IXN News and Press, iShares Global Tech From 03/16/23

2023-03-16 01:24:00 ET Summary The crisis has broader macroeconomic implications and serves as a potent reminder that the banking system, asset markets, and the broader economy are all intrinsically linked via interest rates. Recession risks have increased because of the likelihoo...

2023-03-09 10:14:00 ET Summary For technology stocks, 2022 marked the worst performance year since the bursting of the dot-com bubble in the early 2000s. We are optimistic in the long-term outlook for technology stocks. As the sector looks to rise from the rubble of 2022, we b...

2023-03-09 02:50:00 ET Summary Rates of change matter, especially for tech companies, and we would expect investors to react favorably to accelerating growth. In healthcare, we continue to find investment opportunities in a difficult macro environment. If the U.S. enters a tra...

2023-03-06 04:33:51 ET Summary CIBR invests in pure-cybersecurity stocks as well as those associated with cybersecurity such as information technology and software. The cybersecurity industry could profit from advancements in technology like cloud computing within the workplace. ...

Summary Fourth-quarter results showed consumers balked at higher prices. Together, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft command roughly three-quarters of the cloud market and we find the soft results for all three to be a potential canary in the coal mine for the economy. We expect the foc...

Summary Outside of a brief period last summer, the Technology sector has seen its relative strength line sit in negative territory for nearly the whole of the past year. While Tech’s relative strength is not as weak as it once was and is closing in on the first positive readings ...

Summary IXN is a highly concentrated ETF that invests in technology stocks in the U.S., East Asia, and Europe. Top holdings Microsoft and Apple currently comprise 37% of total portfolio, making this ETF very growth-oriented. Recent developments and forecasts for the artificial intel...

Summary Artificial Intelligence (AI) has garnered a fair amount of hype over the past two months. However, investors may be focusing on the wrong set of companies. In this report, we focus on two areas that we believe are overlooked and offer outsized opportunities: cybersecurity an...

Summary Loosening Big Tech's labor stronghold may help level the global playing field. We believe many of our international holdings will be able to capitalize on dislocated labor markets. International investing offers the opportunity to access markets with technology innovators wh...

Summary Last week, the Federal Reserve continued to decelerate its rate hikes with a quarter-point hike. Investors have been celebrating that the worst is behind us and the prospects of a soft landing in the economy is the base-case scenario. Despite the perceived Fed pivot, the Fed...