ETFs in Focus as AI Tools Boost Record Black Friday Spending

AI-fueled record Black Friday spending and soaring e-commerce traffic may lift AI-focused ETFs like IYW, AIQ, FDN, XT and BOTZ amid strong tech and online retail demand.

Zacks Investment Research • Dec 1, 2025

Should You Invest in the First Trust Dow Jones Internet ETF (FDN)?

Looking for broad exposure to the Technology - Internet segment of the equity market? You should consider the First Trust Dow Jones Internet ETF (FDN), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on June 19, 2006.

Zacks Investment Research • Nov 10, 2025

OpenAI's Dealmaking Spree Puts These ETFs in Focus

OpenAI's partnership spree with AMD, Oracle & NVIDIA fuels AI boom -- ETFs like IYW, FTEC, FDN, AIQ & XT stand to gain.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 10, 2025

35 ETFs to Watch After the S&P 500's Most Recent Surge

Over the last 100 trading days, or roughly five months, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) has surged more than 25%.

Schaeffers Research • Sep 4, 2025

Forget 'Sell in May': 5 Factors Why Wall Street ETFs Could Rally Ahead

Wall Street kicks off May on a strong note due to strong jobs data and trade optimism. Tech leads the charge.

Zacks Investment Research • May 5, 2025

FDN: Internet Tech Growth Will Outshine Negative Qualities

First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index ETF warrants a buy rating due to strong growth prospects for top holdings Netflix, Amazon, and Meta Platforms. Despite its high valuation and expense ratio, FDN's long-term performance is expected to benefit from the robust growth in the internet tech industry. FDN has outperformed the S&P 500 over the past decade, with a 10-year average return of 13.09%, though it lacks a dividend yield.

Seeking Alpha • May 3, 2025

Should Netflix be One of the Mag 7, Replacing Tesla? ETFs in Focus

Shares of the Magnificent Seven (Mag 7) — NVIDIA NVDA, Apple AAPL, Alphabet GOOGL, Amazon AMZN, Meta META, Microsoft MSFT and Tesla TSLA — are under pressure this year, as trade tensions, AI disruption and demand swings shake confidence (read: 5 Resilient Tech ETFs Over the Past Month Amid Worsening Outlook).

Zacks Investment Research • Apr 25, 2025

FDN: Picking Stocks With High Internet Revenue

First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF holds a portfolio of 40 stocks focused on large companies in internet commerce and services. FDN has better fundamental metrics than the technology benchmark XLK, but lower historical return and higher volatility. FDN doesn't look very attractive as a long-term investment compared to a technology sector ETF, but it may be very useful in tactical allocation strategies.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 4, 2025

Selected ETFs To Watch In 2025

Following on last week's top 10 list, this week's blog focuses on ETFs related to the stocks in the list. For this week, we then screened for ETFs that contained each stock that were also rated 5 (Strong Buy), focusing on the ETF that held the stock in the greatest percentage, then traveling down the lists of ETFs that held it until we found one rated 5. This resulted in a list of Strong Buy 5 rated ETFs that held at least one Strong Buy 5 rated stock as a major holding.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 1, 2025

The Zacks Analyst Blog XLK, FDN, FXL, PSCT and XSW

XLK, FDN, FXL, PSCT and XSW are included in this Analyst Blog.

Zacks Investment Research • Dec 11, 2024