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4.

Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Higher Pre-Bell Friday on Reignited Rate Cut Hopes

2025-11-21 13:57:05 by MT Newswires from MT Newswires

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.5% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.5% higher in Friday's premarket activity as a Federal Reserve official reignites hopes for an interest rate cut.

US stock futures were also higher, with S&P 500 Index futures up 0.4%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advancing 0.6%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 0.2% before the start of regular trading.

New York Fed President John Williams said Friday he sees room for "further adjustment" to interest rates in the near term.

The purchasing managers' index report from S&P Global for November will be released at 9:45 am ET, followed by the final University of Michigan consumer sentiment report for the same month at 10 am ET.

Fed Governor Michael Barr, Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan, and Boston Fed President Susan Collins are also slated to speak on Friday.

In premarket activity, bitcoin was down by 5.5%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 4.2% lower, Ether ETF (EETH) retreated by 3.9%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) fell 4.2%.

Power Play:

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) gained 0.1%, while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) declined by 0.04%, and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) was inactive.

Enviri (NVRI) stock was up more than 35% before the opening bell after the company said it has agreed to sell its Clean Earth unit to Veolia Environnement for $3.04 billion in cash.

Winners and Losers:

Health Care

The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) advanced 0.1%, the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) was up 0.3%, and the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) gained 0.4%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was marginally higher by 0.01%.

AnaptysBio (ANAB) stock was down more than 14% premarket after GSK (GSK) unit Tesaro and AnaptysBio sued each other, alleging breaches in their license agreement for cancer drug Jemperli. GSK stock was 0.8% higher.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gained 0.1%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 0.8% higher, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was down 1.1%. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) declined 0.8%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) was 0.1% higher.

Intuit (INTU) shares were up more than 3% in recent premarket activity after the company reported higher fiscal Q1 results.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was down 0.4%, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) was up by 0.6%.

Frontline (FRO) stock was up more than 2% before Friday's opening bell even after the company posted lower Q3 adjusted earnings and revenue.

Consumer

The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was up 0.4%, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC) gained 0.9%. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was inactive, and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) rose 0.8%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was inactive, while the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) advanced 0.1%.

Toyota Motor (TM) shares were up more than 2% pre-bell after the company's Japanese joint venture in China, GAC Toyota, said it expects an annual production of 770,000 units by the end of the year, adding that China sales approached 640,000 units between January and October.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advanced 0.5%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 2%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.6% lower.

White Mountains Insurance (WTM) shares were up more than 1% pre-bell after the company said Friday it has begun a 'modified Dutch auction' self-tender offer to repurchase up to $300 million of its common shares at prices between $1,850 and $2,050 per share, in cash and without interest.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was down 0.9% at $58.49 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was up 1% at $4.52 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) declined by 0.5%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 0.4% higher.

Gold futures for December advanced by 0.1% to $4,063.60 an ounce on the Comex, and silver futures were down by 2.1% at $49.92 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) retreated by 0.3%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was down 1.9%.

5.

VOO Offers Broad Diversification, While QQQ Boasts Tech-Heavy Growth. Which Is Best for Investors?

2025-11-21 00:20:50 by Katie Brockman, The Motley Fool from Motley Fool

Key Points

VOO charges a much lower expense ratio and delivers a higher dividend yield than QQQ.
QQQ outperformed VOO over the past year and five years, but with deeper drawdowns and higher volatility.
VOO holds over 500 companies and is less concentrated in technology compared to QQQ’s heavy tech tilt.
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The Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ) and the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT:VOO) differ primarily in cost, dividend yield, and exposure, with QQQ leaning into tech and VOO offering broader diversification at a lower fee.

Both QQQ and VOO are widely traded ETFs that track large-cap U.S. stocks, but QQQ focuses on the NASDAQ-100 while VOO mirrors the S&P 500. Investors comparing these two may weigh QQQ’s tech-heavy, growth-oriented profile against VOO’s broader market coverage and lower ongoing costs.

Snapshot (cost & size)

Metric	QQQ	VOO
Issuer	Invesco	Vanguard
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.03%
1-yr return (as of Nov. 20, 2025)	16.21%	10.41%
Dividend yield	0.47%	1.15%
Beta (5Y monthly)	1.10	1.00
AUM	$386 billion	$800 billion

Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500. The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months.

VOO offers a much lower expense ratio than QQQ, and it also delivers a higher dividend yield. This can give VOO an edge among fee-conscious investors looking to grow their dividend income.

Performance & risk comparison

Metric	QQQ	VOO
Max drawdown (5 y)	-35.12%	-24.53%
Growth of $1,000 over 5 years	$2,001	$1,823

What's inside

VOO holds 504 stocks spanning the S&P 500, with a sector mix of 36% technology, 13% financial services, and 11% consumer cyclical. Its largest weights are in Nvidia, Apple and Microsoft, each making up less than 10% of the fund's total assets. The fund's broad diversification may appeal to those seeking exposure across all major U.S. sectors.

QQQ, by contrast, is more concentrated. It contains 101 holdings with a heavier tilt toward technology (64%) and consumer cyclical (18%). Its top three holdings mirror VOO's, but because they make up larger slices of the portfolio, this fund's performance is more sensitive to these giants. Both funds avoid leverage, currency hedges, and other structural quirks.

For more guidance on ETF investing, check out the full guide at this link.

Foolish take

VOO and QQQ both focus on large-cap stocks, but they differ in their diversification and long-term goals.

Because VOO tracks the S&P 500, it's set up to earn average returns with greater stability over time. Although it's still relatively heavily weighted toward the tech industry, it offers broad diversification from industry-leading companies across all sectors of the market.

QQQ, on the other hand, is designed to earn above-average returns with a heavier focus on growth companies. Its more significant tilt toward technology increases risk, but it's also resulted in higher one- and five-year total returns.

Its higher expense ratio could be a sticking point for some investors, as it's more than six times higher than VOO's. For those with very large account balances, this can potentially add up to thousands of dollars in fees over time.

The right investment for you will depend on your wealth-building goals. If you're looking for more stability and broader diversification, VOO's access to the S&P 500 makes it a fantastic long-term choice. For those seeking higher-than-average returns and greater exposure to tech stocks, QQQ may be the best option.

Glossary

ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund; a fund traded on stock exchanges, holding a basket of assets like stocks or bonds.
Expense ratio: The annual fee, as a percentage of assets, that a fund charges its investors.
Dividend yield: The annual dividends paid by a fund or stock, expressed as a percentage of its price.
NASDAQ-100: An index of 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
S&P 500: A stock market index tracking 500 large U.S. companies across various industries.
Beta: A measure of an investment's volatility relative to the overall market, typically the S&P 500.
AUM: Assets Under Management; the total market value of assets a fund manages for investors.
Max drawdown: The largest percentage drop from a fund's peak value to its lowest point over a specific period.
Sector mix: The breakdown of a fund's investments across different industries or sectors.
Track record: The historical performance and longevity of a fund since its inception.
Leverage: The use of borrowed money to increase potential investment returns, often increasing risk.

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VOO Offers Broad Diversification, While QQQ Boasts Tech-Heavy Growth. Which Is Best for Investors? was originally published by The Motley Fool

6.

TQQQ Delivers Larger Gains Than SSO, but It Comes With Increased Risk and Volatility

2025-11-20 23:43:48 by Katie Brockman, The Motley Fool from Motley Fool

Key Points

TQQQ delivers a much higher 1-year return but comes with significantly deeper drawdowns and increased volatility.
SSO offers lower fees and tracks the broader S&P 500, while TQQQ is concentrated in tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 names.
Both ETFs use daily leverage resets, amplifying both potential gains and risks for short-term traders.
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The ProShares - UltraPro QQQ ETF (NASDAQ:TQQQ) stands out for its aggressive 3x leverage and tech focus, while the ProShares - Ultra S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT:SSO) applies 2x leverage to the S&P 500 with lower fees and broader sector coverage.

Both funds are designed for tactical traders seeking amplified exposure to major U.S. equity indexes. SSO tracks the S&P 500, appealing to those wanting broad market exposure, while TQQQ targets the Nasdaq-100, making it a favorite for those chasing outsized tech-driven moves.

Snapshot (cost & size)

Metric	SSO	TQQQ
Issuer	ProShares	ProShares
Expense ratio	0.87%	0.82%
1-yr return (as of Nov. 20, 2025)	12.74%	19.70%
Dividend yield	0.72%	0.76%
Beta (5Y monthly)	2.02	3.36
AUM	$7.1 billion	$27.5 billion

Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500. The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months.

TQQQ charges a slightly lower expense ratio, and it also offers a marginally higher dividend yield. The cost gap may matter for longer holding periods, though both funds are typically used for short-term trades.

Performance & risk comparison

Metric	SSO	TQQQ
Max drawdown (5 y)	-46.73%	-81.65%
Growth of $1,000 over 5 years	$788	$1,168

What's inside

TQQQ amplifies exposure to the Nasdaq-100, resulting in a portfolio that is 54% allocated to technology, 17% to communication services, and 13% to consumer cyclical.

With 101 holdings, its top allocations include Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft. The daily leverage reset is a key quirk, making TQQQ especially sensitive to volatility and best suited for short holding periods.

SSO, in contrast, tracks the S&P 500 with 2x leverage, spreading risk across 503 holdings. Compared to TQQQ, it's less tilted toward technology at 35%, with other allocations toward financials at 14% and consumer cyclical at 11%.

Its top positions -- Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft -- mirror the index but with slightly less tech concentration than TQQQ. Both funds’ leverage resets daily, which can erode returns in volatile, sideways markets.

For more guidance on ETF investing, check out the full guide at this link.

Foolish take

Leveraged ETFs like TQQQ and SSO can experience enormous returns when their underlying indexes are thriving, but that leverage can also result in significant drawdowns during periods of volatility.

Between these two funds, SSO is the less risky. With only 2x leverage compared to TQQQ's 3x leverage, you may see lower earnings -- as evidenced by its diminished one- and five-year total returns. However, with a lower beta and significantly less severe max drawdown, SSO has experienced far less price volatility than TQQQ.

Both of these funds perform best as short-term investment vehicles for experienced traders, as holding leveraged ETFs for more than a few days increases the risk of volatility.

Glossary

Leverage: The use of borrowed funds or derivatives to amplify the returns of an investment.
Expense ratio: The annual fee, as a percentage of assets, that a fund charges to cover operating costs.
Nasdaq-100: An index of 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
S&P 500: A stock market index tracking 500 large U.S. companies across various sectors.
Beta: A measure of an investment's volatility compared to the overall market, typically the S&P 500.
AUM (Assets Under Management): The total market value of assets that a fund manages on behalf of investors.
Max drawdown: The largest observed loss from a fund's peak value to its lowest point over a specified period.
Dividend yield: The annual dividend income expressed as a percentage of the investment's price.
Swaps: Financial contracts where two parties exchange cash flows or returns, often used by funds to achieve leverage.
Derivatives: Financial instruments whose value is based on the price of underlying assets, such as stocks or indexes.
Daily leverage reset: The process by which leveraged funds adjust their exposure each day to maintain a set leverage ratio.
Growth of $1,000 over 5 years: The total value a $1,000 investment would reach after five years, including all gains and losses.

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7.

Exchange-Traded Funds, US Equities Fall After Midday

2025-11-20 18:11:15 by MT Newswires from MT Newswires

Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were lower. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was down 1.4%.

