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Salesforce presenta Agentforce for Retail y Retail Cloud with Modern POS, herramientas IA para transformar la experiencia minorista.

Salesforce (CRM) lanza soluciones de IA para minoristas, pero sus acciones caen

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As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries, Savart&#8217;s AI engine, APART, is identifying promising investment opportunities beyond the expensive and overvalued &#8220;AI poster boys&#8221; in both the listed and unlisted space.
What Happened: APART AI is currently favoring the automotive sector, companies providing the &#8220;shovels&#8221; for the AI gold rush, and capital goods industries as top picks for 2025, suggesting that the real value might lie in the supporting infrastructure rather than the most visible AI players.
&#8220;Our APART AI is currently heavy on automobiles, AI-shovel businesses, and capital goods industries,&#8221; said Sankarsh Chanda, founder and CEO of Savart which owns the AI-driven investment research engine, APART AI.
Highlighting a pattern of stock-picking by APART AI among the AI-linked stocks, Chanda added &#8220;We have noticed is that our system is focused on picking those selling shovels rather than the gold sellers in this AI gold rush. This is also likely because of the over valuation of the AI poster boys in both the listed and unlisted space.&#8221;
Unlike traditional asset management and even robo-advisors, APART&#8217;s data-driven approach eliminates human bias and emotional decision-making, focusing on long-term wealth creation, explained Chanda in a conversation with <a href="https://www.benzinga.com">Benzinga</a>.
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Why It Matters: Talking about the unpredictability surrounding Donald Trump&#8216;s new policies on trade and tax, and its impact on the stock market Chanda said that &#8220;volatility presents a lot of opportunities especially for long term investors and more so for foreign capital looking to enter the American market.&#8221;
&#8220;While the road may be rocky over the next few years, the American story seems stronger than ever,&#8221; he adds.
Addressing the future of AI amid the emergence of DeepSeek's modestly priced models, Chanda said, &#8220;AI is going to be more accessible, affordable and omni-present over the coming years.&#8221;
Price Action: Some exchange-traded funds consisting of AI-linked stocks have given a handsome year-to-date and annual return. Here is a list:
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<td>iShares US Technology ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IYW#NYSE">IYW</a>)</td>
<td>3.96%</td>
<td>27.95%</td>
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<td>Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FTEC#NYSE">FTEC</a>)</td>
<td>2.86%</td>
<td>27.30%</td>
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<td>First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FDN#NYSE">FDN</a>)</td>
<td>9.56%</td>
<td>35.81%</td>
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<td>iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IGM#NYSE">IGM</a>)</td>
<td>5.72%</td>
<td>33.32%</td>
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<td>iShares Global Tech ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IXN#NYSE">IXN</a>)</td>
<td>3.83%</td>
<td>23.30%</td>
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On Friday, the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>) which track the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices, closed mixed. SPY fell 0.0049% to a value of $609.7, and QQQ was up by 0.42% to end at a value of $538.15, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
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Hidden Gems? AI Engine APART Highlights Automotive, Undervalued AI, Capital Goods As Top Sectors

Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) shares are trading higher on Tuesday. The company disclosed that SharkNinja, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SN#NYSE">SN</a>) is adopting its Agentforce and Commerce Cloud solutions to enhance personalized customer service through autonomous agents and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/01/b42971491/sharkninja-powers-up-global-customer-service-with-agentforce" rel="noreferrer noopener">support its global expansion efforts</a>.
Agentforce is expected to aid SharkNinja in deploying AI agents that autonomously handle tasks across various business functions.
Notably, Agentforce will provide SharkNinja with a 24/7 digital workforce to assist customers with purchases, product inquiries, troubleshooting, and returns, reducing human agent workloads and enabling them to focus on more impactful interactions.
Agentforce is anticipated to streamline tasks such as guiding purchases, resolving product queries, and managing returns, allowing human agents to focus on high-value engagements and enhancing the overall customer experience.
SharkNinja will leverage Commerce Cloud to unify customer data, enabling personalized shopping experiences and better tracking of global customer engagement.
Adam Evans, EVP &amp; GM of Salesforce AI Platform, said, &#8220;By integrating customer data with service and support functions, Agentforce enables SharkNinja to deliver an exceptional experience at every touchpoint — building customer loyalty and keeping them coming back time and time again.&#8221;
Investors can gain exposure to the CRM stock via&nbsp;iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IGV#BATS">IGV</a>) and First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FDN#NYSE">FDN</a>).
Price Action: CRM shares are up 1.3% at $323.21 at the last check Tuesday.
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SharkNinja Taps Salesforce Solutions For Personalized Customer Journeys: Details

Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) shares are trading lower on Friday. The company introduced two new AI-driven solutions for retailers: Agentforce <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/01/b42910317/salesforce-unveils-agentforce-for-retail-to-boost-productivity-with-digital-labor-and-retail-cloud" rel="noreferrer noopener">for Retail and Retail Cloud with Modern POS</a>.
These solutions aim to enhance productivity for store associates, customer service teams, digital merchants and deliver more personalized shopping experiences.
Agentforce for Retail offers a pre-built library of agent skills, enabling retailers to deploy AI agents that automate tasks like order management and appointment scheduling, improving shopper engagement at scale.
On the other hand, Retail Cloud with Modern POS integrates online and in-store data into a unified platform, providing mobile POS, clienteling, endless aisle, mixed cart checkout, omnichannel fulfillment, and inventory management, helping associates serve customers more efficiently.
The company stated that Retail Cloud with Modern POS is expected to be generally available by April 2025.
Additionally, Salesforce will introduce enhanced reasoning and retrieval-augmented generation capabilities in February 2025.
Also, Commerce Skills for Guided Shopping, which includes features such as product search, product recommendations, add to cart, re-order, and WISMO (Where Is My Order), will be available in March 2025, alongside Commerce Skills for Order Management.
Notably, SharkNinja and Saks are using Salesforce solutions to enhance employee efficiency and improve customer interactions.
Nitin Mangtani, SVP and GM of Retail at Salesforce, said that the combination of AI-powered digital tools and a modern POS system can significantly expand retailers&#8217; operational capabilities. With the newly introduced Agentforce skills and an intuitive cloud-based POS solution, Salesforce aims to enable retailers to provide seamless, connected shopping experiences across both physical and digital channels, driving efficiency gains and fueling enterprise-wide growth.
Investors can gain exposure to the stock via&nbsp;iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IGV#BATS">IGV</a>) and First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund&nbsp;&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FDN#NYSE">FDN</a>).
Price Action: CRM shares are down 2.41% at $319.03 at the last check Friday.
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Salesforce Launches Retail Cloud And Agentforce Solutions: Details

Salesforce Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) unveiled a groundbreaking tool for managing <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/11/b42086392/salesforce-introduces-agentforce-testing-center-first-of-its-kind-ai-agent-lifecycle-management-to" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">artificial intelligence (AI) agent lifecycle processes</a>. 
The system, dubbed Agentforce Testing Center, introduces a new paradigm for businesses adopting autonomous agent technology.
The launch comes on the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/social-media/24/11/42082700/meta-taps-former-salesforce-ai-chief-to-lead-enterprise-ai-push-amid-expanding-open-source-strategy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">heels of Salesforce&#8217;s losing</a> its AI lead, Clara Shih, to Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>).
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Salesforce aims to address critical challenges in AI deployment, including ensuring reliable performance and reducing operational risks. With Agentforce, the company is leveraging synthetic interactions and secure environments to streamline testing and improve customer experiences.
