State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF and Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF offer contrasting approaches to technology investing. The SPDR fund charges a 0.08% expense ratio, far below the Roundhill ETF's 0.75% fee, while the Roundhill ETF delivered a 98.2% total return over the past year compared to 45% for the SPDR fund. The Roundhill ETF carries a higher beta of 1.84 versus 1.33 for the SPDR fund, and its assets under management stand at $2 billion, dwarfed by the SPDR fund's $120.6 billion. The SPDR ETF passively tracks a broad U.S. information technology index with top holdings including Nvidia at 14.8%, Apple at 12.62%, and Microsoft at 8.18%, while the actively managed Roundhill fund targets global generative AI companies, with Nvidia at 6.34%, SK hynix at 5.45%, and Alphabet at 5.05%.
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