Social Media, 3D Printing Lead Rise of Theme ETFs

The video discusses recent ETF activities, focusing on theme ETFs in social media, 3D printing, cloud, and biotech sectors. It highlights the volatility and unique characteristics of these ETFs, such as their quick adaptation to IPOs and lack of overlap with major indices. The video also covers the performance of these ETFs, driven by acquisitions and smaller company weightings.

What is a key characteristic of theme ETFs as discussed in the video?

• They are less volatile than traditional ETFs.

• They have significant overlap with major indices.

• They focus on large, well-known companies.

• They often include smaller companies not in major indices.

How quickly can theme ETFs incorporate new IPOs compared to the S&P tech ETF?

• Within a month or two

• Within a week or two

• Within a year or two

• Within a day or two

What contributed significantly to the performance of the 3D printing ETF, PRNT?

• High overlap with the S&P 500

• Focus on social media stocks

• Inclusion of major tech companies

• Acquisitions by General Electric

Which major tech companies are mentioned as having overlap with the cloud ETF?

• Pandora and Snapchat

• LinkedIn and Yelp

• Microsoft and Apple

• Facebook and Twitter

How did the biotech ETF perform compared to the larger biotech index?

• It underperformed the larger index.

• It had the same performance as the larger index.

• It outperformed the larger index significantly.

• It was not compared to the larger index.