Agentforce Testing Center incorporates features that automate testing scenarios and generate synthetic interactions to simulate real-world use cases.
Teams can now assess AI agent performance, refine interactions, and ensure accurate outcomes before live deployment. With natural language processing capabilities, the tool allows parallel testing of hundreds of potential interactions, boosting efficiency and accuracy.
Salesforce introduced sandbox environments that replicate production data and configurations. This feature enables teams to prototype Agentforce applications safely without disrupting live operations. By integrating tools like DevOps Center and Salesforce CLI, developers can easily migrate tested solutions into production, ensuring seamless transitions.
New monitoring tools, such as Agentforce Analytics and Utterance Analysis, provide granular insights into AI performance. These tools, built on Salesforce&#8217;s Data Cloud, offer continuous improvement by analyzing user feedback and interaction patterns. Additionally, Digital Wallet integration ensures businesses can monitor their AI usage and manage credits effectively.
Agentforce Testing Center will be generally available in December, while sandbox support for Data Cloud and Agentforce is accessible today.
Northland Capital Partners highlighted <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/management/24/11/41978942/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-bets-big-on-billion-bots" rel="noreferrer noopener">Salesforce&#8217;s Agentforce platform</a> as &#8220;on par&#8221; with Microsoft Corp&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) AI offerings, underscoring its competitive edge.
CNBC&#8217;s Jim Cramer praised Agentforce as &#8220;revolutionary,&#8221; citing it as one of the most impactful AI use cases, driving Salesforce&#8217;s stock rally.
Salesforce&nbsp;stock gained over 26% year-to-date. Investors can gain exposure to the stock through First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FDN#NYSE">FDN</a>) and REX FANG &amp; Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FEPI#NASDAQ">FEPI</a>).
Price Action: Salesforce stock is up 1.10% at $327 premarket at the last check on Wednesday.
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Salesforce Tool Aims To Simplify AI Agent Testing, Deployment

Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) shares are trading higher on Tuesday. The company introduced Agentforce, which is a new feature that enables companies to develop AI agents capable of autonomously performing <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/10/b41596727/salesforces-agentforce-is-here-trusted-autonomous-ai-agents-to-scale-your-workforce" rel="noreferrer noopener">tasks across various business functions</a>.
Agentforce uses advanced reasoning to make decisions and execute actions, such as resolving customer inquiries and optimizing marketing campaigns. These agents operate independently, triggered by data changes, business rules, or API signals.
Agentforce includes customizable out-of-the-box agents that are easily deployed using low-code or no-code tools, operating continuously across all channels.
The first available agent, the Agentforce Service Agent, outperforms traditional chatbots by handling a broad range of tasks, from simple inquiries to complex issues, with pre-built topics and actions for customer support.
Users can tailor these agents for different industries, such as retail for order management or financial services for billing and payment support.
The Agentforce layer is seamlessly integrated into the Salesforce Platform, leveraging data, AI, and Salesforce&#8217;s Customer 360 ecosystem, all built on a reliable foundation.
This integration enhances the capabilities of agents, allowing for unlimited scalability, proactive actions across various roles and channels, and contextual awareness of every customer interaction.
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Investors can gain exposure to the stock via&nbsp;iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IGV#BATS">IGV</a>) and&nbsp;First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FDN#NYSE">FDN</a>).
Price Action: CRM shares are up 1.87% at $299.26 at the last check Tuesday.
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Salesforce Launches Agentforce, Redefining AI In Business With Autonomous Solutions

Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) collaborated with Blue Shield of California to provide physicians and patients with nearly instant prior authorization answers, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/10/n41427418/blue-shield-of-california-salesforce-making-prior-authorization-as-simple-as-using-a-credit-card" rel="noreferrer noopener">eliminating the typical days-long wait</a>.
The new platform will integrate with Care Connect, Blue Shield&#8217;s care management system, establishing a clinical infrastructure that emphasizes ongoing preventive care and wellness rather than just responding to medical needs.
In the future, prior authorization requests will automatically notify the health plan&#8217;s nurses, social workers, and behavioral health specialists when a member may require new or enhanced health support.
The nonprofit health plan&#8217;s prior authorization platform, developed on Salesforce Health Cloud, will integrate with physician systems to collect essential clinical data from electronic health records and streamline over 20 disparate systems.
This will enable members and physicians to receive prior authorization in nearly real-time.
The testing will start in early 2025, with a limited rollout later that year. Full real-time authorization capabilities are expected by January 2026, followed by additional features.
Jeff Amann, executive vice president and general manager, Salesforce Industries said, &#8220;With Blue Shield of&nbsp;California, we&#8217;re rebuilding the prior authorization process with new innovations that support near real-time decision-making so providers can more quickly, transparently and compliantly deliver the attentive care their patients deserve.&#8221;
Investors can gain exposure to the stock via iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IGV#BATS">IGV</a>) and First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FDN#NYSE">FDN</a>).
Price Action: CRM shares are down 0.51% at $291.44 at the last check Monday.
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Salesforce Cuts Wait Times In Healthcare, New Collaboration Transforms Prior Authorizations

Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/06/39454317/nvidia-stock-slides-nearly-2-in-premarket-following-last-weeks-pullback-whats-going-on">gained over 6% </a>on Tuesday after losing a staggering $550 billion in market value since Thursday, June 20. The company had become the most valuable on the planet last week when it reached a market capitalization of $3.46 trillion.
The artificial-intelligence company has risen back to $3.10 trillion by Tuesday after falling 16% since Thursday, settling in as the third most valuable corporation behind Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), which is valued at $3.34 trillion, and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), which holds $3.22 trillion in value.
Concerns about Nvidia's grip on the S&amp;P 500 Index after soaring almost 140% this year have some analysts warning that a large enough sell-off for the chipmaker could spark a broader market slump, the Financial Times <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/7332b1f8-cf7c-4bfa-82f4-88d0deb23f98">reported</a>.
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"If Nvidia corrects pretty hard in the coming months, it becomes very difficult for the [S&amp;P 500] to keep rising," Barry Bannister, chief equity strategist at Stifel, told FT. &#8220;And Nvidia will decelerate.&#8221;
Shares fell 4% on Monday, following disclosures on Friday that chief executive and co-founder, Jensen Huang, sold almost $95 million worth of the stock in the days around its climb to the world's most valuable company. The trades were part of a previously scheduled Rule 10b5-1 sale plan set up in March, filings show, according to the Financial Times.
Nvidia's fall from Thursday, June 20, to Tuesday has weighed on the broader chipmaking sector, with the PHLX Semiconductor Index (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOX#NASDAQ">SOX</a>) down 2.5% and the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which tracks the tech-dominated Nasdaq Composite, was down 0.4% since Thursday.
On Tuesday the iShares U.S. Technology ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IYW#NYSE">IYW</a>) gained 1.7%, Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FTEC#NYSE">FTEC</a>) jumped1.4% and First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FDN#NYSE">FDN</a>) rose by 1.4%.
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Software company Salesforce Inc&#8217;s (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>) shares are ticking higher after the company announced London as the location for its first artificial intelligence (AI) center.
Salesforce shares are trading higher by 3.36% at $244.64 at last check Thursday.
What Happened: The company&#8217;s facility aims to foster collaboration among industry experts, developers, and customers, facilitating innovation and skill development in AI, reported Reuters.
