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The global technology sector was under pressure in the last one month. A spate of threats emanating from Facebook’s data breaches and consequent concerns over stringent regulations over the social media space, a massacre with Nvidia’s self-driving car tests and an acute selloff in Netflix on overvaluation thrashed the space.
If these weren’t enough, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security barred American companies from selling to ZTE for seven years as the Chinese company had allegedly “broken a settlement agreement with repeated false statements” and has been involved in exporting telecom equipment to Iran and North Korea (read: Short-Term Pressure Ahead for China Tech ETFs?).
Then,Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSM - Free Report) dealt a blow to the tech industry on Apr 19 after the company reported Q1 results before market open and pointed at a decline in smartphone demand. The company’s revenue forecast target for the second quarter came in the range of $7.8 billion to $7.9 billion, falling shy of the analysts’ expectation of $8.8 billion. International Monetary Fund (IMF) too said that the smartphone-driven tech cycle probably topped in late 2015.
The saturation in demand in developed markets and lengthening of upgrade cycles are weighing on the overall smartphone sales. Year over year, Apple logged a decline (5%) in iPhone sales in the fourth quarter of 2017 and Samsung saw a unit decline of 3.6%. Since
All these have led Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK - Free Report) to lose about 1.1% in the last one month (as of Apr 23, 2018). Most tech ETFs were in the red in the last one month and generated muted returns.
ETFs That Were in the Green
Against this backdrop, we would like to highlight that there are a few technology ETFs that have stayed steady during this timeframe.
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (HACK - Free Report) – Up 5.4%
The underlying Prime Cyber Defense Index applies a rules-based investment methodology to pick companies actively involved in the cyber security industry..
First Trust NASDAQ CEA Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR - Free Report) – Up 3.8%
The underlying Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index tracks the performance of companies engaged in the cybersecurity segment of the technology and industrials sectors (read: Forget Tech Woes: Buy These Cybersecurity Stocks & ETFs).
SPDR Kensho Future Security ETF – Up 3.4%
The fund looks to track companies whose products and services are driving innovation behind future security which includes the areas of cyber security, advanced border security, and the following areas for military application: robotics, drones and drone technologies, space technology, wearable technologies and virtual or augmented reality activities.
iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor Technology ETF – Up 3.3%
The fund picks stocks on the basis of a few factors. Those are: inexpensive stocks, financially healthy firms, trending stocks and relatively smaller companies.
SPDR S&P Technology Hardware ETF – Up 2.9%
The fund gives exposure to the technology hardware segment of the S&P Total Market Index.
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5 Tech ETFs in Green Despite One-Month Turmoil
The global technology sector was under pressure in the last one month. A spate of threats emanating from Facebook’s data breaches and consequent concerns over stringent regulations over the social media space, a massacre with Nvidia’s self-driving car tests and an acute selloff in Netflix on overvaluation thrashed the space.
If these weren’t enough, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security barred American companies from selling to ZTE for seven years as the Chinese company had allegedly “broken a settlement agreement with repeated false statements” and has been involved in exporting telecom equipment to Iran and North Korea (read: Short-Term Pressure Ahead for China Tech ETFs?).
Then,Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSM - Free Report) dealt a blow to the tech industry on Apr 19 after the company reported Q1 results before market open and pointed at a decline in smartphone demand. The company’s revenue forecast target for the second quarter came in the range of $7.8 billion to $7.9 billion, falling shy of the analysts’ expectation of $8.8 billion. International Monetary Fund (IMF) too said that the smartphone-driven tech cycle probably topped in late 2015.
The saturation in demand in developed markets and lengthening of upgrade cycles are weighing on the overall smartphone sales. Year over year, Apple logged a decline (5%) in iPhone sales in the fourth quarter of 2017 and Samsung saw a unit decline of 3.6%. Since
TSMC is big supplier of Apple (AAPL - Free Report) , order cuts from the current Apple iPhone X processor took a hit to the iPhone maker too. Also, Lam Research (LRCX - Free Report) offered a disappointing outlook for chip-gear shipments for the rest of the year (read: Should You Buy the Dip in Chip ETFs Ahead of Q1 Earnings?).
All these have led Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK - Free Report) to lose about 1.1% in the last one month (as of Apr 23, 2018). Most tech ETFs were in the red in the last one month and generated muted returns.
ETFs That Were in the Green
Against this backdrop, we would like to highlight that there are a few technology ETFs that have stayed steady during this timeframe.
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (HACK - Free Report) – Up 5.4%
The underlying Prime Cyber Defense Index applies a rules-based investment methodology to pick companies actively involved in the cyber security industry..
First Trust NASDAQ CEA Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR - Free Report) – Up 3.8%
The underlying Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index tracks the performance of companies engaged in the cybersecurity segment of the technology and industrials sectors (read: Forget Tech Woes: Buy These Cybersecurity Stocks & ETFs).
SPDR Kensho Future Security ETF – Up 3.4%
The fund looks to track companies whose products and services are driving innovation behind future security which includes the areas of cyber security, advanced border security, and the following areas for military application: robotics, drones and drone technologies, space technology, wearable technologies and virtual or augmented reality activities.
iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor Technology ETF – Up 3.3%
The fund picks stocks on the basis of a few factors. Those are: inexpensive stocks, financially healthy firms, trending stocks and relatively smaller companies.
SPDR S&P Technology Hardware ETF – Up 2.9%
The fund gives exposure to the technology hardware segment of the S&P Total Market Index.
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Zacks’ free Fund Newsletter will brief you on top news and analysis, as well as top-performing ETFs, each week. Get it free >>