US equity indexes fell in midday trading Thursday, giving up all gains following a blockbuster earnings report from Nvidia (NVDA) overnight.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each lost about 0.6%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) lost 2%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also moved lower.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was down 2%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) lost 2.8%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) slipped 0.7%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) fell 1.1%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), rose 1.1%.

Commodities

Crude oil was 0.8% lower, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) shed 0.7%. Natural gas eased 0.2%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) dipped 0.3%.

Gold on Comex shed 0.8%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) slipped 0.5%. Silver dipped 1.6%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) declined 1.6%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) gained 0.6%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were mixed, with the latter easing 0.1%.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) shed 0.9%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 0.1%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) fell 0.7%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) lost 0.7%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were edging lower; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) gained 0.2%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) dipped 0.9%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were also in the red.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 2.6%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) lost 2.5%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) dropped 3.6%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was 3.4% lower.

8.

MoneyMasters Podcast 11-20-25- eToro's McCormick on Social Investing, AI, Crypto

2025-11-20 16:30:00 by MoneyShow

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9.

Could This Be One of the Smartest ETFs to Buy Right Now?

2025-11-20 13:30:00 by Neil Patel, The Motley Fool from Motley Fool

Key Points

This booming ETF provides adequate exposure to companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence.
In the past decade, the fund has generated an almost sixfold total return.
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There are numerous exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to choose from, all of which can provide access to different themes, industries, and asset classes. This strategy is a good choice for those who want to passively manage their investments, as opposed to actively selecting single stocks. It can certainly lead to a favorable outcome.

With the market taking a breather recently, here's one of the smartest ETFs to buy right now.

ETF written in wooden blocks with magnifying glass sitting on top. — Image source: Getty Images.

How investors can gain exposure to dominant tech companies

The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) is a great choice for long-term investors looking to add exposure to tech businesses in their portfolios. The "Magnificent Seven" stocks combined represent 45% of the entire asset base. Moreover, investors will have access to companies that are leading the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.

This ETF has tremendous potential. And that can lead to robust returns over the next five years and beyond.

This is a buy-the-dip opportunity

As of Nov. 18, the QQQ Trust was trading 6% below its peak, which was established in late October. Investors should take advantage and buy the dip.

In the past decade, this booming ETF has posted a total return of 484%. While historical returns aren't guaranteed to repeat, the Invesco QQQ Trust will continue to benefit from the success of some of the most disruptive and innovative businesses out there.

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10.

Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Higher Pre-Bell Thursday Ahead of Jobs Data

2025-11-20 13:29:12 by MT Newswires from MT Newswires

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 1.4% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 1.8% higher in Thursday's premarket activity, ahead of the much-awaited jobs data.

US stock futures were also higher, with S&P 500 Index futures up 1.2%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advancing 0.6%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 1.7% before the start of regular trading.

The delayed September US Jobs Report will be released at 8:30 am ET, along with the weekly jobless claims data and Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics will not publish an October employment report, the agency said Wednesday.

The existing home sales report for October will be posted at 10 am ET, followed by the EIA Natural Gas Report at 10:30 am ET.

The Fed Balance Sheet posts at 4:30 pm ET.

Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack and Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee are slated to speak on Thursday.

In premarket activity, bitcoin was up by 2.6%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 2.4% higher, Ether ETF (EETH) advanced by 2.5%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was 1.1% higher.

Power Play:

Consumer

The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was down 0.3%, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC) was 0.1% lower. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was inactive, while the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) gained 0.9%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) were inactive.

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) shares were down more than 14% pre-bell after the company reported lower fiscal Q3 adjusted earnings and net sales.

Winners and Losers:

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advanced 0.3%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 1.3%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 1.2% lower.

Cipher Mining (CIFR) shares were up more than 9% pre-bell, and IREN (IREN) rose more than 8% as high-performance computing stocks rose after Nvidia's Q3 financial results beat expectations.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) advanced 0.4% while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) were inactive.

Cadeler (CDLR) stock was up more than 5% before the opening bell after the company reported higher nine-month earnings and revenue.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) advanced 2%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 1.7% higher, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was up 1.8%. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) rose 2.8%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) gained by 2.5%.

Nvidia (NVDA) shares were up more than 4% in recent premarket activity after the company beat Q3 adjusted earnings and revenue estimates.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was inactive, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) was up by 0.5%.

LandBridge (LB) stock was up nearly 2% before Thursday's opening bell after the company's DBR Land unit priced $500 million of 6.25% senior notes due 2030.

Health Care

The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) advanced 0.2%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) gained 0.1%, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) was inactive. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.4%.

Novartis (NVS) stock was down more than 1% premarket after the company said it has rolled forward its mid-term sales outlook to 2025-2030 with a sales compound annual growth rate of more than 5% to 6%.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up nearly 1% at $60.03 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was down 0.4% at $4.53 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) gained nearly 1%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 0.5% lower.

Gold futures for December declined by 0.2% to reach $4,075.50 an ounce on the Comex, and silver futures were marginally lower by 0.01% at $51.50 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) retreated by 0.04%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was down 0.2%.

11.

AI and HPC Bitcoin Miners Surge Pre Market Following Stellar NVIDIA Earnings

2025-11-20 12:13:30 by James Van Straten from CoinDesk

After NVIDIA (NVDA) beat Q3 earnings and issued a strong Q4 outlook, artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) related stocks have surged in pre-market trading.

The beat in expectations helped calm recent market jitters sparked by U.S. jobs data delays, fading rate cut expectations, and a 30% pullback in bitcoin from its record high.

AI/HPC bitcoin miners have been the biggest beneficiaries of the stellar earnings beat.

IREN (IREN) is up more than 8% at about $50, Cipher Mining (CIFR) is up 11% at over $16, and Hive Digital (HIVE) is up more than 6% at $3.28. Broader tech has also bounced, with Invesco QQQ up over 1.5% at $610 and NVIDIA (NVDA) up more than 5%. The strength in tech is supporting the DXY Index, which is back above 100 for the first time since Nov. 5.

NAKA Q3 Earnings

In addition, Kindly MD (NAKA) reported Q3 earnings after initially delaying results. The company posted $0.4 million in revenue for its medical business, down from $0.6 million in Q3 2024.

NAKA recorded an $86 million net loss in Q3 2025, driven by non-cash charges from the Nakamoto merger and unrealized bitcoin losses.

As of Sept. 30, NAKA reported $24,185 in cash on hand and holds 5,765 BTC at an average price of $118,204.

The company has deployed 367 BTC for investments including in Metaplanet (3350), leaving 5,398 BTC in treasury as of Nov. 12; it also carries $203 million in convertible notes. NAKA is trading at 0.916 times mNAV, with shares at $0.54, little changed in pre-market.

12.

Nvidia Earnings Send Stocks Higher

2025-11-19 21:58:57 by Liz Moyer from Barrons.com

Exchange traded funds tracking the tech sector and the S&P 500 and select tech stocks were rising in after-hours trading after Nvidia's earnings. The Invesco QQQ fund was up 1%, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF was up 0.

13.

The Clear Winner for Building Long Term Wealth, QQQ or VTI?

2025-11-19 21:00:54 by 247staff from 24/7 Wall St.

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In most years, especially in strong up years, the Nasdaq 100 has stood taller than the S&P 500, driven largely by the tech sector’s outsized gains. Invesco’s Q3 update shows QQQ with a NAV gain of 8.94 percent in Q3 2025, edging out the S&P 500’s 8.12 percent. Still, outperformance on the way up does not guarantee the same result going forward, particularly if tech shifts from boom to sudden slowdown.

In this piece, we will look at whether investors should lean toward the tech heavier and recently higher returning Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ), which tracks the Nasdaq 100, or the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI), a broader fund that captures the entire U.S. equity market and serves as a popular alternative to the S&P 500.

This post was updated on October 27, 2025 to clarify the QQQ fee cut pending proposal, as well as to provide up-to-date valuation numbers.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ)

There is no question that far more artificial intelligence hype is baked into the tech heavy QQQ compared with the S&P 500 or broader total market index funds. A higher valuation multiple can be justified if the massive AI related capex of mega cap tech leads to strong returns in the coming years. Even so, investors should remember that they can benefit from the AI wave through broader market exposure as well.

Many traditional companies outside the tech sector are now operating with a tech mindset. A good number have hired significant technical talent as they look to integrate AI into their operations. In many cases, these non tech firms do not yet carry an AI premium in their share prices. If their AI strategies begin to show meaningful results, they could experience multiple expansion and even outperform expectations in the near term.

At the time of writing, QQQ trades at a price to earnings ratio of about 34.6, making it roughly 30 percent more expensive than VTI. By comparison, VTI sits at a more reasonable, though still elevated, 28 times earnings. The premium baked into QQQ also exposes investors to sharper downside risk. The 2022 sell off was a clear example of how quickly high multiple tech stocks can fall. That risk grows if the market becomes less willing to pay for AI exposure, or if a powerful low cost model like DeepSeek emerges unexpectedly and disrupts the current group of AI leaders.

I still view QQQ as a strong collection of innovative companies that should thrive over the next decade as they capitalize on AI and whatever breakthrough technology follows. Quantum computing is a leading contender in that regard. Even so, I do not believe QQQ should serve as the foundation of a portfolio. It works best as a complement within a diversified and broad based investment mix.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)

The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF is likely the better choice for investors who want steady long term growth without putting themselves directly in harm’s way if an AI bubble forms and eventually bursts. DeepWater Asset Management’s Gene Munster is a committed AI bull, yet even he admits the boom will probably end in a bubble. He has suggested that a significant shakeout could arrive within two to three years.

Munster currently views 2027 as the year when many AI focused stocks could take a meaningful hit. If that scenario plays out, VTI may feel the impact far less than QQQ. The fund still has meaningful exposure to tech companies with heavy AI spending, so it would not be immune, but the shockwaves would likely be more muted given its broader and more balanced composition.

The bottom line is simple. Investors should not expect QQQ or other Nasdaq 100 based ETFs to outperform the S&P 500 indefinitely. If history rhymes and the AI frenzy ends as the internet boom once did, more cautious investors may find greater comfort in owning VTI. DeepSeek’s recent AI breakthrough only underscores the idea that tech giants will need to adapt quickly or risk losing Wall Street’s confidence.

For most investors, I believe VTI is the better choice as the core of a portfolio. It is more diversified, holding thousands of companies, and it is cheaper with a 0.03 percent expense ratio compared with 0.20 percent for QQQ. That figure for QQQ is expected to decrease to 0.18 percent pending shareholder approval in late October 2025. Even so, adding a modest slice of QQQ can make sense for younger investors who are comfortable paying a premium for added exposure to the AI theme. A practical blend might be a VTI heavy portfolio with a ten to twenty percent allocation to QQQ.

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Exchange-Traded Funds Rise as US Equities Trade Mixed After Midday

2025-11-19 18:16:16 by MT Newswires from MT Newswires

Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.4%.

US equity indexes traded mixed as selective buying in big-tech names such as Nvidia (NVDA), which will report its quarterly results after the bell, helped lift communication services and technology.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each lost about 1.1%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 0.5%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also moved ahead.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was up 0.8%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) added 0.9%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) slipped 0.8%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) lost 0.3%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), rose 0.3%.

Commodities

Crude oil was 2.3% lower, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) shed 2.5%. Natural gas gained 4.7%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) climbed 3.3%.