Salesforce is hosting 18,000 attendees at its annual London World Tour event on Thursday. A year ago, the U.S. cloud software company <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/23/06/33054986/salesforce-plans-4b-investment-in-its-uk-business-over-5-years">announced a $4 billion investment in Britain </a>over the next five years, with a focus on advancing AI technologies.
Zahra Bahrololoumi, chief executive of Salesforce U.K. and Ireland, highlighted the enthusiasm among customers regarding AI&#8217;s potential benefits, coupled with a cautious approach to emerging risks. 
&#8220;No company will adopt AI unless they can trust it, which is why we are so well positioned,&#8221; she said, referring to Salesforce&#8217;s Einstein technology that includes a &#8220;Trust Layer&#8221; to protect customer data.
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Why It Matters: Salesforce is &#8220;sending a clear message to customers and partners on AI,&#8221; Bahrololoumi emphasized.
The goal is to work closely with customers and partners to harness AI&#8217;s transformative potential responsibly.
Salesforce is &#8220;deeply committed to working closely together so that you can reap the rewards of this transformative technology, while ensuring it is a force for good,&#8221; Bahrololoumi said. 
In May, Salesforce posted its first quarterly revenue miss since 2006, along with <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/05/39112269/salesforce-still-confident-about-becoming-an-ai-era-winner-despite-disappointing-quarter">providing a softer-than-expected guidance</a>.
Analyst Reaction: Goldman Sachs analysts&nbsp;find Salesforce&nbsp;to be&nbsp;"an under-appreciated generative AI winner.&#8221;&nbsp;There is&nbsp;room for meaningful margin expansion, they say.
Price Action: Salesforce stock has gained about 11% in the last 12 months. Investors can gain exposure to the stock via IShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IGV#BATS">IGV</a>) and First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FDN#NYSE">FDN</a>).
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Piper Sandler&nbsp;analyst James Fish reiterated&nbsp;Cisco Systems Inc&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CSCO#NASDAQ">CSCO</a>) with a Neutral and raised the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/CSCO/analyst-ratings" rel="noreferrer noopener">price target from $47 to $51</a>.
On March 14, Cisco won the EU clearance for its pending Splunk deal, resulting in Cisco closing on Splunk on March 18, long ahead of the initial close date and giving Cisco approximately half a quarter of its contribution in the fiscal third quarter.&nbsp;
Cisco raised $13.5 billion of debt at a 5% average cost of debt at the end of February to finance the transaction.&nbsp;
Fish&#8217;s &#8220;Base&#8221; Case that is now included in his estimates given the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com//node/37780307" rel="noreferrer noopener">deal closure results in Splunk&nbsp;</a>achieving over $5 billion of revenue by fiscal 2026, Splunk (with synergies) having 38% operating margin in fiscal 2026. The analyst projects $0.02 EPS and $403 million free cash flow accretion for fiscal 2025 and $0.17 EPS and $1.2 billion free cash flow accretion for fiscal 2026.&nbsp;
Notably, his &#8220;Realistic Upside&#8221; case shows more stable growth at Splunk given where it is at on its transition and more material cost synergies that result in over 50% fiscal 2026 Splunk-only operating margin and $0.37 EPS and $1.8 billion free&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/guidance" rel="noreferrer noopener">cash flow in fiscal 2026 accretion.&nbsp;</a>
The analyst lauded Cisco&#8217;s increasing visibility, Splunk&#8217;s impact, Cat9K renewals, a refresh of old and end-of-life systems, consistent capital return program installed, estimate reset for core Cisco, potential for AI via SiliconOne or datacenter Ethernet systems, and valuation.
However, Fish also red-flagged Cisco&#8217;s exposure to networking&#8217;s down-cycle outside of AI, too little relative exposure to the Cloud vertical and high-end data center switches, management&#8217;s downward revision of forward numbers over the last four quarters, and Organic Security and Collaboration are struggling.
Fish projects third-quarter revenue and EPS of $12.7 billion and $0.86.
Cisco stock lost close to 4% last year. Investors can gain exposure to the stock via&nbsp;First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIBR#NASDAQ">CIBR</a>) and&nbsp;First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FDN#NYSE">FDN</a>).
Also Read:&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/02/37170678/ciscos-long-term-prospects-shine-with-ai-and-security-analysts-stay-optimistic-despite-challenges" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cisco&#8217;s Long-Term Prospects Shine with AI and Security, Analysts Stay Optimistic Despite Challenges</a>
Price Action: CSCO shares traded higher by 0.03% at $49.15 on the last check Wednesday.
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The July jobs report issued Friday delivered mixed takeaways for the market, although it confirmed an overall <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/economics/macro-economic-events/23/08/33573419/julys-mixed-jobs-report-payrolls-miss-estimates-unemployment-rate-dips-wages-surp">healthy U.S. labor market.</a>
On one hand, the pace of nonfarm payrolls growth fell short of forecasts in July, with 187,000 jobs gained compared to the expected 200,000. On the other hand, the jobless rate fell to 3.5%, exceeding expectations of 3.6%. Wages increased at a monthly pace of 0.4% and an annual rate of 4.4%, which was faster than expected.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Biden, Fed Governor On July&#8217;s Jobs Report</h2>
The market interpreted the jobs report in a dovish manner, lowering expectations for potential interest rate hikes in September. Market-derived probabilities put the chance of a 25-basis-point hike in September at 13%, down from 19% before the report was issued Friday morning. 
President Joe Biden applauded the job market data, emphasizing that the share of working-age Americans with jobs has reached a 20-year high. He attributes this positive trend to the effects of his economic policies, often referred to as &#8220;Bidenomics.&#8221;
Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said the Fed is likely to remain into restrictive territory well into 2024 and said he is unsurprised wages remain strong.
Five stocks from the Russell 1000 index (large-cap) and five exchange-traded funds had substantial price action in the opening minutes of trading Friday as a result of jobs data and the movement in interest rates, as well as statements regarding quarterly corporate results.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">5 Stocks Rallying On Friday</h2>
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<li>Atlassian Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TEAM#NASDAQ">TEAM</a>) surged by an impressive 19% as the company massively surpassed Street&#8217;s estimates in the last quarter, prompting Barclays to raise its price target from $165 to $195.</li>
<li>Natera Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NTRA#NYSE">NTRA</a>) soared 16% after delivering better-than-expected results in the second quarter. </li>
<li>Universal Display Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/OLED#NASDAQ">OLED</a>) rose 11% following its stronger-than-expected earnings and revenues, with both Needham and Deutsche Bank raising their price targets.</li>
<li>Cloudflare, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NET#NASDAQ">NET</a>) experienced a 10% rally after it reported stronger-than-anticipated earnings, leading Needham to increase the price target from $75 to $85. </li>
<li>Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) gained nearly 10%, achieving its strongest daily performance since November 2022 due to a surprise EPS and revenue beat in the last quarter.</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">5 ETFs Rallying On Friday</h2>
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<li>The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLY#NYSE">XLY</a>) saw a notable 2.2% increase in stocks within the consumer discretionary sector, largely driven by a surge in the ETF&#8217;s heavyweight, Amazon.</li>
<li>VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GDXJ#NYSE">GDXJ</a>) experienced a boost of 1.8% in response to rising gold prices that were fueled by a declining dollar.</li>
<li>iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EWW#NYSE">EWW</a>) surged 1.7%, aided by a 1% increase in the value of the Mexican peso. </li>
<li>First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FDN#NYSE">FDN</a>) rose 1.2%, led by Amazon, Cloudflare and Atlassian. </li>
<li>iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Market Bond ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EMB#NYSE">EMB</a>) recorded an impressive 1% gain, marking its best daily performance of the week. A lower U.S. dollar and declining Treasury yields contributed to the strength of emerging market bonds.</li>
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Investors Cheer Jobs Report: Why Are These 5 Stocks And 5 ETFs Shining On Friday?

