XT News and Press, iShares Exponential Technologies ETF From 03/17/21

I examined the holdings of the four largest ETFs targeting innovative companies. Five companies were included in the holdings of each of the four ETFs I examined. I provide some ideas worthy of further research that are not held by the popular ARK Innovation ETF. For further...

With a pool of potential non-US technology opportunities that is deeper than the equity benchmarks would suggest, we have continued to find technology opportunities outside the United States. We focus on technology firms that have a clear business concentration to allow us to better u...

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...

XT is a less active alternative to ARK ETFs that also focuses on companies that benefit from technological innovation. XT's broadly diversified and balanced holdings, reasonable valuation metrics, and lower volatility make it a better defensive play for innovation. XT is lower ris...

Launched in March 2015, the iShares Exponential Technologies ETF invests globally in companies across nine technology themes. With a five-year performance history, the fund tracks an obscure index - the Morningstar Exponential Technologies Index - but has outperformed the S&P 500 ...

ARKQ is a robotics and autonomous technologies ETF which has outperformed peers and the S&P 500. ARKQ will do well in the present market's upcycle for tech and the economic recovery, due to its higher concentration risk. The total addressable market reaches all sectors given t...

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 ...

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...

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...