10,204,609,883

 

56.83

%

Consumer Services

 

3,249,502,981

 

18.10

 

Health Care

 

2,548,020,179

 

14.19

 

Industrials

 

1,059,461,848

 

5.90

 

Consumer Goods

 

496,504,087

 

2.76

 

Telecommunications

 

286,541,654

 

1.60

 

Basics Materials

 

61,931,203

 

0.34

 

Oil & Gas

 

51,156,634

 

0.28

 

Total

 

$

17,957,728,469

 

100.00

%

 


* Non-income producing security for the year ended September 30, 2006.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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NASDAQ-100 Trust

Frequency Distribution Of Discounts and Premiums

Closing Price Vs. Net Asset Value (NAV)*

Five Year Period Ended 09/30/06

Premium/Discount Range

 

Number of
Trading Days(1)

 

Percentage of Total
Trading Days

 

Greater than 0.25%

 

121

 

9.81

%

Between zero and 0.25%

 

468

 

37.96

%

Closing Price Equal to NAV

 

 

 

Between zero and -0.25%

 

521

 

42.25

%

Less than -0.25%

 

123

 

9.98

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

1233

 

100.00

%

 


* Consolidated closing prices and non-truncated NAVs were used.

(1) Number of Trading Days refers to the number of days during which there is buy/sell activity for the Fund on the Exchange.

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Comparision of Total Returns Based on NAV and Close Price(1)

From Inception to 09/30/2006

Cummulative Total Return

 

 

1 Year

 

5 Year

 

Since
Inception

 

NASDAQ 100 Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return Based on NAV

 

3.40

%

41.70

%

-16.25

%

Return Based on Close Price

 

3.42

%

42.33

%

-16.25

%

Index

 

3.73

%

43.50

%

-14.77

%

 

Average Annual Total Return

 

 

1 Year

 

5 Year

 

Since
Inception

 

NASDAQ 100 Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return Based on NAV

 

3.40

%

7.22

%

-2.31

%

Return Based on Close Price

 

3.42

%

7.31

%

-2.31

%

Index

 

3.73

%

7.49

%

-2.09

%

 


(1) Average Total Return and Cumulative Total Return for the period since inception is calculated from the inception date March 5, 1999.

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