As the second quarter comes to a close, it&#8217;s time to look at the performance of industry ETFs and the stocks that helped shape <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/biotech/23/03/31609224/top-5-best-and-worst-u-s-industry-etfs-in-q1-2023-ai-and-bank-turmoil-shaped-stock-returns">their respective sector returns. </a>
With the S&amp;P 500 Index, as represented by the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>), up 6% during this time, investors are eager to know which industries have outperformed or lagged behind the overall market over the quarter. 
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Best Performing Industry ETFs in Q2 2023</h2>
The top five performing Industry ETFs in the second quarter of the year were:
5) First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FDN#NYSE">FDN</a>)
<ul>
<li>Description: FDN tracks the performance of the Dow Jones Internet Composite Index, providing exposure to leading internet companies.</li>
<li>Performance quarter-to-date (as of June 26): 7.4%</li>
<li>Top three holdings: Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) (9.76%), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) (9.47%), Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) (7.7%). </li>
<li>Top three stock contributors (% added to industry quarterly performance): AMZN (2.5%), META (2.2%), Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) (1.2%)</li>
</ul>
4) US Global Jets ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JETS#NYSE">JETS</a>)
<ul>
<li>Description: JETS invests in the global airline industry, including airlines, manufacturers, and airport services, allowing investors to access the aviation sector.</li>
<li>Performance quarter-to-date (as of June 26): 9.4%</li>
<li>Top three holdings: Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DAL#NYSE">DAL</a>) (10.7%), Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LUV#NYSE">LUV</a>) (10.5%), American Airlines Group Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAL#NYSE">AAL</a>) (10.2%) </li>
<li>Top three stock contributors: DAL (3.4%), United Airlines Holdings Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UAL#NYSE">UAL</a>) (2.7%), SkyWest Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SKYW#NASDAQ">SKYW</a>) (2%). </li>
</ul>
3) iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IGV#NYSE">IGV</a>)
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<li>Description: IGV aims to replicate the performance of the S&amp;P North American Technology-Software Index, offering exposure to the software industry.</li>
<li>Performance quarter-to-date (as of June 26): 10.4%</li>
<li>Top three holdings: Adobe, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ADBE#NASDAQ">ADBE</a>) (9.1%), Oracle Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) (8.9%), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) (8.5%)</li>
<li>Top three stock contributors: ORCL (2.6%), ADBE (2.4%), MSFT (1.5%). </li>
</ul>
2) VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMH#NYSE">SMH</a>)
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<li>Description: SMH seeks to track the MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index, providing exposure to companies in the semiconductor industry.</li>
<li>Performance quarter-to-date (as of June 26): 12.2%</li>
<li>Top three holdings: NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) (19.6%), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NASDAQ">TSM</a>) (11.8%), Bradcom Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>) (5.1%)</li>
<li>Top three stock contributors: NVDA (7.9%), AVGO (1.4%), TSM (1.2%) </li>
</ul>
1) iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ITB#NYSE">ITB</a>)
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<li>Description: ITB invests in U.S. companies involved in home construction and improvement, allowing investors to participate in the housing sector.</li>
<li>Performance quarter-to-date (as of June 26): 16.7%</li>
<li>Top three holdings: D.R. Horton Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DHI#NYSE">DHI</a>) (15.4%), Lennar Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LEN#NYSE">LEN</a>) (12.8%), and NVR Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVR#NYSE">NVR</a>) (7.7%) </li>
<li>Top three stock contributors: DHI (3.6%), LEN (2.3%), PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PHM#NYSE">PHM</a>) (2.2%)</li>
</ul>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Top Performing U.S. Industry ETFs For The Quarter</h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Worst Performing Industry ETFs in Q2 2023</h2>
The worst five performing Industry ETFs in the second quarter of the year were:
5) VanEck AgriBusiness ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MOO#NYSE">MOO</a>)
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<li>Description: MOO seeks to replicate the performance of the MVIS Global Agribusiness Index, offering exposure to companies involved in various segments of the agricultural industry, including farming, fertilizers, equipment, and more.</li>
<li>Performance quarter-to-date (as of June 26): down by 6.7%</li>
<li>Top three holdings: Deere &amp; Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DE#NYSE">DE</a>) (8.54%), Zoetis Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZTS#NYSE">ZTS</a>) (8.3%), and Bayer Aktiengesellschaft (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BAYRY#OTC">BAYRY</a>) (6.95%).</li>
<li>Worst 3 stock contributors: Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NTR#NYSE">NTR</a>) (-1.1%), The Mosaic Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MOS#NYSE">MOS</a>) (-0.5%), and Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSN#NYSE">TSN</a>) (-0.4%).</li>
</ul>
4) SPDR S&amp;P Metals &amp; Mining ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XME#NYSE">XME</a>)
<ul>
<li>Description: XME follows the S&amp;P Metals &amp; Mining Select Industry Index, investing in companies involved in metals and mining production.</li>
<li>Performance quarter-to-date (as of June 26): down by 7.7%</li>
<li>Top three holdings: Commercial Metals Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMC#NYSE">CMC</a>) (4.8%), Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMR#NYSE">AMR</a>) (4.7%), and Nucor Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NUE#NYSE">NUE</a>) (4.6%).</li>
<li>Worst three stock contributors: MP materials corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MP#NYSE">MP</a>) (-0.9%), Alcoa Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AA#NYSE">AA</a>) (-0.8%), and Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BTU#NYSE">BTU</a>) (-0.7%).</li>
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3) SPDR S&amp;P Regional Banking ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KRE#NYSE">KRE</a>)
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<li>Description: KRE seeks to replicate the performance of the S&amp;P Regional Banks Select Industry Index, providing exposure to regional banking companies.</li>
<li>Performance quarter-to-date (as of June 26): down by 8.6%</li>
<li>Top three holdings: New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NYCB#NYSE">NYCB</a>) (2.08%), Bank OZK (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/OZK#NASDAQ">OZK</a>) (2.06%), and Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CFR#NYSE">CFR</a>) (2.06%).</li>
<li>Worst 3 stock contributors: First Horizon Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FHN#NYSE">FHN</a>) (-0.9%), PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PACW#NASDAQ">PACW</a>) (-0.5%), and Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VLY#NASDAQ">VLY</a>) (-0.4%).</li>
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2) Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PBW#NYSE">PBW</a>)
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<li>Description: PBW aims to track the WilderHill Clean Energy Index, offering investors exposure to clean energy companies.</li>
<li>Performance quarter-to-date (as of June 26): down by 9.3%</li>
<li>Top three holdings: Bel Fuse Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BELFA#NASDAQ">BELFA</a>) (2.4%), Joby Aviation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JOBY#NYSE">JOBY</a>) (2.3%), and Fluence Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FLNC#NASDAQ">FLNC</a>) (2.04%).</li>
<li>Worst 3 stock contributors: Workhorse Group Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WKHS#NASDAQ">WKHS</a>) (-0.5%), Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BLNK#NASDAQ">BLNK</a>) (-0.4%), and Wallbox N.V. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WBX#NASDAQ">WBX</a>) (-0.4%).</li>
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1) Invesco Solar ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TAN#NYSE">TAN</a>)
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<li>Description: TAN tracks the MAC Global Solar Energy Index, providing investors with exposure to companies involved in the solar energy industry.</li>
<li>Performance quarter-to-date (as of June 26): negative by 11.8%</li>
<li>Top three holdings: First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FSLR#NASDAQ">FSLR</a>) (9.9%), Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ENPH#NASDAQ">ENPH</a>) (9.4%), and SolarEdge Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SEDG#NASDAQ">SEDG</a>) (8.9%).</li>
<li>Worst three stock contributors: ENPH (-2.1%), FSLR (-1.8%) and SEDG (-1.3%). </li>
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Unmasking Q2 2023's Stars & Strugglers: Industry ETFs And Top Stock Standouts

The latest&nbsp;U.S. labor market report&nbsp;showed a remarkable rise in non-farm payrolls in May, with a surprising gain of 339,000.
