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SMH etf (semiconductors), INTC (Intel), SHLD (defense sector etf), SCHG - all in my brokerage. FXAIX - retirement Good amount in crypto (BTC, ETH, XRP)
I’m 3000 shares into SHLD ETF because it feels like the play at this point
Suggestion: VONG (core growth): 45%, CIBR (cybersecurity): 20%, SMH (semiconductors): 20%, SHLD or ITA (defense tech): 15% Rundown of each ETF VONG (Vanguard Growth ETF): Tracks U.S. large-cap growth stocks (Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, NVIDIA, etc.) Broad exposure, high quality, diversified, long-term compounding. Role: Core growth anchor. CIBR (First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF): Focused on cybersecurity companies (CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Okta, etc.) Sector-specific but with secular growth tailwinds (cybersecurity demand only rising). Role: Thematic growth satellite with higher risk/reward. SHLD (Global X Defense Tech ETF) Exposure to defense & aerospace technology (Lockheed Martin, Northrop, Raytheon, etc.). Stronger in stable defense spending + geopolitical tailwinds. Role: Defensive growth/income tilt, helps reduce volatility.
What do you like? I’m in SHLD but it’s been a dog lately due to its large % of pltr.
VONG (Vanguard Growth ETF): Tracks U.S. large-cap growth stocks (Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, NVIDIA, etc.) Broad exposure, high quality, diversified, long-term compounding. Role: Core growth anchor. CIBR (First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF): Focused on cybersecurity companies (CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Okta, etc.) Sector-specific but with secular growth tailwinds (cybersecurity demand only rising). Role: Thematic growth satellite with higher risk/reward. SHLD (Global X Defense Tech ETF): Exposure to defense & aerospace technology (Lockheed Martin, Northrop, Raytheon, etc.). Stronger in stable defense spending + geopolitical tailwinds. Role: Defensive growth/income tilt, helps reduce volatility. Suggested allocation VONG 50%, CIBR 30%, SHLD or ITA 20%
Defense has had a good tailwind for the last 2 years. Good ETFS include PPA or SHLD (this one owns Pltr). Or look at RTX for missiles, KTOS and AVAV for drones, HII for submarines. These are all targets of the current defense posture.
> AI exposure PLTR is 10.3% of SHLD
SCHD – 22.8% VWRA – 22.6% SHLD – 13.4% XLP – 12.2% BMRN – 11.1% VTI – 9.1% QQQ – 8.7% This is my attempt to reduce AI exposure to protect against a potential bubble.
Too many ETF's to be a boglehead, not enough risk to be accepted by apes or WSB degens. Most of my port is in VTI. Then I have a mixture of themed ETF's like: VGT SMH SHLD SPMO % wise right now VGT and SMH are far outperforming my VTI but that's because of Nvidia. Something something past performance something future results.
I really like NUKZ. I've been building up a position. I also like SHLD.
Just do SHLD. Can't go wrong with the US government printing money for anything related to the military.
Defense companies report tomorrow - good or bad they have a strong tailwind. Returns for the last few years have been great. Don’t know if there will be tariff noise on materials, but it won’t matter over time. NATO buildout, drones, space , etc., will drive demand. Favorites are RTX, LMT, KTOS, and the ETFs SHLD and PPA. Good luck!
ENE - Enron SHLD -Sears BBI - blockbuster No thanks needed
Shield ETF aka SHLD I got in when the ETF launched and got in at a good price. Unless the world stops spending on war all of a sudden and the major wars we have stop I don’t see it going down. After all there will always be a next one.
Let me help you with that. O because of rate drops, VZ because of the dividend and moves they’re making, VOO because the history, ITA or SHLD because world leaders said war is absolutely happening in large scale soon
Ill have to look into SCHG, ITA and SHLD. This is the first I've heard of these, and I dont consider myself a newbee. Thanks for the info!
No. VOO VTI VT SCHG ITA and SHLD. Split evenly and keep adding to all
SHLD.. steadily been rising for months.
