The $7.6 billion SMH follows the MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index and holds 25 stocks, presenting investors with a concentrated lineup that’s right for the current chip environment. As an example of that, Goldman Sachs analyst Toshiya Hari highlights Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) as two of his preferred chip ideas for this year.
CIBR, which tracks the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index, is the original cybersecurity ETF, and, amid a seemingly never-ending spate of cyberattacks on corporate and government entities, the fund doesn’t lack for relevance.
This is the time of year when many investors consider the consumer discretionary sector and retail stocks and exchange traded funds. While that sector has some applications in online retail, it’s also positioned to benefit from other consumer trends, including entertainment.
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“Battery storage is a key piece of the energy transition, and we believe a combination of improving economics, renewables growth and decarbonization policy initiatives across the globe are poised to drive a significant inflection in adoption in the coming decade,” writes Goldman Sachs in a recent note. Should those optimistic forecasts prove accurate, TAN investors stand to benefit because Enphase and SolarEdge are the solar ETF’s top two components, combining for about 26.5% of its weight.
The $5.52 billion CIBR is the largest fund in this category and tracks the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index.Among other cybersecurity names, analysts also favor Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW).
Exotic, million-dollar real estate is moving from Saint-Tropez or the Amalfi Coast to a new location: the blockchain ecosystem via digital assets. It seemed like it was heading in this direction given the rising popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which are also pulling in millions of dollars in investment capital from institutional money.
The fund is linked to the Solactive Global Copper Miners v2 Index which selects its constituents from a universe of stocks worldwide that have market capitalizations above $200 million and average daily trading volumes greater than $500,000.
Even before the pandemic, online learning was already a growing industry, but disruptive technology could further enhance the space, translating to gains for the Global X Education ETF (EDUT).
“E-learning platforms have been witnessing an exponential uptake by the education and corporate sectors over the past three to five years,” Global Market Insights adds, noting that $1.6 billion was invested in educational technology in 2019.
“World fertilizer prices continue to soar as tightening supplies send costs up for farmers and consumers across the globe,” reports Elizabeth Elkin for Bloomberg.
This year, the semiconductor industry is one of the epicenters of global supply chain stress, but that’s not hampering chip stocks and the related exchange traded funds.