FRED NASDAQCOM — Daily CSV Download (Nasdaq Composite Index)

The Nasdaq Composite Index tracks all domestic and international securities listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange — over 3,000 companies, heavily weighted toward technology, biotechnology, and growth sectors. This dataset provides daily closing values from the FRED series NASDAQCOM since 1971.

Dataset: Nasdaq Composite Index (1971–2026) · Updated —


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Source: FRED series NASDAQCOM · Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Macro Takeaway

The Nasdaq Composite serves as the de facto proxy for growth and technology exposure in US equity markets. Its relative performance versus the S&P 500 reflects the market’s willingness to pay for future earnings growth versus current cash flows — a ratio that is mechanically sensitive to the level of long-term interest rates. When the 10-year Treasury yield rises, the present value of distant cash flows declines disproportionately, hitting high-duration growth stocks hardest.

The 2022 correction illustrated this duration sensitivity: the Nasdaq fell 33% peak-to-trough as the 10-year yield surged from 1.5% to above 4%, while the S&P 500 declined only 25%. This differential is a direct function of the growth premium embedded in Nasdaq valuations — a structural feature, not an anomaly.

Dataset Overview

IndicatorNasdaq Composite Index (1971–2026)
GeographyUnited States
FrequencyDaily (business days)
Period1971–2026
Variablesdate, nasdaq_close
FormatCSV, Excel (XLSX)
SourcesFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis — FRED
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Dataset Variables

The CSV and Excel files contain the following columns.

ColumnTypeDescription
dateDate (YYYY-MM-DD)Observation date
nasdaq_closeFloatnasdaq_close value

Column names match the CSV headers exactly.

Download the Complete Dataset

The full dataset is available in CSV and Excel formats.

FRED Direct CSV Access

The underlying data is available from FRED under series code NASDAQCOM:

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/fredgraph.csv?id=NASDAQCOM

Direct CSV Access — Eco3min Structured Dataset

https://eco3min.fr/dataset/nasdaq-composite.csv

This URL returns the complete dataset in CSV format. It can be used directly in pandas, R, curl, or any data tool.

Using the Dataset in Python

import pandas as pd

url = "https://eco3min.fr/dataset/nasdaq-composite.csv"
df = pd.read_csv(url, parse_dates=["date"])

print(df.head())
print(df["nasdaqcom"].describe())

Using the Dataset in R

library(readr)

url <- "https://eco3min.fr/dataset/nasdaq-composite.csv"
df <- read_csv(url)

head(df)
summary(df$nasdaqcom)

Both examples load the dataset directly from the URL — no download or API key required.

Methodology

The Nasdaq Composite is a market capitalization-weighted index of all common stocks and similar securities listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Unlike the S&P 500, which is committee-selected, the Nasdaq Composite automatically includes all eligible securities — making it broader but more volatile.

The index was established on February 5, 1971, with a base value of 100. It is calculated continuously during market hours and published at close. The FRED series NASDAQCOM reports daily closing values.

This dataset is updated weekly (Saturday 08:00 UTC) via automated pull from the FRED API.

Historical Regimes

1971–1995 — Pre-internet era. The index grew slowly from 100 to 1,000 over 24 years, reflecting the gradual emergence of technology as an economic force. Biotech and early computing companies began to differentiate Nasdaq from the NYSE-dominated blue-chip indices.

1995–2000 — Dot-com bubble. The index surged from 1,000 to 5,048 in five years — a 400% gain — as internet speculation reached euphoric levels. The peak on March 10, 2000, remains one of the most studied valuation extremes in financial history.

2000–2002 — The crash. The index fell 78% from 5,048 to 1,114 — the worst drawdown in major US index history. Many individual stocks lost 90-99% of their value. The index would not recover its 2000 high until 2015, a full 15 years later.

2003–2019 — FAANG era. The rise of Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google transformed the Nasdaq into a vehicle for concentrated mega-cap technology exposure. The index outperformed the S&P 500 by a wide margin as software margins and network effects drove unprecedented profit growth.

2020–present — AI and concentration. Post-pandemic stimulus, followed by the AI investment wave, pushed the index above 16,000. The top 7 stocks now represent over 40% of the index weight, raising questions about diversification and the systemic risk of sector concentration.

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Sources

  • Nasdaq, Inc. — Nasdaq Composite Index
  • Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis — FRED series NASDAQCOM

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