Gold on Comex added 0.3%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was up 0.3%. Silver dipped 0.2%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) added 0.3%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) declined 0.7%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were in the red.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) shed 0.2%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was down 0.6%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) fell 0.6%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) lost 0.1%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were edging lower; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) dropped 0.8%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) gained 0.4%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were also rising.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 4.6%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) lost 3.6%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) dropped 6.8%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was 4.6% lower.

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Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Higher Pre-Bell Wednesday Ahead of Nvidia Earnings, Fed Meeting Minutes

2025-11-19 13:29:02 by MT Newswires from MT Newswires

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.4% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.6% higher in Wednesday's premarket activity, ahead of Nvidia's (NVDA) earnings report and the release of the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes.

US stock futures were also higher, with S&P 500 Index futures up 0.4%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advancing 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 0.4% before the start of regular trading.

US mortgage applications dropped 5.2% in the week ended Nov. 14 as rising rates pushed refinancing down 7% and purchase activity 2%, Mortgage Bankers Association data showed Wednesday.

October's housing starts and permits report will be released at 8:30 am ET.

The Atlanta Fed Business Inflation Expectations bulletin for November posts at 10 am ET, followed by the weekly EIA petroleum status report at 10:30 am ET.

Minutes of the Federal Reserve's Oct. 28-29 policy-making session will be released at 2 pm ET.

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran and New York President John Williams are slated to speak on Wednesday.

In premarket activity, bitcoin was down by 1.5%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 1.5% lower, Ether ETF (EETH) retreated by 1.2%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) declined by 0.5%.

Power Play:

Health Care

The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) advanced 0.1%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) was flat, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) gained 0.5%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.3%.

Agios Pharmaceuticals (AGIO) stock was down more than 42% premarket after the company said that its potential sickle cell disease treatment mitapivat failed to meet one of two primary endpoints in a 52-week phase 3 clinical trial.

Winners and Losers:

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) advanced 0.1%, while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) were inactive.

Plug Power (PLUG) stock was down more than 19% before the opening bell after the company said it has priced a private offering of $375 million principal amount of 6.75% convertible senior notes due 2033 at 95% of par value.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gained 0.5%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 0.1% higher, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was up 0.3%. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was inactive, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rose by 0.6%.

Wix.com (WIX) shares were down more than 8% in recent premarket activity. The company posted higher Q3 adjusted earnings and revenue, but reported a GAAP-based net loss.

Consumer

The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was marginally down by 0.03%, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC) was flat. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was inactive, and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) gained 0.7%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) were inactive.

Lowe's (LOW) shares were up more than 6% pre-bell after the company posted higher fiscal Q3 adjusted earnings and revenue.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advanced 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.8%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.7% lower.

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) shares were up more than 1% pre-bell after The Wall Street Journal reported that the company is targeting $10 billion in equity for a new fund aimed at investing in infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was inactive, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) was down by 0.9%.

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock was down more than 1% before Wednesday's opening bell after Piper Sandler and Citigroup cut their price targets on the company.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was down 2.4% at $59.29 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was up nearly 2% at $4.46 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) fell by 2.9%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 2.2% higher.

Gold futures for December gained 1.2% to reach $4,116.90 an ounce on the Comex, and silver futures were up 3.1% to $52.71 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) advanced by 1%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 2.6% higher.

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If You'd Invested $1,000 in the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF 5 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today

2025-11-19 12:10:00 by Neil Patel, The Motley Fool from Motley Fool

Key Points

The Invesco QQQ Trust ETF has outperformed the S&P 500 in recent years.
Tech giants like Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft have driven this exchange-traded fund higher.
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The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) is a very popular exchange-traded fund (ETF) that gives investors more concentrated exposure to a specific segment of the stock market. As a fund that tracks the performance of the Nasdaq-100 index, it contains the 100 largest non-financial businesses that trade on the Nasdaq exchange. And its performance has been superb.

If you'd invested $1,000 in the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF five years ago and held on since then, here's how much your position would be worth today.

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Investors should have no complaints

Since November 2020, the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF has produced a total return of 114% (as of Nov. 17). A $1,000 investment made back then would be worth more than $2,100 today. Investors should be very pleased with this result. It comes up ahead of the S&P 500, which had a total return of about 100%.

The Invesco QQQ Trust ETF provides a greater level of exposure to some of the world's leading technology companies. Its top three positions are Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft, all of which dominate in their respective industries. They've all seen their share prices soar in the past five years.

What's more, prominent businesses in the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF are working on artificial intelligence (AI) projects. Investors who are bullish on the long-term potential of this revolutionary technology should find this ETF to be an appealing portfolio addition.

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17.

AI Stocks- Does Burry's Hyperscaler Depreciation Thesis Hold Water

2025-11-19 05:01:00 by MoneyShow

Michael Burry, the man behind the “Big Short” during the Great Financial Crisis, is shorting the AI trade because he notes that hyperscalers have been depreciating their GPU chip investments over more than three years. We side with the hyperscalers rather than Burry, notes Ed Yardeni, editor of Yardeni QuickTakes.

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He thinks that they should be doing it for under three years. That is a reasonable concern given that the forward earnings of the S&P 500 Index (^SPX) have been led higher since the start of the Roaring 2020s by the Information Technology sector.

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But the depreciation of GPU chips by hyperscalers like Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Meta Platforms Inc. (META), and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is a complex and current topic in financial accounting, with significant debate over the appropriate lifespan. Hyperscalers are stretching GPU depreciation schedules, a move that lowers expenses and boosts reported earnings. Critics argue that this is aggressive accounting since GPUs often become obsolete faster.

But hyperscalers justify the longer depreciation schedule by arguing for a value cascade model. They contend that older generation GPUs, once replaced in top-tier training jobs, are simply cascaded down. In other words, they power less-computationally intense, but high-volume, inference (running the model) or other tasks.

That lets them still generate significant economic value for years. They also cite continuous software and data center operational improvements that extend the hardware’s life and efficiency.

If depreciation schedules don’t align with real-world replacement cycles, companies may be overstating their profitability and underestimating the capital-intensive nature of AI infrastructure. That would increase the chances that the AI boom is turning into an AI bubble that may be about to burst.

But data centers existed before AI caught on in late-2022 when ChatGPT was first introduced. During 2021, there were as many as 4,000 of them in the US as a result of the rapidly increasing demand for cloud computing. Many are still operating with their original chips.

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Exchange-Traded Funds Mixed as US Equities Drop After Midday

2025-11-18 18:20:06 by MT Newswires from MT Newswires

Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM rose, and IVV fell. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was down 0.4%.

US equity indexes fell in midday trading on Tuesday amid declines in high-growth and cyclical sectors as relatively weak economic data preceded tech-bellwether Nvidia's (NVDA) upcoming quarterly results..

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each added 0.9%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) shed 0.8%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also declined.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was down 0.6%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) fell 1%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) added 0.5%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) gained 1.4%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), fell 1.4%.

Commodities

Crude oil was 1% higher, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) added 1.6%. Natural gas dropped 0.7%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) lost 0.1%.

Gold on Comex fell 0.1%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) rose 0.7%. Silver dipped 0.2%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was up 1.3%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) rose 0.6%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were also higher.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) shed 1.2%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was down 1.6%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) rose 0.4%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) gained 0.6%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were edging higher; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.7%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) lost 0.1%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were also falling.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 0.8%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) gained 2%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) rose 5.1%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was 2.3% higher.

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US Equity Indexes Drop Amid Declines in Big-Tech, Cyclicals

2025-11-18 17:18:41 by MT Newswires from MT Newswires

US equity indexes fell in midday trading Tuesday amid declines in high-growth and cyclical sectors as relatively weak economic data preceded tech-bellwether Nvidia's (NVDA) upcoming quarterly results.

The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.9% to 22,497.1, with the S&P 500 down 0.6% to 6,632.4 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.9% lower at 46,205.8.

Consumer discretionary and technology led the laggards, which also included cyclicals such as industrials and energy.

All Magnificent-7 stocks retreated. The Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (AIQ), with net assets of $5.98 billion and investments in firms related to AI, dropped 1.6%, the lowest since late September. The $386 billion Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), a tech-heavy exchange-traded fund offering exposure to Magnificent-7 across technology and communication services sectors, dropped 2.3%, the weakest since mid-October.

In economic news, new orders for US factory goods, excluding a 7.9% increase in transportation orders, rose 0.1% after a 0.5% gain in July. Factory shipments fell 0.1%, while unfilled orders rose 0.6%.

The National Association of Home Builders' monthly housing market index climbed to 38 in November from 37 in October, compared with expectations for no change in a survey compiled by Bloomberg. The index was still below the 46 print a year earlier.

"While lower mortgage rates are a positive development for affordability conditions, many buyers remain hesitant because of the recent record-long government shutdown and concerns over job security and inflation," said NAHB Chairman Buddy Hughes. "More builders are using incentives to get deals closed, including lowering prices, but many potential buyers still remain on the fence."

Most Treasury yields fell, with the two-year down 2.3 basis points to 3.59% and the 10-year lower by one basis point to 4.12%.

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Hedge Funds Are Loading Up on These 3 ETFs

2025-11-18 17:05:34 by Vandita Jadeja from 24/7 Wall St.

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Quick Read

Hedge funds increased positions in SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) during Q3 with exposure to 500 large-cap U.S. stocks.
SPY has gained 14% in 2025 with 35% of its portfolio invested in technology stocks.
Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) attracted hedge fund buying with 64% tech sector exposure and 18% year-to-date gains.
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Hedge funds are always buying and selling stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and while it might not always be a great idea to replicate their moves, it doesn’t hurt to keep a watch on what they’re eyeing. Despite the recent volatility, hedge funds have made several buy and sell transactions in the third quarter, and they’re loading up on SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY), Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) and Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM).

Whether you’ve allotted a large amount to stocks and are looking to rotate some of it into more defensive assets or are simply looking to diversify your portfolio, it isn’t a bad idea to take a look at these ETFs.

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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

A favorite of many hedge funds, SPDR S&P 500 ETF attracts investors each quarter. In Q3, several notable investors bought the ETF, which holds about 500 large-cap U.S. stocks. It tracks the S&P 500 index and has an expense ratio of 0.09%.

The fund has a yield of 1.04% and invests heavily in the technology sector (35.35%), followed by financials (13.07%) and consumer discretionary (10.24%). It holds the Magnificent Seven, such as Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla. The top 10 holdings form 46% of the portfolio. SPY has gained 14% in 2025 and 89% in five years.

The ETF has generated cumulative returns of 21.37% in a year and 22.51% in 3 years.

Tudor Investment Corp, run by Paul Tudor Jones, increased its position in SPY by 4.13% in the quarter.
Farallon Capital Management, run by billionaire Tom Steyer, increased its position in the quarter by 9.27%.
Point72 Asset Management increased its stake by 3.3% in the quarter, taking the total investment in SPY to 5.89%.

SPY offers ultimate portfolio diversification and is the best way to invest in the largest U.S. companies. It has an average annual rate of return of about 10%.

Invesco QQQ Trust

The Invesco QQQ Trust offers exposure to the largest U.S. companies and is tech-focused. The fund invests in growth stocks and tracks the Nasdaq 100 index. It holds 100 stocks and has generated a cumulative 10-year return of 500%. About 64% of QQQ’s portfolio is invested in the technology sector, followed by consumer discretionary (18.29%) and healthcare (4.21%).

Driven by the recent rally in tech stocks, QQQ has shown significant upside and gained 18% in the year. The ETF has a yield of 0.47% and an expense ratio of 0.20%. Its largest positions are in Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft. The top 10 holdings form 53% of the portfolio and are the largest U.S. tech companies.

