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Apple Ecosystem Innovation Index

APLECI

Index Performance

+5.13%
APLECI
+6.91%
TMLARGE
Aug 27, 2024Sep 5, 2024Sep 13, 2024Sep 24, 2024Oct 2, 2024Oct 10, 2024Oct 18, 2024Oct 28, 2024Nov 5, 2024Nov 13, 2024Nov 26, 2024-10%0%10%

Overview

Description

The theme of 'apple' within a financial context is primarily associated with Apple Inc., one of the world's most valuable companies, known for its portfolio of consumer electronics, software, and services. Drivers for Apple's financial performance include product innovation, ecosystem stickiness, brand loyalty, and a premium pricing strategy which contribute to robust profit margins. The company's integrated hardware and software strategy engenders a seamless user experience, fostering a strong, dedicated customer base. Apple's ability to continually innovate and release new products and features, such as the iPhone, iPad, and more recently, wearables like the Apple Watch and AirPods, drives recurring revenue and attracts new users. The shifting landscape of technology, such as advancements in artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and the adoption of 5G, acts as both potential tailwinds and risks, given the need for constant innovation to maintain its market lead. Global economic conditions, supply chain reliability, and international regulatory environments also significantly influence Apple's performance, with the potential to affect production and sales worldwide. Within the apple theme, several investable subcategories emerge, reflecting the diverse aspects of the company's business model and industry impact. The [[Consumer Electronics Sector]] subcategory covers companies involved in the production and sale of electronics intended for everyday consumer use, which may benefit from the same consumer trends buoying Apple's success. Another subcategory is the [[Semiconductor Industry]], given Apple's reliance on advanced chip technology for its devices, affecting semiconductor manufacturers and suppliers. The [[Software and Services Sector]] is relevant, considering Apple's expansion into services like Apple Music, Apple TV+, and its various application platforms. There is also the [[Wearable Technology Market]], which includes not only wearables like smartwatches and fitness trackers but also health and medical monitoring devices. The emerging field of [[Augmented Reality (AR)]] represents another subcategory, driven by technology that integrates digital interfaces with the physical world, an area that Apple has shown interest in according to its patent portfolio and product development efforts. Lastly, the [[5G Infrastructure]] subcategory is critical, as the adoption of 5G technology has direct implications for Apple's products' performance and capabilities. This index was generated with help from Thematic Assist.

  • TickerAPLECI
  • Inception Date11/30/2023
  • WeightingEqual
  • # of holdings92
What's inside?
Sectors
  • Electronic Technology
    59.90%
  • Producer Manufacturing
    17.34%
  • Technology Services
    9.00%
  • Consumer Durables
    3.63%
  • Process Industries
    3.35%
  • Industrial Services
    2.18%
  • Communications
    1.13%
  • Distribution Services
    0.96%
  • Non-Energy Minerals
    0.94%
  • Health Technology
    0.88%
  • Commercial Services
    0.69%

