Mike Akins
Insights from Mike Akins
Mag 7, Unbundled: Dispersion, Valuation, and Equal Weight’s Turn
The Magnificent Seven is often discussed as a single factor bet — a concentrated slice of mega-cap growth that has…
Leverage Run Amok: The Single-Stock ETF Boom’s Winners, Wipeouts, and $5B Hole
Leveraged single-stock ETFs were supposed to give traders surgical exposure — a daily 2x bet on one name, no options…
Space ETFs – WE HAVE LIFT OFF!!
Tomorrow is the big day: SpaceX officially IPOs. With this massive catalyst finally arriving, I thought it was the perfect…
The Parabolic Rise of the Roundhill Memory ETF
The Roundhill Memory ETF (Ticker: DRAM) is experiencing an unprecedented ascent. Driven by a structural shift toward data-intensive AI workloads…
Under the Hood of the $8.1T Size & Style Market: Why Growth is Dominating
When analyzing the U.S.-listed ETF landscape, the sheer scale of the market can be difficult to conceptualize without the right…
The Semiconductor ETF Boom: Performance, Scale, and the Valuation Reality Check
The semiconductor trade has officially shifted from a niche tech sub-sector to a dominant driver of broader equity momentum. We…
Mega-Cap Drag: How Market Capitalization is Dictating Factor Returns
The Hidden Driver of Factor Outperformance: Company Size Let’s be clear upfront: factor investing absolutely matters. However, when you apply…
Inside the Defense ETF Boom: Visualizing Holdings, Overlap, and Valuations
Defense ETFs in Focus: Sector vs. Thematic Approaches With ongoing global events keeping national security and defense spending in the…