Hedge funds increased their stake in the ETF during the third quarter.

Point72 Asset Management increased its stake by 1.56% in the quarter.
Citadel Advisors increased its stake in the ETF by 0.59%, taking the total portfolio holding to 4.04%.
Elliott Investment Management increased its stake by 3.3%, taking the total stake to 5.28%.

QQQ has generated a cumulative 1-year return of 30.65% and a 3-year return of 130%. It has an ideal fund for those seeking exposure to the biggest tech companies at low cost and with little risk.

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Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF

The Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF is a dividend ETF that tracks the performance of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index. The passively managed fund invests in stocks that have a high yield and holds over 500 stocks. Several hedge funds have bought VYM in the third quarter.

Cornerstone Planning Group bought 525,740 shares in the quarter.
Act Wealth Management LLC added 11,404 shares, increasing its stake by 4.51%.
Payne Capital LLC opened a new position in VYM with 41,991 shares.

The passively managed fund has a yield of 2.47% and an expense ratio of 0.06%. It invests heavily in the financial sector (21.10%), followed by technology (14.10%) and industrials (13.50%). The top 10 holdings of the fund include Broadcom, Exxon Mobil, Johnson & Johnson, Home Depot, Procter & Gamble, and Walmart. These are industry stalwarts with many years of dividend increases and the ability to sustain them.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund has gained 9.41% this year and is exchanging hands for $139.54. While you might not be able to outperform the S&P 500 with this ETF, it is a great way to build passive income at low cost. The fund has generated a cumulative 3-year return of 44.38%, and a 5-year return of 105.33%.

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2 ETFs That Are Good Bets to Beat the S&P 500 in 2026

2025-11-18 14:45:00 by Geoffrey Seiler, The Motley Fool from Motley Fool

Key Points

The S&P 500 has been a tough index to beat historically, but some have proven able to do so.
The Invesco QQQ Trust has consistently outperformed and could be poised to do so again in 2026.
The Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF could also again outperform next year.
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The S&P 500 index is widely considered to be the benchmark for the entire U.S. stock market. The index holds the stocks of about 500 of the largest companies in the U.S. and is diversified across sectors.

It is a market capitalization (market cap)-weighted index, which means that the larger a company is by market cap (its share price multiplied by its shares outstanding), the larger the percentage of the index it becomes. As such, how the stock of a large company like Nvidia performs is going to impact the index's performance much more than a smaller company.

This Darwinian mechanism of survival of the fittest has propelled the S&P 500 to strong returns over the years, with the index producing an average annual return of over 14.6% the past 10 years. Meanwhile, only about 14% of actively managed funds have been able to top the S&P 500 over this period.

However, I do think there are two index exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are good bets to outperform the S&P 500 next year.

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The Invesco QQQ Trust

Growth stocks have nicely outperformed value stocks over the past decade, and with artificial intelligence (AI) looking like it is still in its early stages, I think there is a good chance that this trend will continue. That's why the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) is a good bet to outperform the S&P 500 in 2026.

The ETF mimics the performance of the Nasdaq 100 index, which consists of the 100 largest nonfinancial companies that trade on the Nasdaq exchange. The Nasdaq has long been home to most top tech stocks, and as such, it is largely made up of companies from the sector (more than 64%) and other growth stocks.

Like the S&P 500, the Nasdaq 100 is a market-cap weighted index, and so, with an investment in the ETF, investors are getting a heavy dose of top tech stocks, like Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon.

The ETF has also easily outperformed the S&P 500 over the past decade, with an average annual return of 19.6%. Even more impressive is that on a rolling 12-month basis, it's performed better than the benchmark index nearly 88% of the time. That shows that its outperformance isn't just coming from one or two big years, but that it's been consistent.

With megacap growth stocks looking like they could lead the market higher again in 2026, the Invesco QQQ Trust is an ETF to own.

The Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF

AI has been the market's biggest driver over the past two years, and with the AI boom looking poised to continue, the Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (NASDAQ: AIQ) is a strong option to outperform the S&P once again in 2026.

The ETF tracks the Indxx Artificial Intelligence & Big Data index, a custom index made up of about 85 companies that are poised to benefit from AI. The index selects 60 companies from around the world that have developed AI for their own use or that of customers, while it picks another 25 AI hardware or quantum computing stocks.

One of the nice things about the ETF is that it takes a global approach, so international AI companies, such as Alibaba Group and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, that often get left out of other index ETFs are not only included, but among its top holdings. Overall, nearly 70% of its holdings are in U.S. companies, with the rest from international markets.

The ETF has been a strong performer recently, up an average of 37.4% over the past three years and nearly 33% this year, as of the end of September. If AI continues to power the market higher again next year, the Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF should once again outperform.

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22.

Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Lower Pre-Bell Tuesday as Investors Await Clues on Fed's Interest Rate Cut

2025-11-18 13:49:08 by MT Newswires from MT Newswires

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.6% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.8% lower in Tuesday's premarket activity as investors still await clues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut this year, while Nvidia (NVDA) earnings are on the horizon.

US stock futures were also lower, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.5%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 0.7%, and Nasdaq futures falling 0.6% before the start of regular trading.

The industrial production report for October is due at 9:15 am ET.

The housing market index for November and the Q3 e-commerce retail sales report are due at 10 am ET.

US Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr speaks at 10:30 am ET on bank supervision at the Kogod School of Business Alan Meltzer Speaker Series, Washington, D.C.

Federal Reserve Richmond President Thomas Barkin also speaks at 11 am ET at the Top of Virginia Economic Summit in Winchester, Virginia.

In premarket action, bitcoin was down by 0.5%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) fell by 0.4%, Ether ETF (EETH) was up 2.1%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was inactive.

Power Play:

Health Care

The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) advanced 0.2%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) was flat, and the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) gained 0.3%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 0.2% lower.

Can-Fite BioPharma (CANF) shares were up 37% in recent Tuesday premarket activity, after the company said that an advanced liver cancer participant treated with Namodenoson has reached an overall survival of nine years to date with complete response to treatment.

Winners and Losers:

Consumer

The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP), the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC), and the iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) were all flat. The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) lost 0.5%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was down 0.3% and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) was 0.7% lower.

Amer Sports (AS) stock was up 8.6% before Tuesday's opening bell, after the company reported higher Q3 adjusted earnings and revenue, in addition to lifting its 2025 adjusted EPS guidance.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) retreated 0.4%, while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) was flat. The iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) was 0.5% higher.

Tutor Perini (TPC) stock was 2.2% higher pre-bell Tuesday, after the construction company said its board approved a $200 million stock buyback plan.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) retreated 0.8%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 0.6% lower, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was down 0.3%. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) fell 0.4%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) was down by 1.3%.

Amazon.com (AMZN) stock was 2.1% lower before the opening bell on Tuesday, after the European Commission said the e-commerce giant's cloud services are the target of three EC investigations over the possibility that they are violating antitrust rules.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was inactive, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) was 0.1% lower.

TotalEnergies (TTE) shares were down 1.3% before the Tuesday opening bell, after the energy giant said it will challenge a French Competition Authority decision that fined the group over how it supplies petroleum products in Corsica.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) retreated 0.5%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was down 0.9%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.9% higher.

Klarna (KLAR) shares were up 1.1% before the bell Tuesday, after the company posted a higher Q3 total revenue. Separately, the company said investment funds managed by Elliott Investment Management have agreed to buy its US Fair Financing loans.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil gained 0.1% to reach $59.90 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was down 1.7% at $4.29 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) advanced by 0.2%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 0.3% lower.

Gold futures for December fell by 0.9% to $4,037.30 an ounce on the Comex, and silver futures were down 1.5% at $49.94 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) retreated by 0.1%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 0.2% higher.

23.

Tech Slumps Before NVIDIA Earnings: Any ETF Winners in Tech Space?

2025-11-18 12:00:00 by Sanghamitra Saha from Zacks

The Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.84% on Nov. 17, 2025, as major technology names came under pressure. Artificial intelligence (AI) behemoth NVIDIA NVDA slid about 2%. NVIDIA is likely to report on Nov. 19, 2025, after market close.

Note that bubble concerns in AI stocks have been interrupting the market momentum for quite some time now. Alphabet shares, however, rose about 3% on Nov. 17, thanks to news that Berkshire Hathaway has taken a stake (read: Is Alphabet Berkshire's New "Mag-7" Favorite? ETFs in Focus).

NVIDIA’s Massive Order Book in Focus

NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen Huang recently revealed that the company has “half a trillion dollars” in business booked for 2025 and 2026, causing high expectations for strong long-term growth, as quoted on CNBC. Several analysts warn that any hint of cooling demand could hit the stock hard and cause ripples in the other areas of the tech space.

NVDA has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). NVDA has an Earnings ESP of +3.17% at the moment, suggesting that analysts have grown bullish on its near-term earnings potential. When you combine this positive Earnings ESP with the stock's Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), it shows that another beat is possibly around the corner.

Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven.

Could a Year-End Rally in AI Stocks Still Happen?

Despite the tech sell-off driven by valuation worries and heavy capex spending, some strategists believe that markets could still rally into December. Canaccord Genuity’s Michael Graham said he sees a likely year-end rally, though there will be a mix of bullish and bearish indicators, as quoted on CNBC.

HSBC’s Max Kettner echoed that sentiment, saying that the chance of a year-end melt-up in equities is far greater than fears of an AI bubble bursting, as mentioned in the above-mentioned CNBC article.

Mixed Expectations on December Rate Cut

Fed officials delivered differing messages regarding the December Fed rate cut. Governor Christopher Waller said he is watching a labor market that has shown “months of weakening,” as mentioned on the above-said CNBC article. A focus on a weakening labor market could lead him to vote for a December rate cut.

On the other hand, Vice Chair Philip Jefferson emphasized the need to “proceed slowly” (as quoted on CNBC), pointing to the uncertainty around a December rate decision. Overall, we expect the chances of low rates to be in place in the coming days. If we do not see a December rate cut, U.S. monetary policy will likely be eased in the subsequent meetings. Such a low-rate pattern would be great for growth sectors like technology.

Undervalued High-Momentum Tech ETFs in Focus

Against this backdrop, we highlight a few technology-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that have a P/E (36 months) less than 35X and positive past-month and past-week price gains. Note that the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 ETF Invesco QQQ Trust QQQ has a P/E of 34.04X. QQQ has lost 2.7% over the past week and 1.3% over the past month.

Invesco Next Gen Connectivity ETF KNCT – P/E: 24.04X; One-month price gain: Up 3.7%; One-week price gain: Up 1.1%

The underlying STOXX World AC NexGen Connectivity Index comprises companies with significant exposure to technologies or products that contribute to future connectivity through direct revenues. The ETF charges 40 bps in fees.

First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF LEGR – P/E: 15.44X; One-month price gain: Up 2.0%; One-week price gain: Up 0.6%

The Indxx Blockchain Index tracks the performance of companies that are either actively using, investing in, developing, or have products that are poised to benefit from blockchain technology or the potential for increased efficiency that it provides to various business processes. The ETF charges 65 bps in fees.

iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF XT P/E: 32.64X; One-month price gain: Up 1.9%; One-week price gain: Up 0.3%

The underlying Morningstar Exponential Technologies Index measures the performance of equity securities that are involved with the creation of groundbreaking technologies or that are users that apply such technologies within their businesses. The ETF charges 46 bps in fees.

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24.

Should Invesco QQQ (QQQ) Be on Your Investing Radar?