This marks the strongest pace of employment growth since January 2023.
This surprising jump also bucked&nbsp;projections of a decline in job growth to 180-190,000 the revised April result of 294,000, signaling <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/economics/macro-economic-events/23/06/32689386/us-labor-market-on-fire-may-jobs-data-reveals-employment-boom-steady-wage-growth-" target="_blank">healthy employment conditions overall. </a>
May&#39;s&nbsp;jobs&nbsp;report also indicated notable variations in employment growth&nbsp;between industries, underscoring the importance for investors to monitor these <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/money/best-sectors-to-invest-in-right-now/">sector</a>-specific trends closely.
<h3>Which Industries Added the Most And Least Jobs in May?</h3>
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<li>Private education and health services led with 97,000 new hires, driven by a 52,400 employment growth in health care.</li>
<li>Professional and business services witnessed an increase of 64,000 jobs.&nbsp;</li>
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Leisure and hospitality added 48,000 employees, with food services and drinking places contributing 33,000.
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Construction industry saw a surge of 25,000 jobs.
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Employees in transportation and warehousing grew by 24,200, driven by transit, ground passenger transportation, and couriers.
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Financial activities hired 10,000 employees, with finance and insurance adding 7,100 jobs and real estate and rental and leasing adding 2,800 jobs. Within this industry, commercial banking saw 5,800 layoffs.
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Utilities, wholesale trade, and mining/logging had minimal employment growth.
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The nondurable goods industry&nbsp;experienced a loss of 5,000 jobs.
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The information industry suffered the most job losses, down by 9,000.&nbsp;Publishing and telecommunications segments both recorded a loss of 2,500 jobs. 
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<h3>How Those Industries&#39; ETFs Performed: Winners And Losers</h3>
While tech-related industries such as semiconductors, the internet, and software have had strong growth in the last month, driven by the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/artificial-intelligence" target="_blank">AI rally</a>. Other sectors such as agriculture, mining, and retail have lagged.
Here are some industry ETF performance highlights over the past month:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/smh#NASDAQ">SMH</a>) up 17.1%.</li>
<li>First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/fdn#NASDAQ">FDN</a>) up 12.3%.</li>
<li>iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (ARCA: IGV) up 11.3%.</li>
<li>SPDR S&amp;P 500 Retail ETF (ARCA: XRT) down by 4%.</li>
<li>VanEck Gold Miners ETF (ARCA: GDX) down by 5.2%.</li>
<li>VanEck Vectors Agribusiness ETF (ARCA: MOO) down by 7.4%.</li>
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Canadian e-commerce juggernaut Shopify (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/shop#NYSE">SHOP</a>) is on a stellar run, one that&#39;s eliciting calls of &ldquo;story stock&rdquo; status. With the shares higher by almost 52% over the past month, those calls are proving accurate.
With a market capitalization of $90.15 billion as of the May 14 close and using Amazon.com (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/amzn#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) as the comparison, Shopify could have plenty of growth ahead of it. E-commerce <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/20/04/15880678/3-e-commerce-etfs-for-the-online-shopping-boom">and online shopping sure do</a>.
Speaking of Amazon, that stock&#39;s price tag is unapproachable for many ordinary investors and that&#39;s getting to be the case with Shopify following the May 14 close just over $754.
With that in mind, investors may want to consider some of the following exchange traded funds for proxy-like exposure to Shopify.
<h3>JPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF (BBCA)</h3>
With its recent, Shopify is now the largest Canadian company by market value and is now the second-largest component in the JPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF (CBOE: BBCA). BBCA itself is the largest Canada ETF trading in the U.S., besting a rival product from iShares by $1.3 billion.
However, Shopify can&#39;t carry the day for the two Canada ETFs as highlighted by year-to-date losses of about 21% for both funds. That underscores the intimate correlations Canadian stocks often share with oil prices.
<h3>First Trust Dow Jones International Internet ETF (FDNI)</h3>
The First Trust Dow Jones International Internet ETF (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/fdni#NASDAQ">FDNI</a>) is the international counterpart to the popular First Trust Dow Jones Internet ETF (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/fdn#NYSE">FDN</a>). While FDN is heavy on the likes of Amazon and Facebook (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/fb#NASDAQ">FB</a>), FDNI lays claim to being the ETF with the largest Shopify weight at about 10%.
FDNI&#39;s Shopify weight is about 230 basis points higher than the ETF with the second-largest allocation to the stock. Overall, FDNI is a play on international equities with popular <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/20/05/16017174/3-etfs-to-order-out-with-if-uber-buys-grubhub">internet shopping footprints</a> and is heavy on emerging markets stocks. The First Trust fund is higher by 14.1% this year.
<h3>Global X Cloud Computing ETF Global X Cloud Computing ETF (CLOU)</h3>
As noted here earlier this week, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/20/05/16003112/3-soaring-cloud-computing-etfs">cloud ETFs are on fire</a> this year and that includes the Global X Cloud Computing ETF Global X Cloud Computing ETF (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/clou#NASDAQ">CLOU</a>). CLOU is the ETF with the second-largest Shopify allocation at 7.7%.
Of the roughly 30 ETFs with Shopify allocations, only FDNI and CLOU have weights north of 7% to the stock. Of the trio mentioned here, CLOU is the best-performing one this year as its higher by over 17%.
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3 ETFs With Big-Time Shopify Exposure

Having debuted last June, the O&rsquo;Shares Global Internet Giants ETF (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ogig#NYSE">OGIG</a>) is one of the newest Internet exchange traded funds listed in the U.S.
Youth aside, OGIG is setting a torrid pace in 2019 with a year-to-date gain of just over 28 percent.
<h3>What Happened</h3>
OGIG&#39;s stellar performance to start 2019 may imply investors have missed out on some easy money, but a confluence of factors, including the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/19/03/13374294/click-here-for-a-soaring-retail-etf">ongoing e-commerce boom</a>, support long-term upside for OGIG. The fund tracks the O&rsquo;Shares Global Internet Giants Index.
OGIG itself is &ldquo;designed to provide investors with the means to invest in some of the largest global companies that derive most of their revenue from the Internet and e-commerce sectors that exhibit quality and growth potential,&rdquo; <a href="https://oshares.com/ogig/">according to O&#39;Shares</a>.
<h3>Why It&#39;s Important</h3>
On its own, OGIG&#39;s 2019 gain of 28.05 percent is impressive, but that performance is even more impressive when considering the O&#39;Shares fund is beating the First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/fdn#NYSE">FDN</a>), the largest U.S.-listed Internet ETF, by almost 600 basis points.
