Global X E-commerce ETF

EBIZ

Market cap $59M

Following on last week's top 10 list, this week's blog focuses on ETFs related to the stocks in the list. For this week, we then screened for ETFs that contained each stock that were also rated 5 (Strong Buy), focusing on the ETF that held the stock in the greatest percentage, then traveling down the lists of ETFs that held it until we found one rated 5. This resulted in a list of Strong Buy 5 rated ETFs that held at least one Strong Buy 5 rated stock as a major holding.

With the completion of a close presidential election, roughly half of us are likely disappointed regardless of the winner. To counter the post-election blues, I identified some “happy” ETF themes to consider for investment.

The integration of LLMs into digital wallets like Shop Pay, Cash App, and Apple Pay could create “purchasing agents” that transform e-commerce. According to our research, by 2030, AI Agents could drive nearly $9 trillion in global online spending.

When the Halloween decorations go away, holiday shopping begins. Each year consumers continue to surprise us with enthusiastic spending despite inflationary pressure.

To date, 145 of the 199 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q2 2024, representing 73% of the index. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 199 companies in this index is 3.5% for Q2 2024. Home Depot reported better-than-expected Q2 earnings and revenue.

The U.S. retail sector is returning to normalcy, driven by robust online sales.

In its latest report released last December, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) estimates that the digital economy now represents 10% of the total U.S. GDP, or $2.6 trillion.  The digital economy is also growing at an average annual growth rate of 7.1%.

Explaining consumer spending involves a lot of contradictions. Consumer spending is strong.

Explaining consumer spending involves a lot of contradictions. Consumer spending is strong.

2023 was a year of surprises. These are five key sector themes illustrated in charts that dominated the ETF world this past year.