IXN News and Press, iShares Global Tech From 02/11/21

I think we're not alone in being quite amazed by the resilience that the US market has shown following the very violent selloff in February and March. One of our big themes, digital innovation, continues to lead, transforming what I would call the more traditional or, sort of, classic...

With the advent of a series of successful vaccines, global markets can almost afford to be oblivious to virus headlines and instead focus on the medium term when economies have reopened. But, against this backdrop, a big question for investors must be: how quickly can populations be vacci...

The SARS-COV2 pandemic has boosted digitalization of global economies to the forefront of new investing themes. With this comes several central topics such as big data, cloud computing, and cyber-crime. Technological advancement, accelerating access to digital technology, and chan...

Pockets of the market look expensive, or even bubbly. Strong business growth alone does not guarantee strong gains for shareholders. The dot.com bubble has proven that valuation matters - maybe more than many investors believe it does. For further details see: Be Careful...

IXN offers investors the lure of investing in global information technology stocks, not just those from the US. Its cap weighting and exclusion of unprofitable companies limits the impact that its ex-US holdings have on its NAV. This article examines what it holds that is missing ...

I've written about this topic a few times before: Don't Become the Market On a Concentrated Bond Market and, Two Questions on Fixed Income from the Mailbag (the first question only) What happens when a party or parties take on an investment position that is large relative to ...

Introduction The iShares Global Tech ETF ( IXN ) is a market-cap-weighted fund that tracks the S&P Global 1200 Information Technology Sector Index. It has managed to track the index very well over time and has even provided slight outperformance. The ETF charges a fee of 0.46% and invest...

The market is currently near-maximum greed levels. The tech sector is seeing this more so than other sectors, and, in this sector, we are seeing RSI levels similar to those during the dot-com bubble. Optimism in tech is higher than ever in history, with the exception of the peak of the 2000 te...

Introduction Growth and technology stocks have continued to outperform this year. The tech giants like Amazon ( AMZN ), Apple ( AAPL ), and Microsoft ( MSFT ) continue to do well despite a global pandemic. Perhaps technology stocks are more adept to fast-changing environments. It also appear...

By Lei Qiu Tech stocks weren't considered defensive investments in the past. But as the coronavirus crisis reinforces technology's fundamental role in our lives, investors can find sources of risk reduction and growth potential in companies that have become digital utilities enabling globa...