One of the obvious reasons why OGIG is trouncing its rival is China. The O&#39;Shares ETF has exposure to Chinese e-commerce and Internet stocks while the rival FDN solely focuses on U.S. companies. That is an important distinction when considering China had 2018 e-commerce sales of $1.3 trillion compared to $513 billion in the U.S.
&ldquo;The rapid adoption of e-commerce in China has helped fuel regional dominance from Asia-Pacific,&rdquo; <a href="https://oshares.com/ogig/">according to O&#39;Shares research</a>. &ldquo;In 2010, Asia- Pacific accounted for only a third of total e-commerce. As of last year, that proportion had grown to 60%. North America and Europe comprised a total of 36%, at 21% and 15%, respectively. By 2021, Asia-Pacific&rsquo;s share of global e-commerce is projected to grow to 67%.&rdquo;
<h3>What&#39;s Next</h3>
In terms of what&#39;s next for OGIG, likely more growth on the e-commerce front and China will be leading that charge. Last year, online retail sales accounted for 22 percent of all Chinese retail sales.
&ldquo;In China, Alibaba holds a one day online retail event called Singles Day, which is even larger than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined,&rdquo; said O&#39;Shares. &ldquo;Over 24 hours, Alibaba&rsquo;s sales exceeded $30 billion, up over 25% compared to 2017.&rdquo;
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/baba#NYSE">BABA</a>) is OGIG&#39;s third-largest holding at a weight of 6 percent.
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It's Not Too Late To Embrace This Internet ETF

The <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/18/11/12758020/analyst-fang-stocks-growth-fundamentals-remain-relative">FAANG stocks</a>, among others, make for easy culprits behind the recent slide in momentum stocks and the related exchange traded funds.
It may be overly simplistic, but a key element of momentum investing is that it works until doesn&#39;t. FAANG and other momentum fare worked for a while, but the good times were interrupted last month, pressuring some well-known ETFs in the process.
<h3>What Happened</h3>
Different momentum strategies apply the factor in varying ways. The popular iShares Edge MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (CBOE: MTUM) is mostly a price momentum strategy while the First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/fv#NASDAQ">FV</a>) is rooted in relative strength.
As is the case with many basic growth and momentum ETFs, MTUM is heavily allocated to the technology and consumer discretionary sectors. Even with the recent deterioration in those groups, those two sectors combine for over <a href="https://www.ishares.com/us/products/251614/?referrer=tickerSearch">56 percent of MTUM&#39;s weight.</a>
&quot;Within the tech sector, the relative strength for three of MTUM&rsquo;s largest sub-industries (data processing &amp; outsourced services and semiconductors in the technology sector and aerospace &amp; defense in the industrials sector) has weakened in recent months,&rdquo; said <a href="https://newpublic.cfraresearch.com/">CFRA Research</a> Director of ETF &amp; Mutual Fund Research Todd Rosenbluth in a Tuesday note.
<h3>Why It&#39;s Important</h3>
How funds arrive at momentum matters for investors&#39; outcomes. For 90 days ending Nov. 26, MTUM was down 11.1 percent. That&#39;s obviously bad, but not nearly as bad as the 14.3&nbsp;percent shed over the same period by FV.
FV holds five other First Trust ETFs displaying positive relative strength traits, but the ETF&#39;s FAANG and technology exposure is massive as a technology sector fund, a Nasdaq-100 Index ETF and the First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/fdn#NYSE">FDN</a>) combine for about 60 percent of FV&#39;s roster.
<h3>What&#39;s Next</h3>
&ldquo;Despite the more frequent rebalance than MTUM, FV&rsquo;s 4.7 percent loss year-to-date through November 24 was much wider than fractional gain for the iShares offering,&rdquo; said Rosenbluth. &ldquo;This highlights that not all smart-beta ETFs in a style will perform in sync with one another.&rdquo;
FV has also been stymied by retrenchment in biotech stocks because its other two holdings are a biotech fund and healthcare ETF with some biotech exposure.
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Ex-U.S. Internet stocks, both developed and emerging markets fare, have long been accessible to investors via exchange traded funds. A new fund enhances that accessibility.
The First Trust Dow Jones International Internet ETF (NASDAQ: FDNI) debuted Tuesday.
<h3>What Happened</h3>
If the First Trust Dow Jones International Internet ETF sounds somewhat familiar, that&#39;s because it is. The latest ETF from First Trust is the international answer to the First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/fdn#NYSE">FDN</a>). Home to $7.95 billion in assets under management, FDN isn&#39;t just the biggest Internet ETF, but one of the largest industry ETFs.
The new FDNI targets the Dow Jones International Internet Index. That index &ldquo;is designed to measure the performance of the 40 largest and most actively traded international stocks in the internet industry,&rdquo; <a href="https://us.spindices.com/indices/equity/dow-jones-international-internet-index-usd">according to S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices</a>. &ldquo;To be eligible for the index, a company must derive at least 50% of its cash flow from the internet, as well as be classified in one of the 17 GICS industry groups that have internet-related companies.&rdquo;
<h3>Why It&#39;s Important</h3>
FDNI comes to market at time of exponential growth of Internet and e-commerce use outside the U.S., particularly in emerging markets. China has more Internet users than the U.S. has citizens and data suggest many emerging markets shoppers spend discretionary income online or via mobile venues because those economies lack the traditional brick-and-mortar retail infrastructure found in the U.S. and other developed markets.
The new FDNI is home to 40 stocks hailing from several markets, but China is the dominant geographic exposure in the new fund. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/baba#NYSE">BABA</a>), Tencent Holdings (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/tcehy#OTC">TCEHY</a>) and Baidu.com (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/bidu#NASDAQ">BIDU</a>) combine for approximately 30 percent of the new ETF&#39;s weight.
&ldquo;The Internet is reaching further than ever before to connect our world, businesses and personal lives through what is known as the Internet of Things (IoT), or the billions of connected physical devices (cell phones, routers, wearables, home appliances, vehicles, to name just a few),&rdquo; <a href="https://www.ftportfolios.com/LoadContent/ge3uccbigaho">said First Trust</a>. &ldquo;We are now living in a universe of intelligent products, services and ways of conducting business that are increasing efficiency, while also uncovering a new era of economic growth.&rdquo;
<h3>What&#39;s Next</h3>
FDNI charges 0.65 percent per year, or $65 on a $10,000 investment, putting it in the middle among Internet ETFs in terms of annual fees.
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It&#39;s difficult for investors to pick one technology to target long-term, according to &quot;Shark Tank&quot; judge and O&#39;Shares ETFs Founder&nbsp;<a href="http://www.benzinga.com/topic/kevin-oleary">Kevin O&#39;Leary</a>. A&nbsp;solution for gaining exposure to many tech companies with one investment exists in the form of <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/etfs">exchange traded funds</a>.
<h3>What Happened</h3>
Investors looking for exposure to the broader technology index are often faced with an unfavorable situation in which an ETF holds lesser-valued hardware names and overall slower growth companies, O&#39;Leary said during&nbsp;a guest spot on <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/07/31/buy-these-3-tech-etfs-on-the-dip-says-kevin-oleary.html">CNBC&#39;s &quot;Fast Money&quot;</a> Tuesday. To counter this unfavorable setup, O&#39;Leary&#39;s firm launched the&nbsp;O&#39;Shares Global Internet Giants ETF (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ogig#NYSE">OGIG</a>) which consists of only the largest global tech companies that derive most of their revenue from the internet and/or e-commerce, he said.&nbsp;
The other two ETFs O&#39;Leary named are the First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/fdn#NYSE">FDN</a>) and iShares US Technology (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/iyw#NYSE">IYW</a>).