2025-11-18 11:20:02 by Zacks Equity Research from Zacks

The Invesco QQQ (QQQ) was launched on March 10, 1999, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.

The fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $392.81 billion, making it the largest ETF attempting to match the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.

Why Large Cap Growth

Large cap companies usually have a market capitalization above $10 billion. They tend to be stable companies with predictable cash flows and are usually less volatile than mid and small cap companies.

Growth stocks have higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. While these are expected to grow faster than the broader market, they also have higher valuations. Also, growth stocks are a type of equity that carries more risk compared to others. Compared to value stocks, growth stocks are a safer bet in a strong bull market, but don't perform as strongly in almost all other financial environments.

Costs

Investors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.

Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.2%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.

It has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.47%.

Sector Exposure and Top Holdings

While ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.

This ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector -- about 54.7% of the portfolio. Telecom and Consumer Discretionary round out the top three.

Looking at individual holdings, Nvidia Corp (NVDA) accounts for about 9.39% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) and Apple Inc (AAPL).

The top 10 holdings account for about 52.88% of total assets under management.

Performance and Risk

QQQ seeks to match the performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index before fees and expenses. The Nasdaq-100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization.

The ETF has added roughly 18.47% so far this year and was up about 22.14% in the last one year (as of 11/18/2025). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $416.06 and $635.77.

The ETF has a beta of 1.16 and standard deviation of 20.09% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 101 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.

Alternatives

Invesco QQQ holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, QQQ is a great option for investors seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Growth segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.

The iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) and the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) track a similar index. While iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has $121.48 billion in assets, Vanguard Growth ETF has $195.97 billion. IWF has an expense ratio of 0.18% and VUG charges 0.04%.

Bottom-Line

While an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.

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NVDA- Wednesday's Earnings Will Set the Tone for AI Stocks

2025-11-18 05:01:00 by MoneyShow

Nvidia Corp.'s (NVDA) quarterly report on Wednesday will be a critical test for the high-flying Artificial Intelligence (AI) trade that has started to make some sputtering noises in recent weeks. The semiconductor giant became the world's first $5 trillion company last month, observes John Blank, chief equity strategist at Zacks Investment Research.

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NVDA has lost a bit since. But with a staggering 8% weighting in the S&P 500 Index (^SPX) and major clout in many global indexes, it can easily sway markets on its own.

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The AI bellwether's forecasts and the broader industry perspective will have ramifications for the wider tech ecosystem. It is going to either ease or feed those nagging investor concerns that this is already the next big bubble.

Meanwhile, US government number crunchers are beginning the task of shoveling out the backlog of data not released during Washington’s unprecedented 43-day shutdown. In 2013, which was the last shutdown to affect the all-important non-farm payrolls report, the figures came out five days after the government reopened.

Based on that timeline, traders could get the September numbers in the coming days – not least because the original release was planned for Oct. 3, just a couple of days after the shutdown began. Private data that has been published has suggested the labor market continues to weaken.

That supports the case for a December Federal Reserve rate cut. Officials are warning, though, that some data may have been lost forever, meaning the economic fog might take time to clear.

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Exchange-Traded Funds Lower as US Equities Decline After Midday

2025-11-17 18:12:10 by MT Newswires from MT Newswires

Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV fell. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was down 0.2%.

US equity indexes fell midday Monday, with communication services leading sectors.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each lost about 0.7%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) shed 1.2%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also declined.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was down 1.6%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) fell 1.1%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) slipped 0.9%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) dropped 2.7%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), climbed 2.9%.

Commodities

Crude oil was 0.2% lower, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) added 0.3%. Natural gas slipped 2.9%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) lost 1%.

Gold on Comex fell 0.5%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) shed 0.3%. Silver fell 0.1%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was up 0.4%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) dipped 0.1%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were also lower.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) shed 0.2%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 0.3%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) fell 0.4%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) gained 0.8%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were edging higher; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 1.4%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) lost 0.3%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were also falling.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 1.8%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) slipped 1.4%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) fell 2.4%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) shed 1.8%.

27.

If The S&P 500 Goes Down, A Bearish Put Options Trade On This ETF Can't Be Far Behind

2025-11-17 17:40:00 by STEVEN BELL from Investor's Business Daily

If an S&P 500 breakdown occurs, investors might consider a bear put spread on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF, often known as "SPY".

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Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Mixed Pre-Bell Monday as Markets Await Nvidia Earnings, Data Releases

2025-11-17 13:28:55 by MT Newswires from MT Newswires

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down marginally by 0.04% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.01% higher in Monday's premarket activity as markets traded mixed amid anticipation of Nvidia's (NVDA) earnings and the release of delayed government economic data.

US stock futures were also mixed, with S&P 500 Index futures up 0.1%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 0.03%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 0.2% before the start of regular trading.

The Empire State manufacturing index for November will be released at 8:30 am ET.

New York Fed President John Williams and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari speak on Monday.

In premarket action, bitcoin was up by 1.4%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 1.3% higher, Ether ETF (EETH) rose 1.8%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was 1.6% higher.

Power Play:

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) advanced 0.1% and the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) gained 0.6%, while the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) was inactive.

Elbit Systems (ESLT) stock was up more than 8% before the opening bell after the company said it signed a $2.30 billion international contract.

Winners and Losers:

Health Care

The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) retreated marginally by 0.03%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) was up 0.1%, and the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) gained 0.2%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 0.3% higher.

Masimo (MASI) shares were up more than 3% premarket after the company won a trial against Apple (AAPL) on Friday over whether the iPhone-maker violated Masimo's patents in some of its Apple Watch models and was ordered to pay $634 million in damages. Apple stock was down 1% before Monday's opening bell.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advanced 0.1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.1%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.1% lower.

HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) shares were up more than 3% pre-bell after the company reported higher fiscal Q2 revenue.

Consumer

The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was down 0.1%, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC) retreated 0.2%. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was flat, and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) gained 0.1%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was inactive, while the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) was up 0.5%.

Sea (SE) shares were up more than 4% pre-bell after the company said its board approved the repurchase of $1 billion worth of its American depositary shares.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) retreated 0.3%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 0.1% lower, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was up 0.5%. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) gained 0.01%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) was down by 0.1%.

Full Truck Alliance (YMM) shares were down more than 5% in recent premarket activity after the company reported lower Q3 adjusted earnings.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was inactive, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) was up by 0.1%.

Denison Mines (DNN) stock was up nearly 1% before Monday's opening bell after the company said it signed an agreement to acquire initial interests in claims comprising Skyharbour Resources' Russell Lake uranium project in Canada for a total of 18 million Canadian dollars ($12.8 million).

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was flat at $60.09 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was down 2.3% at $4.46 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) advanced by 0.3%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 0.1% lower.

Gold futures for December declined by nearly 0.3% to $4,082.30 an ounce on the Comex, and silver futures were up 0.2% at $50.77 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) retreated by 0.1%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 0.6% higher.

29.

AI Stocks: Bubble or Boom Ahead?

2025-11-14 17:32:00 by Neena Mishra from Zacks

Last Monday, Nvidia (NVDA) and OpenAI announced a "strategic partnership" under which the former will invest as much as $100 billion in the latter. The investment will support new data centers with a capacity of at least 10 gigawatts of power.

According to the Financial Times, the computing capacity could cost nearly $600 billion, with about $350 billion potentially going to Nvidia for its advanced chips used to train and deploy AI models.

Shares of Nvidia rose nearly 4% after the report. The company is the largest in the world, with a market capitalization over $4.5 trillion. Demand for its cutting-edge AI chips shows no signs of slowing.

OpenAI, valued at close to $500 billion, is the most valuable privately held company. While its ChatGPT boasts more than 700 million monthly users, its path to profitability remains unclear.

Nvidia has already invested in several AI-related companies, though at smaller scales. It recently invested $5 billion in Intel (INTC), holds a 7% stake in AI cloud-computing company CoreWeave (CRWV), and is also an investor in Elon Musk’s xAI.

Some analysts raised concerns about the circular structure of the agreement, comparing it to vendor-financing subsidies seen during the dot-com bubble. Critics have also warned about a potential AI bubble, suggesting these large investments are designed to boost demand for Nvidia’s chips.

Nvidia is not alone. Other mega-cap companies such as Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon (AMZN) have also made large investments in AI startups that, in turn, rely on their cloud-computing products. Microsoft is one of the biggest stakeholders in OpenAI, and Amazon has made huge investments in Anthropic.

Unlike the dot-com bubble, however, the leading players in the race to artificial general intelligence today are highly profitable, cash-rich mega-cap companies investing hundreds of billions to stay ahead.

For them, the greater risk lies in underinvesting and losing the race, not in overspending. Artificial general intelligence could transform our lives and result in enormous productivity gains. Further, valuations are not as extreme as during the dot-com bubble.

These big investments will likely result in handsome returns for some companies, while others may lose money. Some companies are already showing the positive impact of AI on their businesses. That’s why diversified exposure to AI beneficiaries via ETFs makes a lot of sense.

In fact, over the past few weeks we have already seen the AI trade broaden beyond the “Mag 7” group. Companies like Palantir (PLTR) and Oracle (ORCL) have performed much better.

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3 Monthly Dividend Stocks With Big Upside Potential

2025-11-14 14:05:21 by Omor Ibne Ehsan from 24/7 Wall St.

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Realty Income (O) maintained 97% occupancy during 2008 and currently sits at 98.7%.
LTC Properties focuses on senior housing facing a gap of 373,000 to 418,000 units at current development rates.
Phillips Edison (PECO) reported Q3 revenue growth of 10.4% and beat analyst estimates by 3.16%.
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Most investors are in a quandary today, as they wonder whether or not to take profits on their tech gains and rotate into monthly dividend stocks. And looking at the market, it is becoming more and more enticing to invest in monthly payers like Realty Income (NYSE:O), Phillips Edison & Co (NASDAQ:PECO), and LTC Properties (NYSE:LTC).

Both the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) and the Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF (BATS:MAGS) have risen just 1.3% over the past month. Can this morph into yet another leg up? Perhaps, but there's a noticeable decline in stamina across the board. Tech companies are still beating earnings estimates, but not by larger and larger margins like they used to.

All that revenue growth may slow down if hyperscalers abruptly scale back their AI buildout plans. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), for example, carried more debt on its balance sheet than cash in Q2 due to the aggressive AI expenditure. In Q4 2024, it had a net cash position of almost $22 billion. This is being called "Big Tech's debt boom" as the cash flow is not enough to fund data center development.

Not to mention, it has been almost 3 years since the release of ChatGPT on November 30, 2022. Many on Wall Street want to see AI's results on the bottom line, not just the top line.

The following monthly dividend stocks have the profitability Wall Street is starting to crave.

Realty Income (O)

Realty Income almost always tops the list if you're trying to buy a monthly dividend stock that has both defensive characteristics and great upside potential. On top of that, O stock comes with a great yield.

Realty Income is a real estate investment trust that mainly has retail firms as its primary tenants. These retail companies are quite recession-resistant themselves, and Realty Income has managed to maintain very high occupancy rates through recessions. Even in 2008, the occupancy rate was 97%, and the current occupancy rate is 98.7%.

O stock gets you a 5.71% yield today and is still trading at a discount compared to pre-pandemic peaks near $80. I believe it is only a matter of time before it recovers to that level, especially as interest rates come down. You can sit on the rising monthly yield as it does.

LTC Properties (LTC)

LTC Properties is a REIT that finances and invests in senior housing and healthcare properties. Its niche is in assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory care.