SHLD! ETF for the ENTIRE military industrial complex. Thats right. Not just the American toys. I’m talking Rheinmetall, Saab, Rolls Royce, all the cool shit coming out of Korea. You get everything. EVERYTHING. Or you can just invest in anything youthpastorryan makes a TikTok about lol
I’ve historically done well in pharma, but it’s been rough recently. ATYR was brutal, but I didn’t have a ton in it, and it re-taught me a valuable lesson. I had other investments elsewhere so I never prioritized opening a Roth IRA, but I just opened and funded one this weekend. 50% QQQM, 20% QTUM, 10% BOTZ, 10% FINX, 10% SHLD. Otherwise, I’m dumping free cash into BTC and ETH.
EUAD if you want American ETF, SHLD if you want a Canadian ETF
Maybe adding a ETF covering defense sector like Wisdom Europe Defence UCITS ETF or SHLD X Global Defense Tech ETF to be covered worldwide
RKLB space industry growing (third most launches behind chinese pace agency and spacex. and they provide hella parts for satellites to other space companies), SHLD war will always happen and 8% of the etf make up is pltr, VOO its a classic
Strange. Gold, corn, and defense stocks (I have PPA and SHLD) are all up today. Wonder what that means.
CEG and SHLD are interesting.
Gotten burned on LMT too many times. I’ll only touch it with ETFs like SHLD
Cash or balanced defense funds (lower Aerospace exposure) like SHLD can be good hedges. That being said I know stuff is white hot but it could stay this way into November. Some agricultural commodities like Soybeans and Wheat can perform surprisingly good as hedges as well, just keep Tariffs in mind when looking at them.
Yes, definitely add global. My combo above was for baseline US exposure. For global, I have VXUS for broad capture, with additional focus on certain sectors/regions like SHLD, AIA, EWS, EWG, and some others.
VOO, BTC and SHLD. No bonds.
SHLD is down an awful lot for that to be the case. If it is, it is a huge buying opportunity.
Probably buying SHLD if it stays low
Nah much the contrary: Europe will increase its arms spending even more than US will. Europe will begin arming for a potential conflict against Russia and will invest heavily into technology and industry to catch up to the russians. I expect hundreds of billions, perhaps even trillions, coming from the europeans in the upcoming years. Also, SHLD is not only european... It also includes BRICS countries and other weapon markets. It benefits from worldwide arms race, not only from Europe.
I own SHLD and EUAD and they’ve performed tremendously so far this year.
I'm starting to buy some defense ETFs. For now I invest in ITA but considering buying SHLD too.
GOOG, NVDA, AMD, SHLD Riskier but more upside: UNH, LAC
One day GPT couldn't even identify SHLD as a valid ticker. It told me that "I can't own any shares of that because it doesn't exist". It has its good days and its bad days, but I'm not likely to let it trade with my money anytime soon...
Any S&P fund and SHLD. Defense spending is back in full force.
Reputable VPN companies aren't public, but there are a few plays to make. There are for sure going to be a whole lot more kids getting infecting their family PC's with ransomware or guys falling into catfish scams. You could look to something like SHLD, a digital security ETF.
Chances are people will continue to kill each other in the coming decades, so there is a good chance that military ETFs will do better than average, but as others have said, if this is your only $50k, then you are choosing a risky concentration. At the least I'd split it between more than one ETF... EUAD, SHLD, WDEF, ITA...
Get Utilities and SHLD. Everyone's gotta pay for electricity and gas and the US gov always spends on the military.
SHLD for aerospace earnings https://preview.redd.it/fosqxw4os4ef1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=180e223fc5248f1fbe03933a1785dcaacc4f8534
SHLD looks pretty promising and it has some AI and defense
Changed my investment strategy today to something a little less risky and just have positions in a few ETFs and one company I’ve been watching…TQQQ and SHLD to name a few. So tops probably in, crash inbound. It’s funny because each position I bought today dipped the second I clicked buy :)
If it was me, I’d diversify. Low cost index funds and sector funds such as UTES, NUKZ, CIBR, SHLD, SPMO, and QQQM.