<h3>Why It&#39;s Important</h3>
All three ETFs stand out and offer investors &quot;something different,&quot; he said.&nbsp;O&#39;Leary&#39;s controlled ETF offers international exposure and includes global giants with large revenue growth profiles that aren&#39;t listed in American exchanges, like China&#39;s Tencent, he said.&nbsp;
The First Trust ETF is a &quot;real domestic pure play&quot; that doesn&#39;t include Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/aapl#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>). Only companies that generate at least 50 percent of their annual sales from the internet are included. This ETF is designed for investors who don&#39;t want exposure to the biggest of the big names in tech, O&#39;Leary said.&nbsp;
The iShares Technology ETF offers exposure to a subset of technology stocks that include electronics, computer software and hardware, and information&nbsp;technology companies. The ETF is designed for investors who no longer want to buy the &quot;big ugly indices anymore,&quot; O&#39;Leary said.&nbsp;
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A jobs report that was just about as good as it gets easily overshadowed uncertainty from trade wars and geopolitics on Friday. News that President Trump will meet with the North Korea leader offered a bit of relief for the markets early Friday, but it was really the employment report that drove stocks higher washing out recent shorts ahead of the weekend.&nbsp;
Shorts were expecting another stronger than expected wage growth number in the employment data. But wages grew less than expected, causing short covering that lifted all sectors to end the week. This was a perfect mini-storm, as the wage numbers helped keep treasuries from sliding as well. If you remember, it was the strong wage growth that hit stocks and bonds last month.&nbsp;
The PowerShares QQQ Trust (NYSE:&nbsp;QQQ) put in a new all-time high and was higher for a sixth straight day. The first six days of 2018 was the only other six-day advance this year. The Q&rsquo;s have rallied 15 percent in a month.
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China accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday of damaging the global trading system and &ldquo;firmly opposes&rdquo; Trump&rsquo;s tariff move. <a href="http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2018-03-08/china-accuses-trump-of-damaging-global-trade-with-tariffs">Japan&rsquo;s foreign minister </a><a href="http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2018-03-08/china-accuses-trump-of-damaging-global-trade-with-tariffs">said</a> &ldquo;These measures could make a significant impact on economic and cooperative relationship between Japan and the U.S.&quot; Later, &nbsp;U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin mentioned some other countries could be considered for tariff exemptions over the next two weeks as the rhetoric seems to have softened a bit.
Investor concerns about a trade war have kept Boeing on the defensive, because Boeing Co (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ba#NYSE">BA</a>) delivers around 70 percent of its aircraft to non-US customers; China was 25 percent of their orders last year. <a href="http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=853906">According to Morningstar</a>, aluminum is less than 10 percent of costs. Technically, the 50-day moving average has been a big key support in BA. Boeing had only one day in 2017 where it fell below its 50dma, and last week this level held again. Momentum was about as depressed as it gets in this stock, which should add to the possibility for upside momentum from here and new highs.
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Trump will reportedly mspaneet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a few weeks, which will make for great television, but could be a disaster. The President will have to appear diplomatic and leave out the condensation and name calling. Trump will want North Korea to commit to denuclearization, while North Korea wants to be treated as an equal. It&#39;s worth noting that the last two times North Korea has made commitments to de-nuke it reneged.&nbsp;
Emerging Markets have been a fund favorite, but you would have done better being long QQQ this year. This chart shows the&nbsp;iShares MSCI Emerging Markets &gt;Index (NYSE:&nbsp;EEM) relative to QQQ. The 2016 lows area all-time lows in this pair.&nbsp;
<img alt="EEM versus QQQ" src="/files/u121649/eem.qqq_.jpg" style="width: 657px; height: 279px;" />
Americans&rsquo; equity holdings climbed in Q4 2017 by <a href="http://mj380.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/22654/7d7b0dc333bdd356/1297284/7740ff263d30587d">the most in four years</a>, bringing stock holdings to $17.9 trillion, or 22.2 percent of all financial assets. This is the highest share percentage since 2000 amid the technology bubble.
Is Rotation Back? There has been some rotation since the February lows, which is a positive for the market. Small caps have been outperforming, which has been good for the overall market tone. Flows into small caps is saying that money is not moving into safety trades. Talk of a trade war seems to be benefitting the small caps.
<img alt="IWM vs SPY" src="/files/u121649/iwm.spy__0.png" style="width: 656px; height: 290px;" />
The VIX is back at levels seen just prior to the vol-crisis spike. You knew this was going to happen, but it would be hard to believe that VIX will go back to extreme lows and stay there for long after the carnage we saw just a month ago.
<img alt="VIX" src="/files/u121649/vix.png" style="width: 661px; height: 315px;" />
Fixed Income underperformed last week as risk on emerged. How quickly long rates rise is the key to potential reversals in equity indices. A relatively gradual trajectory in 10 and 30-year yields would likely be for stocks. The&nbsp;iShares Barclays 20+ Yr Treas.Bond (NASDAQ:&nbsp;TLT)&nbsp; vs SPY is back at the year lows.
<img alt="TLT versus SPY" src="/files/u121649/tlt.spy_.png" style="width: 658px; height: 294px;" />
Yield curves will likely become a dominant theme going forward. The 2/10 yield curve had been steepening during the equity weakness, but after hitting the 200-day moving average the curve flattened again.&nbsp; Short term support in the 2/10 at .556 percent and long-term key support at .473 percent.
<img alt="Yield Curve" src="/files/u121649/2.10.png" style="width: 659px; height: 308px;" />
The Fed&rsquo;s Evans said on CNBC Friday that &nbsp;wage growth was a little on the weak side, and he sees merit to the argument for waiting on rate hikes &quot;just a littlebitg longer, considering low inflation.&quot; This seemed to help stem the decline in bonds as the 30-year future was nearing a short term key support. USM8 has two key short-term levels of support to be aware of; 142-21 and 142-03*. &nbsp;These next two charts show you just how important the 3.25 percent level in 30-year yield is from a technical standpoint. A 618 retracement is considered a pivotal level using Fibonacci analysis and the 100 month moving average has been key resistance for years.
&nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="" src="/files/u121649/30yield_1.jpg" style="font-size: 14px; width: 579px; height: 484px;" />&nbsp;&nbsp;
The technology, regional banks, internet, and broker-dealer sector ETFs all put in new all-time highs last week. Most sectors within the S&amp;P still have some work to do to get back to year highs, but some rotation into these sectors is a positive for the overall market tone. We don&rsquo;t want to have high correlations across multiple sectors because when there is a pullback there is nowhere to hide. The following charts in the&nbsp;Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund&nbsp;(NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/xlk#NYSE">XLK</a>),&nbsp;SPDR KBW Regional Banking&nbsp;(NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/kre#NYSE">KRE</a>),&nbsp;First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/fdn#NYSE">FDN</a>), and&nbsp;iShares Dow Jones US Brok-Dea. Ind.&nbsp;(NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/iai#NYSE">IAI</a>) illustrate this.
<img alt="" src="/files/u121649/foursquare_0.jpg" style="width: 660px; height: 612px;" />
WTI had been outpacing the S&amp;P 500 since June of last year, but has been underperforming since the vol-crisis low.&nbsp; The&nbsp;Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/xle#NYSE">XLE</a>) relative to the SPY saw an unwind of the crowded energy sector trade starting in mid-January and the divergence with crude oil has gotten extreme. As long as crude oil futures can hold above $58 we will look for money flows into the energy sector and mean reversion in this trade.
