VOX Vs. XLC: Identifying The Best ETF To Take Advantage Of Meta Platforms' Decline

Chetan Woodun
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Summary

  • Both VOX and XLC own Meta Platforms as their top holding and have suffered from the sell-off impacting Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse stock.
  • However, they have been impacted at different degrees.
  • Analyzing the downside, XLC has shown better resilience and its fund managers have provided evidence of being more reactive by making timely changes in their portfolio.
  • Thus for the long term, the SPDR fund is more appropriately positioned to profit from the metaverse and a sustained upside in FB's stock, while providing better capital preservation opportunities.
  • Thinking volatility, this thesis also shows that it is better to own stocks as part of an ETF instead of direct ownership.

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The way the stock market is behaving shows that the value strategy seems poised to outperform this year. For example, Meta Platforms' (NASDAQ:FB) stock fell by 28% just in one day despite Q4-2021's revenues growing by

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