Is there a Big 7 ETF?
Two ETFs, the Roundhill Magnificent 7 ETF (MAGS) and the YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETF (YMAG) allow greater exposure to the Magnificent Seven. MAGS was formerly known as the Roundhill Big Tech ETF but changed its name in November 2023 and added exposure to Tesla and Nvidia.
A new ETF will allow investors to track the market's red-hot Magnificent 7 mega-cap stocks. YieldMax has launched a new ETF targeting the Magnificent 7 tech companies that led the market higher last year.
The Magnificent 7 comprise a huge portion of major indexes such as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100, meaning their performance has an outsized impact on these market-cap-weighted indexes. Here's how much of the S&P 500 they comprise, according to Slickcharts (as of Jan. 11, 2024):
This group of companies includes the following tech leaders: Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Nvidia, and Tesla. These corporations have generally produced excellent stock market returns. However, several of them don't even pay dividends.
Generally speaking, fewer than 10 ETFs are likely enough to diversify your portfolio, but this will vary depending on your financial goals, ranging from retirement savings to income generation.
Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett coined the term "Magnificent 7" stocks for the most dominant tech companies. The group is made up of mega-cap stocks Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon.com (AMZN), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA) and Nvidia (NVDA).
Fund (ticker) | YTD performance | 5-year performance |
---|---|---|
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) | 6.5 percent | 14.6 percent |
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) | 6.5 percent | 14.6 percent |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) | 6.5 percent | 14.6 percent |
Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) | 6.3 percent | 21.1 percent |
The Magnificent Seven stocks carried the markets in 2023, far outperforming most of the rest. These seven stocks — Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Tesla, and Meta — returned an average of 111% last year, compared to a roughly 25% return for the S&P 500 and a 54% return for the Nasdaq 100.
Two companies stand out in terms of the upside implied by the median price target. Specifically, Wall Street analysts see Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) as the best Magnificent Seven stocks to buy right now.
Since the index hit its latest low in October 2022, seven stocks — Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla — have collectively risen nearly 117 percent, far outpacing the performance of the other 493 companies in the S&P 500. Together, these stocks have become known as the “Magnificent Seven.”
What are the new magnificent 7 stocks?
The client was not referring to the 1960 western (which was remade in 2016) but rather to the stocks of seven companies, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla, which have been supercharging the performance of the equity markets lately.
The so-called Magnificent 7 stocks -- Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Alphabet Inc. Meta Platforms Inc., Microsoft Corp., Nvidia Corp. and Tesla Inc. -- are driving overall stock-market returns anew in early 2024.
CNBC's Jim Cramer on Friday reviewed the "Super Seven," mega cap European stocks Citi recently named as alternatives to the Magnificent Seven, but with lower valuations. The Super Seven are: Novo Nordisk, ASML, LVMH, Richemont, SAP, Schneider Electric and Ferrari.
Here's a summary of which one to choose:
If you want to own only the biggest and safest stocks, choose VOO. If you want more diversification and exposure to mid-caps and small-caps, choose VTI. If you can't decide, consider simply buying both of them (assuming that commissions are low or free).
Summary. Investing in the S&P 500 index fund, such as VOO, is a winning long-term strategy. Historical data shows that the market has consistently gone higher despite obstacles and downturns.
Market risk
The single biggest risk in ETFs is market risk. Like a mutual fund or a closed-end fund, ETFs are only an investment vehicle—a wrapper for their underlying investment. So if you buy an S&P 500 ETF and the S&P 500 goes down 50%, nothing about how cheap, tax efficient, or transparent an ETF is will help you.
Many companies offer a blend of growth and dividend payments, giving you the best of both worlds. In fact, you can even find dividends these days among some of the highest-growth technology stocks, including the "Magnificent Seven."
AMZN is a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock, with a Momentum Style Score of B and VGM Score of B. Shares are down 1.6% over the past one week and up 0.5% over the past four weeks. AMZN has gained 93.3% in the last one-year period as well.
Heading into 2023, six out of the seven stocks in this category were considered undervalued by Morningstar analysts, according to Sekera. Today only Apple makes the cut, while the rest of the group is considered fairly valued or expensive.
Symbol | Name | 5-Year Return |
---|---|---|
PSI | Invesco Semiconductors ETF | 26.56% |
XLK | Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund | 25.48% |
FTXL | First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | 24.68% |
IYW | iShares U.S. Technology ETF | 24.61% |
What is the top 3 ETF?
Symbol | Name | AUM |
---|---|---|
SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | $501,496,000.00 |
IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | $450,029,000.00 |
VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | $420,707,000.00 |
VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | $380,695,000.00 |
ETF | Expense Ratio |
---|---|
FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – October (FOCT) | 0.85% |
Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF – 2 Yr to July 2025 (TJUL) | 0.79% |
iShares iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury ETF (IBTE) | 0.07% |
Invesco BulletShares 2024 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCO) | 0.10% |
The key takeaway is that these stocks make up about 30% of the S&P 500's total weighting, although they make up just 1.6% of the stocks in the index. And because their performance has been incredibly strong, they have made the overall index's performance far better than it otherwise would have been.
If the S&P 500 does compound 9.2% annually over the next 10 years, it will reach 10,000 by 2033, Colas wrote Friday. Of course, that's a high bar, as Colas notes.
Launched back in 1993, the iconic SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust is the largest exchange-traded fund by net assets in the U.S. It's also the original ETF.
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