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A softening or less controversial tone geopolitically will help drive stocks higher. We will remain on guard for potential breaking points in long bonds (and pivotal resistance levels in yields). 3.25 percent is coming in 30-year yield, but the trajectory above this level will be important. Rotation between sectors has been and will remain a positive for overall market strength. Stock and sector picking is key.&nbsp; Multiple days where everything is up will signal danger may be coming.
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The foundations of industry &mdash; <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/17/07/9801838/these-non-tech-companies-are-investing-in-an-ai-future">every industry</a> &mdash; are cracking under the weight of invasive robots. From retail to health care to security to agriculture, autonomous technology and artificial intelligence are changing the game.
&ldquo;We think that this is really kind of the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/17/09/10097740/8-ways-to-play-the-ai-boom">next trade</a>, if you will, and these are the new FAANG stocks,&rdquo; Bill Studebaker, president and CIO of Robo Global, said on Benzinga&rsquo;s PreMarket Prep radio show.
In fact, the popular and prolific FAANG components &mdash; Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/fb#NASDAQ">FB</a>), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/aapl#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/amzn#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/nflx#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/goog#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/googl#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) &mdash; are themselves being transformed and empowered by these very technologies.
&ldquo;In my mind, there is no more obvious investable megatrend than this that I&rsquo;ve ever seen,&rdquo; Studebaker said.
<h3>The Way To Play</h3>
Not five years ago, Studebaker was on the hunt for a way to trade this ubiquitous yet nascent theme, but no mutual or hedge funds were dedicated exclusively to it.
So he founded Robo Global and the firm&rsquo;s Robotics &amp; Automation Index ETF, Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/robo#NASDAQ">ROBO</a>).
Robo Global&rsquo;s portfolio includes 84 international robotics and automation firms specializing in either development or deployment. With exposure to upstream companies, downstream companies and services, investors avoid placing premature bets in a field with ever-changing frontrunners.
<h3>Who Made The Cut?</h3>
As yet, components are 40 percent domestic and 60 percent international, 25 percent large cap and 75 percent mid to small cap.
Studebaker&rsquo;s top constituents include Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/cgnx#NASDAQ">CGNX</a>), Raven Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ravn#NASDAQ">RAVN</a>), Zebra Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/zbra#NASDAQ">ZBRA</a>), Daifuku off the Tokyo exchange, IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ipgp#NASDAQ">IPGP</a>), iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/irbt#NASDAQ">IRBT</a>) and Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/isrg#NASDAQ">ISRG</a>).
Among the hot segment of chipmakers, he likes NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/nvda#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) and QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/qcom#NASDAQ">QCOM</a>), as well as Ambarella Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/amba#NASDAQ">AMBA</a>), which he considers an overlooked play on autonomous vehicles and vision technologies.
Stocks like these have driven the ETF up nearly 40 percent year to date, which compares favorably to the First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund (ETF) (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/fdn#NYSE">FDN</a>)&rsquo;s 30.9-percent run.
<h3>What&rsquo;s The Criteria?</h3>
Robo Global tracks about 300 public companies worldwide and incorporates them into the index based on subsector, robotics-based revenue and ESG social responsibility.
&ldquo;We&rsquo;re looking for companies that clearly are leaders in their industry and that we think have defined moats around their businesses,&rdquo; Studebaker said.
The ETF contains 40 percent bellwether stocks and 60 percent non-bellwether stocks, with respective weightings of 2 and 1 percent. Bellwether stocks have, on average, between 60 and 70 percent of revenue attributable to robotics, automation or AI activities, while non-bellwethers average 25 percent.
Studebaker eschews newer stocks like Veritone Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/veri#NASDAQ">VERI</a>) to lend them &ldquo;seasoning time.&rdquo;
&ldquo;What we&rsquo;re trying to avoid is putting any science fair experiments into our portfolio,&rdquo; he said, noting elimination of companies built on prototypes. &ldquo;We really want to put companies in that have proven revenue. We&rsquo;re not, for example, putting in a medical technology company that we think might get FDA approval, so the beauty behind what we&rsquo;ve done, our portfolio, given that it&rsquo;s &lsquo;technology,&rsquo; has pretty low volatility.&rdquo;
For more information on Robo Global, visit the <a href="http://www.roboglobal.com/">website </a>or watch out for Studebaker&rsquo;s next appearance on Benzinga&rsquo;s PreMarket Prep.
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Robotics, AI Fund Thinks It's Found The 'New FAANG'

Since coming to market just over three years ago, the First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/fv#NASDAQ">FV</a>) has proven popular with advisors and investors that follow Dorsey Wright&#39;s relative strength-based strategies.
That sentiment is confirmed by FV&#39;s more than $2.4 billion in assets under management. FV follows the Dorsey Wright Focus Five Index, which &ldquo;is designed to provide targeted exposure to five First Trust sector and industry based ETFs that Dorsey, Wright &amp; Associates (DWA) believes offer the greatest potential to outperform the other ETFs in the selection universe and that satisfy trading volume and liquidity requirements,&rdquo; according to <a href="http://www.ftportfolios.com/Retail/Etf/EtfSummary.aspx?Ticker=FV">First Trust</a>.
FV has a counterpart that is proving popular as well. The First Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic Focus 5 ETF (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/fvc#NASDAQ">FVC</a>) adds a cash component to the ETF of ETFs strategy found in FV.
<h3>More About FVC</h3>
Like FV, the First Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic Focus 5 ETF holds five First Trust sector and industry that are displaying positive relative strength ETFs. FVC&#39;s linuep is as follows: The First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/fdn#NYSE">FDN</a>), First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/qtec#NASDAQ">QTEC</a>), First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/fxr#NYSE">FXR</a>), First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ftxo#NASDAQ">FTXO</a>) and the First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/fxu#NYSE">FXU</a>).
&ldquo;While we are pitted firmly in corporate earnings season now as we have repeatedly documented in this daily piece, a fund such as FVC may be potentially very useful in monitoring how various sectors are reacting to earnings hits and misses around the markets and how these industries are trading relative to one another since they are constantly in motion,&rdquo; said <a href="http://streetonefinancial.com/">Street One Financial</a> Vice President Paul Weisbruch in a recent note.
FVC&#39;s index &ldquo;is designed to provide targeted exposure to five First Trust sector and industry based ETFs and the Nasdaq US T-Bill Index,&rdquo; <a href="http://www.ftportfolios.com/Retail/Etf/EtfSummary.aspx?Ticker=FVC">according to First Trust</a>.
<h3>Slight Differences ... So Far</h3>
Year to date, FV is up 9.4 percent while FVC is higher by 9.1 percent, indicating that the latter&#39;s cash component is not restraining its ability to compete with the former&#39;s returns this year.
FVC debuted in March 2016 and has established a solid following as highlighted by $331.1 million in assets under management. Regarding FV and FVC, investors should stay up-to-date regarding possible changes in the ETFs&#39; rosters.
&ldquo;Of course, being a rules-based strategy it is helpful to look at these holdings a couple times per month to see if there have been any relative strength changes in the marketplace that warrant a reshuffling of the portfolio and perhaps this will lend clues to which names/sectors will be shorter and longer term leaders and laggards,&rdquo; added Weisbruch.
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