All of these facilities are in high demand today and are set to be even more in demand in the coming decades. The U.S. is already facing a senior care facility shortage, expected to worsen even more with time. Estimates say anywhere from 564,000 to 609,000 senior housing units are needed. Only 191,000 will be added at current development rates. The gap is almost impossible to close in less than five years.

The oldest of the baby boomers will be turning 80 next year. Baby boomers are a large demographic group, as they were born during the post-WW2 baby boom. One can assume a similar "boom" in senior care can take place as the cohort ages past 80.

As a bonus, you get a 6.37% dividend yield. LTC stock has remained rangebound in the past five years, but I expect the tailwinds in the senior care market plus rate cuts to lead to 60-70% upside in the next 24 months. Even a 50% gain from here would only take it back to 2019 peak levels.

Phillips Edison & Company (PECO)

Phillips Edison is another REIT that operates shopping centers. The shopping center sector may look choppy, but PECO actually owns grocery-anchored properties. The foot traffic around these properties remains enduring, no matter the economic climate, so it is very defensive.

PECO stock has been on a long-term uptrend, but it is down 11% over the past year. This business is operationally strong and is already likely bottoming out. Q3 revenue growth was 10.4% and beat analyst estimates by 3.16%.

You get a 3.5% dividend yield, but the dividends are growing fast. The forward dividend yield is 3.74% and is well-covered by funds from operations (FFO). The forward dividend rate is $1.3, covered by $2.59 in forward FFO.

PECO stock can deliver 15% to 20% upside in the next year, along with those dividends, as it recovers.

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31.

QQQ vs. SPY vs. DIA: Which ETF Is the Ultimate Winner?

2025-11-14 13:57:41 by Omor Ibne Ehsan from 24/7 Wall St.

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Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) holds 29.22% of its assets in just four companies led by Nvidia at 9.89%.
QQQ charges a 0.20% expense ratio and focuses heavily on tech exposure.
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) holds 30 blue-chip stocks with Goldman Sachs as its largest position at 10.4%.
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The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ), SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) and the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:DIA) are among the market's biggest ETFs, each tracking a different theme. Most investors hold a blend of these ETFs in their portfolios in different proportions.

There are also investors who pick one of those three as their core holding, then pick satellite holdings to complement that core ETF.

Whichever type of investor you may be, it's a good idea to take a closer look at all three of these ETFs and determine which one is worth having more exposure to. It is also important to be aware that the market is constantly evolving. Making investment decisions by looking at which ETFs have done well in the recent past can lead to pitfalls.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ)

The QQQ has been the biggest gainer among the three in recent history, thanks to tech companies spearheading the U.S. economy. The Nasdaq-100 is packed with the tech companies that have been doubling every two to three years.

The ETF tracks the performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index and gives you exposure to all of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq as-is. The passive nature allows QQQ to have an expense ratio of just 0.20%, or $20 per $10,000. This is one of the cheapest ways to get exposure to tech companies and outperform the market, assuming tech dominance continues.

Unfortunately, there's no guarantee this will be the case. The top holdings of the QQQ are Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) at 9.89%, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) at 7.96%, Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) at 5.77% and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) at 5.6%. These four companies alone constitute 29.22% of the entire ETF. AI exposure can work out if the rally continues indefinitely, but with some hyperscalers burning through their cash reserves and depreciation catching up, the narrative that AI will rally enduringly is in limbo. QQQ is likely to significantly underperform if the market starts correcting.

Nonetheless, if you're young and looking to hold for decades and ride out the storm, QQQ is worth having as your biggest holding. Tech is unlikely to stop being the growth engine of the U.S. economy.

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

The S&P 500 has long been considered the best place to put your money. And that likely remains the case today, but the ETF has been leaning heavier and heavier into a narrow group of tech companies. It's not as concentrated as the QQQ, but Nvidia still constitutes 8.07% of the ETF. Microsoft has a 6.47% weighting, followed by Amazon at 4.14%. That's around 18.68% of the ETF in just three AI-heavy plays.

That's great if you're a strong believer in AI, but if your portfolio holds both the SPY and the QQQ and perhaps some AI ETFs, the overlapping exposure to AI can leave you vulnerable.

The SPY has an expense ratio of 0.09%, or $9 per $10,000. If you are not worried about liquidity and slippage, you can buy the State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPYM). It carries a 0.02% expense ratio or just $2 per $10,000.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA)

The DIA ETF is the most "defensive" of the three and is looking more appealing in the current environment. The ETF tracks the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), one of the oldest and most widely recognized stock market indices. DIA holds the 30 blue-chip stocks that comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average in their appropriate weightings.

The biggest holding here is Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) at 10.4%, followed by Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) 7.29%, Microsoft at 6.53%, Home Depot (NYSE:HD) at 4.8%, and American Express (NYSE:AXP) at 4.75%. The 4 non-AI blue-chip stocks will add much-needed ballast to your portfolio if you are heavily exposed to QQQ and the SPY.

DIA yields 1.4% and distributes its dividends monthly. The expense ratio is the highest of the bunch at 0.16%, or $16 per $10,000.

Which ETF Should You Buy?

If you are in your 20s or 30s and you can afford to take a 30-40% slide from here if the AI narrative fails, maintaining a heavily QQQ/SPY tilt is fine, given that you also hold some bonds. Tech is unlikely to fail you in the long run.

If you don't fit that criteria, it would be better to increase exposure to DIA. There's a serious risk of the tech rally faltering in the next few quarters. It also helps counteract overexposing your portfolio to just a handful of AI stocks. DIA is likely to outperform both QQQ and the SPY if the market has a red 2026. DIA's historical drawdowns have been much shallower.

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32.

Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Pre-Bell Friday as Rate-Cut Hopes Fade

2025-11-14 13:56:35 by MT Newswires from MT Newswires

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 1.1% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 1.7% lower in Friday's premarket activity as investors scale back chances of a December rate cut by the Federal Reserve.

US stock futures were also lower, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.9%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 0.6%, and Nasdaq futures falling 1.4% before the start of regular trading.

The weekly EIA natural gas bulletin will be released at 10:30 am ET, followed by the weekly Baker Hughes oil-and-gas rig count at 1 pm ET.

Federal Reserve Kansas City President Jeffrey Schmid, Dallas President Lorie Logan and Atlanta President Raphael Bostic are slated to speak on Friday.

In premarket action, bitcoin was down by 0.9%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) fell by 3.4%, Ether ETF (EETH) was down 2.7%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was 0.9% lower.

Power Play:

Health Care

The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) retreated 0.3%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) was down 0.1%, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) advanced marginally by 0.03%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 0.5% lower.

Avadel Pharmaceuticals (AVDL) stock was down more than x% premarket after the company said it received an unsolicited acquisition proposal from H. Lundbeck to acquire Avadel for up to $23.00 per share.

Winners and Losers:

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) retreated 0.3% and the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) was down 0.2%, while the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) was inactive.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) stock was down more than 6% before the opening bell, adding to the 9.5% loss at the prior day's close. The company said late Thursday it launched two Explorer-class spacecraft for a Mars mission conducted by NASA and UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) retreated 1.8%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 0.8% lower, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was down 1.2%. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) declined by 0.04%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) fell by 2.8%.

RLX Technology (RLX) shares were up more than 4% in recent premarket activity after the company reported higher Q3 non-GAAP net income and revenue.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) retreated 0.3%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was down 1.4%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 1.4% higher.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) shares were up more than 3% pre-bell after the company posted higher fiscal H1 earnings and raised its fiscal 2026 EPS outlook.

Consumer

The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was up 0.4%, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC) was down 0.2%. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was 0.2% higher, and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) lost 1.4%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was inactive, while the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) was down 0.5%.

Stellantis (STLA) shares were down more than 2% pre-bell after Reuters reported, citing the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, that the company is recalling 112,859 vehicles in the US as debris inside the engine could result in engine failure or compartment fire.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was up 0.8%, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) was 0.8% higher.

Enbridge (ENB) stock was retreating marginally by 0.2% before Friday's opening bell. The company said it has reached a final investment decision on the Mainline Optimization Phase 1 project, with an estimated $1.4 billion capital cost, to increase its Canadian heavy oil deliveries to key refining markets in the US Midwest and Gulf Coast.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil gained 1.6% to reach $59.62 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was down 2.5% at $4.53 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) advanced by 1.7%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 1.1% lower.

Gold futures for December fell by nearly 2% to $4,112.60 an ounce on the Comex, and silver futures were down 2.9% to $51.62 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) retreated by 1.3%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was nearly 1% lower.

33.

Daily ETF Flows: QQQ Takes Top Spot

2025-11-13 23:00:05 by etf.com Staff from etf.com

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Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
QQQ	Invesco QQQ Trust Series I	2,858.20	405,740.24	0.70%
SMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETF	578.97	37,121.38	1.56%
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	508.00	806,410.64	0.06%
IWB	iShares Russell 1000 ETF	467.45	45,454.50	1.03%
VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETF	452.34	113,117.66	0.40%
THRO	iShares U.S. Thematic Rotation Active ETF	378.16	6,974.63	5.42%
DIA	SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust	359.51	42,395.33	0.85%
AVDV	Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF	315.29	14,115.23	2.23%
VT	Vanguard Total World Stock ETF	282.46	57,787.19	0.49%
TQQQ	ProShares UltraPro QQQ	262.45	30,656.90	0.86%

Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	-682.68	702,289.81	-0.10%
IDUB	Aptus International Enhanced Yield	-370.02	375.46	-98.55%
XLY	Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund	-203.60	24,517.00	-0.83%
DECW	AllianzIM U.S. Large Cap Buffer20 Dec ETF	-193.68	193.68	-100.00%
UPRO	ProShares UltraPro S&P500	-117.84	4,737.00	-2.49%
XLB	Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund	-113.77	5,388.67	-2.11%
DECU	AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Dec ETF	-100.74	281.66	-35.77%
JEPQ	JPMorgan NASDAQ Equity Premium Income ETF	-98.31	31,654.45	-0.31%
ETH	Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF	-75.75	2,385.37	-3.18%
SPXL	Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x Shares	-67.20	5,969.47	-1.13%

ETF Daily Flows By Asset Class

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
Alternatives	5.78	12,563.20	0.05%
Asset Allocation	40.01	31,163.29	0.13%
Commodities E T Fs	151.01	301,292.14	0.05%
Currency	455.62	168,865.86	0.27%
International Equity	2,760.22	2,194,065.43	0.13%
International Fixed Income	30.17	354,694.08	0.01%
Inverse	-124.71	13,437.77	-0.93%
Leveraged	411.24	159,540.29	0.26%
Us Equity	8,590.77	8,066,299.33	0.11%
Us Fixed Income	228.92	1,870,255.62	0.01%
Total:	12,549.02	13,172,177.02	0.10%

Disclaimer: All data as of 6 a.m. Eastern time the date the article is published. Data is believed to be accurate; however, transient market data is often subject to subsequent revision and correction by the exchanges.

34.

US Equity Indexes Plunge as Sliding December Rate-Cut Bets Amid Inflationary Concerns Hit Technology

2025-11-13 22:06:12 by MT Newswires from MT Newswires

US equity indexes sank on Thursday as the odds of a December interest-rate cut plunged to around half from nearly certain a month ago amid concerns that inflation could restrain the Federal Reserve, piling pressure on stretched and long-duration assets.

The Nasdaq sank 2.3% to 22,870.4, with the S&P 500 down 1.7% to 6,737.5 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 1.7% lower at 47,457.2.

