Anonymous ID: 56e4e1 June 17, 2024, 6:10 p.m. No.21039835   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>9920 >>0146

Big Reshuffle of $71 Billion ETF Looms as Nvidia Surpasses Apple

 

(As a reminder and not mentioned in this article in Nvidia just completed a 10-1 split and over time, historically speaking, once a stock splits it is the kiss of death so itโ€™s going to be loaded up in this ETF at potentially the wrong moment as itโ€™s had a good run)

 

One of the worldโ€™s most prominent technology ETFs looks poised for a big rebalancing that would ramp up exposure to Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) at the expense of Apple Inc. (AAPL) โ€“ spurring billions of dollars in trading volume in one fell swoop. Barring an 11th-hour deviation from the methodology set out by index provider S&P Dow Jones Indices, State Street Global Advisors is on track to revamp the composition of its $71 billion Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) after Nvidiaโ€™s market value closed above Apple on Friday. For months, XLK has held way fewer Nvidia shares even as the AI giant soared 166% year-to-date. When the chipmaker ranked in third place, it made up roughly 6% of the ETFโ€™s assets, compared with 22% in the S&P 500 Information Technology Index. The ownership cap, imposed under diversification rules, has caused XLK to underperform massively this year. While S&P in theory reserves the right to make an exception, industry participants say the ETF is on track to be re-tooled when it enacts the quarterly rebalance near the end of June. On that basis, Apple and Nvidia are set to reverse their positions in the ETF with the formerโ€™s weight dropping to 4.5% and the latter rising above 20%, according to calculations sent by the index provider to three market participants familiar with the matter.

State Street stands to purchase $11 billion of Nvidia shares and dump $12 billion of Apple,one estimate shows. Thatโ€™s not insignificant โ€” the forecast sale in Apple shares is equal to the average daily trading value in the past three months. โ€œBy our calculation, the flip-flop between Nvidia and Apple will occur,โ€ said Chris Harvey, head of equity strategy at Wells Fargo Securities. โ€œThis aligns the XLK ETF more closely with the momentum trade and semis. At the margin, itโ€™s more dollars chasing a stock that does not need any additional help.โ€

A spokesperson for S&P declined to comment on potential index changes and referred Bloomberg News to the methodology.

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/big-reshuffle-of-71-billion-etf-looms-as-nvidia-surpasses-apple-1.2086183