Tech Megatrend Monthly Report | December

07 January 2022

Equally Weighted ETF Monthly Report: Key Takeaways

  • President Biden’s $1 trillion Infrastructure plan passed, big boost for EV vehicles. [1]
  • ITEK is up 16.0% for 2021 and 24.9% over one year. [2] 
  • Robotics gained 8.2% just in November - in demand due to offshore supply chain problems and US onshoring. [3] 
  • Top subtheme performers in 2021 are led by Blockchain up 37.9%, Robotics 27.2%, Future Cars 15.5%, Genomics 11.4% and Cloud Computing 9.8%. [4]
  • Top 20 contributors in 2021 - represent all 8 subthemes - all producing 30%+ gains. Led by BioNTech (312.5%), Nvidia (150.5%), Riot Blockchain (120.0%), Fortinet (123.6%), Galaxy Digital (78.3%), Tesla (62.2%), ZScaler (73.7%) and Cloudflare (46.9%). [5]
  • Over 85% of enterprises to embrace Cloud by 2025. Require Cloud to fully execute their digital strategies. [6] 
  • Recent Cyberattacks – SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline, Meat factories, boosting cybersecurity demand. [7]
  • Biden Budget set to unleash government contracts in EVs, Genomics and Cybersecurity. [8]
  • ITEK’s global mix boosting gains - US weighting at 54.2%, China 16.0%, Canada 7.3%, Japan 5.0%, Germany 4.3%. [9]
  • Diversified 115 holdings; Equal Weight across 8 subthemes and per holding. [10]
  • Top 5 holdings equal just 8%, and Top 10 only 14% of the portfolio. [11]
  • Unlike Nasdaq and other Tech indices which are overweight Big Tech; ITEK’s FAANG weight is under 6% - versus 40% in the Nasdaq 100. [12]

Please note that all performance figures are showing net data. Past performance is not an indicator for future results and should not be the sole factor of consideration when selecting a product.

 

Macro Outlook

  • COP26 influencing Future Carmakers: World's biggest Carmaker Toyota - to spend $35bn on EV Vehicles. [13]
  • Plans global sales of 3.5 million EVs by 2030 - intends Lexus brand 100% electric. [14]
  • Ford aiming to have 40%+ of sales from EVs by 2030. [15]
  • Volkswagen, car maker closest in size to Toyota, expects 50% of sales to be EVs by 2030.[16]
  • Toyota to launch 30 battery-powered models by 2030. [17]
  • EVs benefiting from Biden polices - including huge upgrades for EV charging stations and infrastructure. [18]
  • COVID continues to be a huge gamechanger for both the Tech & Healthcare industries. [19]
  • Big Tech deals to continue in Healthcare – Oracle just agreed on $30bn deal for electronic medical company Cerner. [20]
  • COVID continuing to propel the Digital Revolution forward with recent 3rd quarter record Big Tech earnings continuing into the 4th quarter. [21]
  • Digital Healthcare space is experiencing an influx of Big Tech deals. The US Healthcare industry is ripe for Tech upgrades, with healthcare representing almost 20% of US GDP. [22]
  • By 2025, over 95% of new digital workloads to be deployed on Cloud, up from 30% in 2021. [23]
  • Demand for cybersecurity protection is expanding – particularly in the US boosted by recent large hack attacks and WFH trends. More cybersecurity data breaches occurred in 2020, than the prior 15 years. [24]
  • Blockchain is a new exciting area that will provide further trust in Internet-based transactions. We see it reducing the cost of trade globally, via the use of transparent shared/distributed ledgers. [25]
  • US manufacturers increasingly onshoring their plants - creating huge demand for industrial robots, often cheaper than employing US workers. [26]

 

Year to Date (30.11.2021)

Subtheme Contribution

Total Return (%)

% Average Weight

% Performance of Theme

Genomics

1.97

17.22

11.44

Cyber Security

1.35

17.22

7.84

Social Media

-0.12

11.47

-1.05

Future Cars

2.78

17.95

15.49

Cloud Computing

1.45

14.80

9.80

Robotics & Automation

4.35

16.01

27.17

Digital Entertainment

-1.37

16.31

-8.40

Blockchain

5.79

15.26

37.94

Source: Solactive (November 2021 data) For illustrative purposes only. Please note that all performance figures are showing net data.

 

 

Equally Weighted ETF and Index Performance (As of 30.11.2021)

 

1M

3M

6M

YTD

12M

2Y

3Y

SI

HAN-GINS Tech Megatrend UCITS ETF

-1.81%

0.04%

6.72%

16.00%

24.86%

92.94%

126.77%

115.10%

Solactive Innovative Technologies Index (NTR)

-1.77% 

0.13%

6.97%

16.39%

25.34%

94.59%

130.60%

118.40%

Past performance for the index is in USD. Past performance is not an indicator for future results and should not be the sole factor of consideration when selecting a product. Investors should read the prospectus of the Issuer (“Prospectus”) before investing and should refer to the section of the Prospectus entitled ‘Risk Factors’ for further details of risks associated with an investment in this product. Source: Bloomberg / HANetf. Data as of 30/11/2021. Please note that all performance figures are showing net data.

 

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