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's inflation nowcast, the core consumer price index, which excludes the more volatile food and energy prices, is forecast to have grown by an estimated 0.3% in October.

In September, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 0.2% growth in core CPI. October's CPI data from the BLS, scheduled for release on Thursday, has been delayed, according to media reports.

San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said Thursday it's "premature" to say whether or not the Federal Open Market Committee members should cut rates for a third consecutive time at the December policy meeting, according to a Stifel note. Noting the tension between the Fed's twin goals, Daly said inflation is "still stubborn" while the labor market has "slowed quite a bit."

This is a change in nuance from late September when Daly had said that further rate cuts are likely needed, but the Fed should approach those with caution, Bloomberg reported. Further policy adjustments will likely be required as the Fed works "to restore price stability while providing needed support to the labor market."

Meanwhile, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said Wednesday that "clearer and urgent risk is still price stability" despite shifts in the labor market, according to the Stifel note. Echoing Bostic, Boston Fed President Susan Collins said she is in favor of holding rates steady "for some time to balance the inflation and employment risks in a highly uncertain environment," as per the Stifel note.

The probability of a 25-basis-point cut in rates from the Federal Reserve in December dropped to 52% by Thursday afternoon, from 96% a month ago, according to the CME Group's FedWatch Tool. The remaining likelihood is for the Fed to leave its target rate for fed funds unchanged in the 3.75% to 4% range.

US Treasury yields rose across the curve, with the 10-year yield up four basis points to 4.12% and the two-year rate higher by 2.7 basis points to 3.59%.

All sectors except energy and consumer staples fell at the close. Technology, communication services, and consumer discretionary led the decliners.

Among the six Magnificent-7 stocks that fell intraday, the worst performer was Tesla (TSLA), down 6.6%. The high-growth, electric car manufacturer was also among the worst performers on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. Included in the Nasdaq laggards was Palantir Technologies (PLTR), which closed 6.5% lower, as investors cut exposure to stretched AI-trade plays.

The Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (AIQ), with net assets of $5.98 billion and investments in firms related to AI, slumped 2.7%. The $386 billion Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), a tech-heavy exchange-traded fund offering exposure to Magnificent-7 across technology and communication services sectors, dropped 2%.

35.

US Equity Indexes Slump as Big Tech Takes Another Knock Amid Inflation Concerns, Falling Rate-Cut Odds

2025-11-13 18:47:19 by MT Newswires from MT Newswires

US equity indexes fell in midday trading Thursday as concern that core inflation rate is increasing sent government bond yields higher and the odds for a December interest-rate cut sharply lower, piling more pressure on big tech.

The technology-heavy Nasdaq slumped 2.4% to 22,837.1, leading the pack given the detrimental impact of higher-for-longer interest rates on long-duration assets. The S&P 500, whose exposure to high-growth areas is relatively smaller compared with the Nasdaq, dropped 1.5% to 6,743.8. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, home to old economy stocks, slid 1.3% to 47,633.7.

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's inflation nowcast, the core consumer price index, which excludes the more volatile food and energy prices, is forecast to have grown by an estimated 0.3% in October.

In September, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the core CPI rose by 0.2%. October's CPI data from the BLS, scheduled for release on Thursday, is delayed, according to media reports.

San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said Thursday it's "premature" to say whether or not the Federal Open Market committee members should cut rates for a third consecutive time at the December policy meeting, according to a note from Stifel. Noting the tension between the fed's twin goals, Daly said inflation is "still stubborn" while the labor market has "slowed quite a bit."

Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said Wednesday that the "clearer and urgent risk is still price stability" despite shifts in the labor market, according to the Stifel note.

Echoing Bostic, Boston Fed President Susan Collins said that while October's interest rate reduction was "prudent" to support a cooling labor market, she is in favor of holding rates steady "for some time to balance the inflation and employment risks in a highly uncertain environment," as per the Stifel note.

Meanwhile, the probability of a 25-basis-point reduction in interest rates in December dropped to about 48% by Thursday afternoon, down from 63% the previous day, according to the CME Group's FedWatch Tool. The likelihood of the target rate for fed funds being left unchanged in the 3.75% to 4% range jumped to 52% from 37% on the previous day.

US Treasury yields rose across the curve, with the 10-year yield up 3.2 basis points to 4.11% and the two-year rate also higher by 2.5 basis points to 3.59%.

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), also known as a fear gauge for the S&P 500, surged 13.2% to 19.82.

Energy, healthcare, and consumer staples were the only sectors to be trading up intraday, reflecting the continuation of a potential rotation out of technology, communication services, and consumer discretionary, which led the decliners in midday trading on Thursday. Valuation has been a chief concern for investors to lighten exposure to over-extended areas of the market.

Among the five Magnificent-7 stocks that fell intraday, the worst performer was Tesla (TSLA), down 7.8%, among the worst performers on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.

The Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (AIQ), with net assets of $5.98 billion and investments in firms related to AI, slumped 3.2%. The $386 billion Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), a tech-heavy exchange-traded fund offering exposure to Magnificent-7 across technology and communication services sectors, dropped 2.3%.

36.

Exchange-Traded Funds Down as US Equities Fall After Midday

2025-11-13 18:10:57 by MT Newswires from MT Newswires

Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV fell. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was down 1.9%.

US equity indexes fell in midday trading on Thursday as rising government bond yields accompanied a slump in the odds for a December interest-rate cut, reflecting concern that the core inflation rate is increasing.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each added about 0.8%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) slipped 2.2%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also declined.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was down 4%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) shed 3.4%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) fell 0.8%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) dropped 2.1%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), climbed 2.2%.

Commodities

Crude oil was 0.7% higher, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) added 0.6%. Natural gas added 2%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) gained 2.2%.

Gold on Comex fell 0.2%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) gained 0.2%. Silver dipped 0.7%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was down 0.1%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) rose 0.4%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were also higher.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) lost 2%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) shed 0.4%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) dipped 0.5%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was up 0.9%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were higher; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.5%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) fell 0.9%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were in the red.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 2.3%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) slipped 2%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) fell 5.1%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) shed 1.4%.

37.

US Equity Indexes Drop as Core Inflation Concerns Slash December Fed Rate-Cut Probability

2025-11-13 17:40:40 by MT Newswires from MT Newswires

US equity indexes fell in midday trading on Thursday as rising government bond yields accompanied a slump in the odds for a December interest-rate cut, reflecting concern that the core inflation rate is increasing.

The technology-heavy Nasdaq slumped 2% to 22,946.1, leading the pack given the detrimental impact of higher-for-longer interest rates on long-duration assets. The S&P 500, whose exposure to high-growth areas is relatively smaller compared with the Nasdaq, dropped 1.2% to 6,767.3. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, home to old economy stocks, slid 0.9% to 47,807.7.

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's inflation nowcast, the core consumer price index, which excludes the more volatile food and energy prices, is forecast to have grown by an estimated 0.3% in October.

In September, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the core CPI rose by 0.2%. October's CPI data from the BLS, scheduled for release on Thursday, is delayed, according to media reports.

The probability of a 25-basis-point reduction in interest rates in December dropped to 53% by Thursday afternoon, down from 63% the previous day, according to the CME Group's FedWatch Tool. The likelihood of the target rate for fed funds being left unchanged in the 3.75% to 4% range jumped to 47% from 37% on the previous day.

US Treasury yields rose across the curve, with the 10-year yield up 2.1 basis points to 4.1% and the two-year rate also higher by 2.1 basis points to 3.59%.

Energy, healthcare, and consumer staples were the only sectors to be trading up intraday, reflecting a potential rotation out of technology, communication services, and consumer discretionary, which led the decliners.

Among the five Magnificent-7 stocks that fell intraday, the worst performer was Tesla (TSLA), down 5.1%.

The Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (AIQ), with net assets of $5.98 billion and investments in firms related to AI, slumped 1.9%. The $386 billion Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), a tech-heavy exchange-traded fund offering exposure to Magnificent-7 across technology and communication services sectors, dropped 1.5%.

38.

Hassett Says October Data May Never Be Known

2025-11-13 13:32:54 by Moz Farooque ACCA from GuruFocus.com

This article first appeared on GuruFocus.

Some U.S. economic data for October may simply never show up, because parts of the government never got the chance to collect it during the shutdown, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said on Tuesday. In a CNBC interview, he explained that some agencies didn't just pause work they actually missed the full survey periods needed to produce the reports. That means economists might always have a blank spot on the chart for that month.

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The White House had already said October CPI would be absent, and Hassett suggested other reports ran into the same problem. September's jobs report should be released once the Bureau of Labor Statistics reopens, but October is likely a lost cause. He estimated the shutdown shaved about 1 to 1.5 percentage points off the roughly 4% GDP momentum the economy carried through Q2 and Q3.

Still, Hassett sounded confident about the outlook. He expects growth to snap back by early 2026, with GDP returning to a 3% to 4% pace as hiring improves, businesses invest more, and AI keeps pushing productivity higher. He pointed out companies already saw that lift in their Q3 earnings. The U.S. Dollar Index slipped 0.2% midday while U.S. stocks traded mixed.

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Dow Jones Tops $48,000-Mark: ETFs to Rally Further?

2025-11-13 13:20:00 by Sanghamitra Saha from Zacks

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 48,000 for the first time in history on Nov. 12, 2025. Investors cheered signs that the longest U.S. government shutdown may finally be coming to an end.

The 30-stock Dow surged 326.86 points, or 0.68%, to finish at 48,254.82, marking a new closing and intraday record on Nov. 12. The S&P 500 added 0.06% to 6,850.92, while the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.26% to 23,406.46, reflecting weakness in some technology names.

The market got charged-up on news that Congress was moving toward a funding agreement to reopen the federal government. The Senate had already passed a spending bill earlier this week, and the House of Representatives then passed the bill and sent it to President Donald Trump. The bill will provide federal workers with back pay and keep the government open until Jan. 30 (according to Yahoo Finance).

Financial Stocks Lead the Charge

The Dow’s record-setting rally was fueled by banking and financial stocks, which surged on optimism about economic reopening. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and American Express all notched new highs on the day, as reported by CNBC.

The Financial Select SPDR Fund XLF, tracking the S&P 500 financial sector, gained about 0.9%. The Dow Jones invests one-fourth of its portfolio in the financial sector.

Is Dow Jones Better-Positioned Than Tech-Heavy Nasdaq Now?

While financials rebounded, artificial intelligence-related stocks continued their volatile run. The AI space, in any case, has been under pressure in recent times due to bubble concerns. Analysts are divided in their opinions about AI overvaluation.

According to Josh Chastant, portfolio manager of public investments at GuideStone Funds, “there’s real demand and use case for AI.” “Tech valuations are rich but not necessarily a bubble. It’s reasonable for investors to trim gains and re-diversify across other parts of the market,” he said, as quoted on the above-mentioned CNBC article.

Gains in Healthcare

The healthcare sector has received a boost lately as the investors have rotated to non-cyclical and lower-valuation sectors as diversification from the tech space. Healthcare sector has about 12% exposure to the fund SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust DIA.

Will the Dow Jones Rally Last?

The stock market’s recent revival has been aided by optimism around the shutdown resolution. However, along with many analysts, we also believe that the continuation of the rally will depend on upcoming economic data points. Investors will soon refocus on fundamentals.

