T. Rowe Price Technology ETF

TTEQ

Market cap $62.3M

Investors love their tech stocks, and for good reason: In 2024 the so-called Magnificent Seven stocks drove outsized performance for countless investors. Big names like Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT) continue to play market leading roles.

Considering ways to update your tech allocation? Technology companies remain a key part of investors' equities portfolios, but challenges continue to loom.

Bull vs. Bear is a weekly feature where the VettaFi writers' room takes opposite sides to debate controversial stocks, strategies, or market ideas — with plenty of discussion of ETF ideas to play either angle. For this edition of Bull vs.

Active ETFs have grown massively in significance in recent years. AUM has grown as equity and fixed income investors alike have moved funds into actively managed ETFs.

Last week's ETF Exchange conference saw active ETFs take center stage. Following years of major AUM growth and accelerating launches, more and more market watchers and investors are looking to active.

A week has passed since the Exchange conference kicked off. More than 1,500 people joined VettaFi on site in Las Vegas for education, networking and more.

With Nvidia (NVDA) earnings dropping later today, investors are likely watching closely. NVDA's chips undergird several key market segments in tech, including many of the firms in last year's so-called “Magnificent Seven.

Apple (AAPL) earnings came in positively on Thursday, setting a quarterly record and beating expectations on overall revenue. The firm's status among the portfolio-leading megacap tech players made the news especially positive for investors.

As investors continue to benefit from a strong performance by tech firms, many may be looking for new views into the space. Active ETFs, in particular, could provide tools to energize tech investing, with active ETFs growing into a new level of prominence in recent years.

As economic conditions continue to signal a positive, soft landing in the new year, many investors want to get as much oomph out of technology as possible. Let's face it: Tech is already heavily represented in many portfolios and the market at large.