Holdings

All holdings as of November 26, 2024
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Vuzix Corp. (VUZI)2.13%$165.63M-36.44%-48.39%11.84
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (688981)1.95%$42.27B32.37%23.61%11.06
Ceragon Networks Ltd. (CRNT)1.65%$348.63M17.66%33.92%0.66
Jilin Sino-Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (600360)1.57%$653.59M26.51%24.45%2.50
Rambus, Inc. (RMBS)1.56%$6.06B38.19%75.29%8.07
Nanjing Panda Electronics Co. Ltd. (600775)1.53%$1.18B-0.96%16.98%2.66
InterDigital, Inc. (IDCC)1.47%$4.91B-8.16%78.65%5.44
One Software Technologies Ltd. (ONE)1.47%$1.26B7.87%15.18%0.93
indie Semiconductor, Inc. (INDI)1.43%$992.91M-10.77%39.35%3.65
Fossil Group, Inc. (FOSL)1.43%$68.62M-16.36%49.36%0.24
Semtech Corp. (SMTC)1.43%$4.02B17.87%51.01%5.26
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (MTSI)1.35%$9.80B12.52%50.91%11.16
Universal Electronics, Inc. (UEIC)1.35%$152.43M-4.69%28.97%0.38
SiTime Corp. (SITM)1.33%$5.03B62.44%51.07%20.10
VOXX International Corp. (VOXX)1.32%$154.67M-18.61%19.31%0.34
Ribbon Communications, Inc. (RBBN)1.32%$676.98M3.48%49.07%1.12
Ichor Holdings Ltd. (ICHR)1.23%$1.16B7.31%12.18%1.37
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (KLIC)1.23%$2.69B-4.88%45.44%2.77
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (5802)1.23%$15.10B5.03%18.07%0.54
MasTec, Inc. (MTZ)1.22%$11.34B-0.14%10.72%1.01
Arteris, Inc. (AIP)1.22%$341.51M10.84%85.69%4.76
Niko Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (3317)1.20%$126.71M-5.33%27.38%1.11
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (AEIS)1.20%$4.42B-8.73%34.25%2.69
Navitas Semiconductor Corp. (NVTS)1.19%$519.29M-1.35%17.97%3.98
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. (AOSL)1.18%$1.17B0.69%24.48%1.46
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (TSEM)1.18%$5.31B3.45%25.12%2.83
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS)1.18%$85.68B18.81%85.83%17.04
Compal Electronics, Inc. (2324)1.17%$5.15B-2.94%4.83%0.20
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (2317)1.17%$86.44B20.18%6.19%0.40
Element Solutions, Inc. (ESI)1.16%$7.10B7.63%41.47%3.39
TOP Engineering Co., Ltd (065130)1.15%$59.42M-18.72%4.73%0.25
Diodes, Inc. (DIOD)1.14%$3.07B-13.49%32.61%2.17
Avient Corp. (AVNT)1.14%$4.86B8.16%32.54%1.94
Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW)1.14%$46.15M-40.58%51.21%1.31
AT&T, Inc. (T)1.13%$165.75B-0.45%44.67%2.61
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (UCTT)1.13%$1.73B24.23%17.28%1.12
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSM)1.10%$822.51B36.27%56.45%10.45
Apple, Inc. (AAPL)1.07%$3.52T2.02%46.21%9.11
MKS Instruments, Inc. (MKSI)1.07%$7.84B-3.86%40.63%3.26
PDF Solutions, Inc. (PDFS)1.07%$1.21B9.58%72.68%6.59
ON Semiconductor Corp. (ON)1.06%$30.82B-19.21%44.63%4.47
Mosel Vitelic, Inc. (2342)1.06%$166.48M28.93%24.01%2.61
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (DD)1.05%$35.29B4.38%32.74%3.59
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN)1.03%$185.12B-8.41%59.60%12.47
BluGlass Ltd. (BLG)1.03%$33.40M302.92%-187.59%11.39
NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI)1.03%$59.43B-5.36%56.52%5.45
SemiLEDs Corp. (LEDS)1.03%$9.21M-21.20%41.04%2.58
Amtech Systems, Inc. (ASYS)1.02%$83.89M-12.98%36.48%0.88
Genesem, Inc. (217190)1.01%$50.29M-13.60%40.30%1.14
The Glimpse Group, Inc. (VRAR)1.00%$14.09M-21.47%73.72%1.56
Broadcom Inc. (AVGO)1.00%$769.80B47.27%58.15%15.61
Mospec Semiconductor Corp. (2434)1.00%$36.12M-35.21%1.20%20.66
Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (SLAB)1.00%$3.64B-18.34%51.01%6.72
Visteon Corp. (VC)1.00%$2.65B-3.35%13.37%0.67
AXT, Inc. (AXTI)1.00%$92.19M36.16%24.03%2.02
Entegris, Inc. (ENTG)0.99%$16.31B-9.07%40.31%6.62
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (ALGM)0.99%$4.11B-31.98%45.71%5.68
Wafer Works Corp. (6182)0.99%$531.41M-9.85%21.74%2.94
Sinopower Semiconductor, Inc. (6435)0.99%$109.42M2.11%21.07%1.41
Lam Research Corp. (LRCX)0.98%$94.84B19.70%48.05%6.85
BE Semiconductor Industries NV (BESI)0.97%$9.54B26.96%62.17%14.99
QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM)0.97%$176.45B8.77%56.21%4.99
Scientech Corp. (3583)0.96%$1.04B43.49%34.69%3.40
Dycom Industries, Inc. (DY)0.96%$5.30B11.96%16.71%1.50
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (ARW)0.96%$6.40B-14.78%10.91%0.36
People & Technology, Inc. (137400)0.94%$800.47M68.90%23.85%1.81
Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT)0.94%$143.90B2.73%47.46%5.61
Skywater Technology, Inc. (SKYT)0.93%$409.84M30.99%21.57%1.42
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (005930)0.93%$276.04B17.35%37.17%1.16
Microchip Technology, Inc. (MCHP)0.92%$37.51B-48.37%46.90%9.04
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp. (MX)0.92%$148.44M7.48%23.40%0.41
TES Co., Ltd. (095610)0.92%$202.28M83.33%43.40%1.07
Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc. (5483)0.91%$3.14B2.67%27.99%2.13
Niching Industrial Corp. (3444)0.90%$115.70M17.44%24.65%3.50
Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor Corp. (2340)0.90%$428.17M2.85%6.92%4.41
Veeco Instruments, Inc. (VECO)0.89%$1.59B4.20%41.95%2.92
Amkor Technology, Inc. (AMKR)0.88%$6.63B2.18%14.64%1.15
Merck KGaA (MRK)0.88%$19.41B0.94%60.41%3.61
ASM International NV (ASM)0.88%$26.31B25.12%49.37%10.28
KLA Corp. (KLAC)0.86%$86.23B18.61%60.71%10.41
LG Electronics, Inc. (066570)0.85%$11.53B7.08%23.30%0.34
Onto Innovation, Inc. (ONTO)0.85%$8.16B21.73%49.30%10.47
CommScope Holding Co., Inc. (COMM)0.83%$1.10B-32.34%34.96%2.40
Fine Semitech Corp. (036810)0.81%$249.80M5.73%30.06%3.04
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (ACLS)0.76%$2.52B-12.23%42.86%2.72
MAXST Co. Ltd. (377030)0.76%$33.01M8,603.74%12.65%2.36
Ideal Power, Inc. (IPWR)0.73%$53.20M-64.42%-19,509.93%378.17
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (SNCR)0.73%$103.62M-22.79%68.90%2.04
Inseego Corp. (INSG)0.72%$188.28M11.22%28.96%1.59
Qorvo, Inc. (QRVO)0.69%$6.59B-5.16%42.72%2.71
Focus Universal, Inc. (FCUV)0.69%$17.94M-76.69%35.44%20.46
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPWR)0.67%$29.31B30.59%55.38%21.49
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