Apple: Why the Nasdaq-100 ETF is Beating the Market | Page 2 of 2 | ETF Trends

The rally in Apple has “had some unexpected effects that investors should be aware of: chief among them is the risk of overconcentration, as a great many indices and the ETFs that track them are weighted by market cap,” writes Dave Fry at ETF Digest.

Some sector ETFs use equal-weighted strategies to avoid concentration in individual tech stocks. They include First Trust Nasdaq 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (NasdaqGM: QQEW) and Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology (NYSEArca: RYT).

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