I am increasing my BTC allocation to 50%. Also Some SHLD, just in case we go to war. We will NEVER stop printing. Fed may pretend to care like they did last a few years but will go back to printing.
I love SHLD. It's been a consistent winner since inception. And it is not like we are swimming in world peace or will be in the foreseeable future.
Defense spending is always increasing. And even though it pulls back a little some times, all they have to do is announce a contract being awarded and it is back up again. I have been heavily pouring money into SHLD for a bit now. Take a look at the chart. It is basically 45 degree angle.
Yes, that is a good thing because I'm a shareholder in $SHLD, $EIS, $EUAD, and when money goes into the pockets of defense contractors and to Israel, it goes into my pocket as well.
SHLD will get you into those and more.
Haha. Yea. I forgot we at investing sub. Have you seen this also: https://amplifyetfs.com/wp-content/uploads/files/Asset_Class_Return_Map.pdf Equities will do great but there are other classes that will do better. I also have some REITs and SHLD. Small allocation.
I am in similar boat and Fidelity advisors are chasing me. I decided not to go with them because they only understand one asset class: equities. And they are following the boiler plate recommendations. I end up managing on my own and select ETFs from Fidelity, Vanguard and Amplify. I split my funds between Vangaurd and Fidelity. I personally like Vanguard better. But didn’t want to put all the eggs with one basket even with SPIC insurance. My ETFS: FDMO, VOOG, VFMO, IBIT, QDVO, SHLD. about 15% allocation to each. You will never need a financial advisor or need to rebalance.
I put in on XLE and SHLD for energy and defense exposure.
Would a defense ETF like SHLD buy Anduril at IPO for me?
SHLD, DFEN and a couple individual defense companies like RTX, LMT, NOC
If its only 6 months us thematics and momentum SPMO , SHLD , NUKZ you would destroy his picks until a correction 🤣
I get, in order of size, PPA, KDEF, EUAD, SHLD. Since tech and semis are involved in defense products, those also follow defense spending a little.
Market will not go down but SHLD and BTC will keep going up.
You’re a bit late, buddy. However, SHLD will continue to grow for the next 4+ years as governments increase defense spending globally.
SHLD is a good hold for the next 4+ years.
SHLD is up 500% on the last year? Who are you kidding? IT was in the 30s a year ago and is at 58 now. How does that equal 500%?
The past week, I bought shares of DFEN, GUSH, UVIX, SDS, calls for SPXU SPXS and puts for a few companies. Will snatch up 10 shares here and there of SVIX when VIX is up. If it drops below 12.50 I’ll buy a 1 month out call for 13. 100 SHLD but not trying to to play with a CC right now
Should have bought SHLD Nov 6, 2024. 🤷🏾
Check out SHLD. Twice the returns! I think PLTR going even higher. I’m getting ITA alongside SHLD for SHIELD baby!!!!
Picked up UCO, SHLD, and GLDM on Friday
$SHLD index may continue to rise
Dammit. Just sold all my SHLD
You should have bought SHLD 4 months ago lol
$SHLD is going into my portfolio if everything's red. And if it is I'm going to buy so hard ✨ The stock market survived the 30s, 40s, 70s/80s, and the 00s. I'm just here to profit off the stupid, I fully expect it to rebound if it's ugly. Or if it's normal, then lucky me I already funded my account to do my regular monthly DCA anyway
It certainly will be for my SHLD holdings.
All I know is that my SHLD holding, which I was already up 50%, are going to be up big.
Defense stocks like $LMT or $RTX can pop on news like this, but it’s risky short-term. SHLD is dead, so skip that. If you're new, maybe watch first before aping in.
The overall market will drop next week for sure but yeah I’m hoping I can offset it with my SHLD holdings
SHLD! Yes. Calls on LMT RTX NOC
I got that on my watchlist. That’s mixed in the SHLD EtF I was looking at!
SHLD for the undecided