In Finviz, I closely track about 9 indexes and ETFs ranging from microcaps to mega-caps. NOBL is down the least of them at 10.2% YTD and that doesn't count the fat dividends. I wasn't happy that my son bought it without consulting me. NOBL is too conservative for a young kid in a high tax bracket who should be avoiding highly taxed dividends. Still, It worked out great this year.
Note that QQQ is off 25.6% this year.
That son has also owned SPY and QQQ for many years.