Bottom Line

So, overall, the Dow Jones’ performance should be good in the near term, if not great. Its limited focus on tech stocks may now favor the index. Investors can keep a close tab on the DIA ETF. The DIA ETF has gained 4.8% over the past one month compared with a 3.2% uptick in the Nasdaq-100 ETF Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 QQQ. However, if the Fed continues to cut rates ahead, the Nasdaq main again flex its muscles, ruling out all AI bubble fears and top the Dow Jones.

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Decline in Magnificent-7 Stocks Leaves Exchange-Traded Funds, US Equities Mixed

2025-11-12 18:18:22 by MT Newswires from MT Newswires

Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM rose while IVV edged lower. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was down 0.1%.

US equity indexes were mixed in midday trading on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq Composite down amid a retreat in all of the Magnificent-7 stocks

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each lost about 1%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) gained 0.1%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were lower.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was up 0.5%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) gained 1.6%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) rose 1.1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) increased 3.5%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), declined 3.5%.

Commodities

Crude oil was 4.1% lower, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) shed 3.9%. Natural gas lost 1.9%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) shed 0.6%.

Gold on Comex rose 2.2%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) gained 1.6%. Silver rose 5.2%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was up 4.3%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) rose 0.2%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were also higher.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) lost 0.4%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) shed 0.2%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) rose 0.9%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was up 1.4%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were higher; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.6%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) added 0.4%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were higher, with the latter rising 0.7%.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 1.1%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) slipped 1.2%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) added 0.1%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) shed 0.9%.

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Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Higher Pre-Bell Wednesday Amid Hopes of Federal Government Reopening

2025-11-12 13:52:45 by MT Newswires from MT Newswires

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.4% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.6% higher in Wednesday's premarket activity as hopes grow for a quick resolution to the US government shutdown.

US stock futures were also higher, with S&P 500 Index futures up 0.3%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advancing 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 0.6% before the start of regular trading.

US mortgage applications edged up 0.6% in the week ended Nov. 7 as higher rates curbed refinancing by 3% but purchase applications rose 6%, Mortgage Bankers Association data showed Wednesday.

Federal Reserve New York President John Williams, Philadelphia President Anna Paulson, Gov. Christopher Waller, Atlanta President Raphael Bostic, Gov. Stephen Miran, and Boston President Susan Collins are slated to speak on Wednesday.

In premarket activity, bitcoin was up by 2.4%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 2.2% higher, Ether ETF (EETH) gained 3.4%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was up 1.5%.

Power Play:

Consumer

The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was down 0.03, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC) was flat. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was inactive, and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) gained 0.1%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) were inactive.

Jumia Technologies (JMIA) shares were down more than 21% pre-bell after the company posted lower-than-expected Q3 revenue.

Winners and Losers:

Health Care

The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) advanced 0.2%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) gained 0.2%, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) was inactive. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 0.1% higher.

Evotec (EVO) stock was up more than 4% premarket after the company said it had received a $5 million milestone payment from Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) following the US Food and Drug Administration's acceptance of an investigational new drug application for a product candidate under the companies' partnership. Bristol Myers stock was marginally higher.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was flat, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) was down by 0.2%.

Venture Global (VG) stock was up more than 4% before Wednesday's opening bell after the company executed a new long-term liquefied natural gas sales and purchase agreement with Japan-based Mitsui.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advanced 0.04%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.3%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.2% higher.

Circle Internet Group (CRCL) shares were down more than 3% pre-bell even after the company posted forecast-beating Q3 earnings and revenue.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) advanced 0.9%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 0.9% higher, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was up 0.7%. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) gained 0.7%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rose by 1.5%.

STMicroelectronics (STM) shares were up more than 3% in recent premarket activity after CEO Jean-Marc Chery said at a Morgan Stanley conference that he expects Q1 revenue to increase 20% compared with the previous year.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) advanced 0.3%, while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) were inactive.

TIC Solutions (TIC) stock was down more than 1% before the opening bell after the company posted a Q3 net loss, counter to expectations of earnings.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil retreated 1% to $60.40 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was down 1.5% at $4.50 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) declined by 0.8%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 0.3% lower.

Gold futures for December gained by 0.7% to reach $4,143.90 an ounce on the Comex, and silver futures were up 1.8% at $51.63 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) advanced by 0.04%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 1% higher.

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I’m Preparing for a ‘Bang’ When the Nasdaq Crashes. Here’s How I’m Trading the QQQ ETF First.

2025-11-12 12:30:02 by Rob Isbitts from Barchart

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Traders once fawned over the S&P 500 Index ($SPX), and prior to that, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI). But over time, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Invesco Nasdaq QQQ Trust (QQQ) has stolen the spotlight.

How popular has QQQ become? Well, I don’t know why Invesco changed its name to actually include the ticker symbol in 2018. But that seems to be a sign that it has reached star status. So when I’m looking for market direction, I look there.

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That’s in part due to my belief that for the foreseeable future, QQQ and the S&P 500 move too much in sync to consider them separately. The rise of the Magnificent 7, all listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, has everything to do with that evolution.

Where Is QQQ’s Price Headed?

Here, I’m about the charts. And how the market tells a story. We just need to listen!

So, what’s the story I hear it saying right now, and how loudly is it speaking? That is, how definitive are the signals and indicators I analyzed?

Let’s start with a daily QQQ chart going back 12 months. It has come a long way, but part of the story here is that the rest of the stock market hasn’t. That means QQQ is essentially the last one standing.

I’m not the only one writing that these days. The market knows it very well. So the cost of ignoring a dip that is really a step toward a correction, which begets a crash, is very, very high.

Does that mean I won’t consider QQQ in my portfolio? No, that’s not the translation at all. It just means that the risk is much higher than usual, and it’s important to hedge for this. I’ve referred to the Reward Opportunity and Risk (ROAR) score I created, which is my own method of estimating how much risk of major loss is attached to the effort and capital I’m putting in to try to make profits.

You can review this article on the ROAR score to better understand the approach.

QQQ has a low ROAR score currently. That means that while reward is always possible, the risk that comes with it is much higher than normal. Based on my ROAR analysis, I estimate a much stronger chance that QQQ will fall by 10%-15% before it rises by that much.

That’s based on ROAR, a combination of multiple moving averages, and that fact that it punishes an ETF or stock that has just surged in price. As they say, trees don’t grow to the sky!

The weekly chart obviously shows the same, stretched picture. But if you look at that Percentage Price Oscillator (PPO) indicator at the bottom of the chart, it has been flat for several weeks. That might just mean QQQ continues to drift upward, based on the strength of those giant stocks within it.

However, I think that part of that picture implies that when the market does break down, it is more likely to be sudden and sharp. A shock to the system, if you will. That’s what happened earlier this year, and during late 2021. In each case, QQQ slowed, drifted higher, then fell decisively. Traders should be on guard for that again.

I added in a 4-hour chart below, since the daily and weekly are not showing what I’d consider crystal clear guidance. This shorter-term view shows why. The PPO just “rejected” an attempt to roll over. This is “buy the dip” in a technical analysis picture. That’s good for now, but the issues remain across longer time frames.

As I noted above, the market speaks in varying degrees of clarity. This market is anything but a clear picture. That’s largely due to a combination of massive liquidity, combined with narrow market breadth. Put them together and you get a very top-heavy stock market, with too much money jamming into too few stocks. That can last for a while. But when it ends, it is more likely to be with a bang than a whimper.

My Strategy on QQQ

“Position sizing” is a phrase I hope traders will really take to heart, and learn to personalize for themselves. When a picture like QQQ, important as it is to market functioning and direction, looks like this much of a tossup, hedging positions can be so helpful.

So rather than simply think “should I buy QQQ or not,” I approach QQQ this way: I am in it, and I want to hold it. But I’m going to either own less than usual, or I’m going to add some sort of counter-position. A put option, a collar, or an inverse ETF on something likely to drop when QQQ does, ideally more. The Short Russell 2000 -1X ETF (RWM) is one I’ve used on and off for a long time. Frankly, small-cap stocks look like the weak link in this market to me.

That’s another story for another day. For now, the QQQ story is a tenuous rally still in place, but a growing risk of major loss. To me, that means be long, but be hedged.

On the date of publication, Rob Isbitts did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. This article was originally published on Barchart.com

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Want $1 Million in Retirement? 3 Simple Index Funds to Buy and Hold for Decades

2025-11-12 10:35:00 by Justin Pope, The Motley Fool from Motley Fool

Key Points

An S&P 500 index fund is a fundamental building block for your retirement portfolio.
The Invesco QQQ ETF is excellent for investing in future innovation and growth.
The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF's low tech exposure makes it a nice complement to the other funds.
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Most people fail to save for retirement adequately. According to statistics, the median U.S. household has only about $200,000 in retirement savings by age 65.

A million-dollar nest egg is a far better goal to shoot for, and it doesn't need to be as intimidating a milestone as it might sound. Steady contributions invested in the right index funds can compound into a massive nest egg over a few decades.

What might the right index funds look like?

These three index funds represent a balance between growth and dividend stocks across various market sectors. By dollar-cost averaging savings into them, you can enjoy steady returns that add up to life-changing wealth over the long haul.

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1. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

It's hard to go wrong with an S&P 500 index fund as a cornerstone for your retirement portfolio. Arguably the most famous stock market index, the S&P 500 consists of 500 prominent U.S. companies and has generated annualized returns of approximately 8% since 1928. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) has become one of the most popular S&P 500 index funds since its 2010 inception.

Investing in the S&P 500 gives investors exposure to all major market sectors. However, technology currently accounts for almost 35% of the index, driven by the immense success and growth of the "Magnificent Seven" stocks. The S&P 500 is market-cap-weighted, so the stocks that thrive will account for a larger portion of the index, a methodology that has contributed to its long-standing success.

Additionally, investors will appreciate the Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF's low expense ratio of just 0.03%, or $0.30 on a $1,000 investment. Lastly, the fund has a minimum investment of just $1, so it's very accessible to investors of any budget. Add in the trusted Vanguard name, and this S&P 500 index fund is a no-brainer for any retirement portfolio.

2. Invesco QQQ ETF

As the world increasingly relies on technology, adding a tech-focused index fund to your retirement portfolio can be a wise move. The Invesco QQQ ETF (NASDAQ: QQQ) tracks the Nasdaq-100 index, a group of the 100 largest non-financial companies trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

That means outsize technology exposure. The tech sector accounts for 64% of the Invesco QQQ, followed by just over 18% in consumer discretionary, and single-digit weightings across the other sectors. The Magnificent Seven stocks have a heavy presence in the fund's top holdings, with Broadcom and Netflix rounding out the top 10.

Technology stocks tend to be more volatile, but can produce tremendous returns over time. The Invesco QQQ has outperformed the S&P 500 over its lifetime, but has endured multiple declines of more than 60% from its high. The Invesco QQQ ETF can add growth upside to your retirement portfolio, so long as you're comfortable with the extra volatility that can accompany it.

3. Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF

Diversification is crucial to a retirement portfolio, so it's wise to dial back some of that technology exposure. The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD) is perfect for that. The fund tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index, which comes with just single-digit (8.3%) exposure to technology stocks.

Instead, the fund leans more heavily into sectors like energy, consumer staples, healthcare, and industrials, which have lighter weightings in the S&P 500 index. The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF's top holdings include prominent blue chip dividend stocks such as Cisco Systems, AbbVie, Coca-Cola, Lockheed Martin, Chevron, and Verizon Communications.

That makes the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF a fantastic complement to the previous funds. Additionally, the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF offers a 3.8% dividend yield. Investors can reinvest the dividends to buy more shares, compounding their dividend income over time.

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