Saxo Markets says investors should look beyond the Magnificent 7 for greater global and industry diversity
\nThe online trading platform looked at opportunities in mega cap shares globally beyond the dominant US market
\nSaxo Markets\u2019 new Global Glorious 10 are diversified companies across countries and industries<\/p>\n
In 2023, America\u2019s S&P 500 index surged by 25%, reaching unprecedented levels, while the tech-centric NASDAQ Composite soared by ~45%, spearheaded by the so-called Magnificent 7 \u2014 Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla.<\/p>\n
Online trading platform Saxo Markets<\/a> APAC CEO Adam Reynolds told Stockhead the Magnificent 7 are popular with Australian retail investors, but they should start looking further afield for greater diversification, particularly given current volatility.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Magnificent 7 as a theme has performed very well but it is a very undiversified group of stocks,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are all US and all very much in the technology space.\u201d<\/p>\n Reynolds says investors should also ensure they have greater diversification beyond the ASX.<\/p>\n According to Reynolds\u2019 calculations, if investors reinvested dividends after investing in the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX:VAS),<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0they would\u2019ve achieved returns of 51% over a five-year period.<\/p>\n VAS is a popular ETF with retail investors seeking exposure to Australia\u2019s largest companies, tracking the S&P\/ASX 300 Index (ASX:XKO).<\/p>\n Reynolds says at the same time, investors in the iShares Global 100 ETF (ASX:IOO)<\/strong><\/a> who reinvested the dividends, would\u2019ve achieved returns of 117% over five years.<\/p>\n However, he says this is still not as good as his Global Glorious 10.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the key indicator for the benefits of international diversification can be seen in the underperformance of the Aussie ETF over the past five years compared to the global one, or the Global Glorious 10 stocks,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n Reynolds looked at what are the mega cap shares around the world beyond the dominant US market.<\/p>\n In deciding stocks to include, Reynolds looked at companies which had more than a US$50bn market cap, and had seen their price move up 250% or more over the previous five years.<\/p>\n He says that is not necessarily the case for all the stocks on the list now, with some moving back below the 250% with recent market volatility.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is a much more diversified group of names from both a geographical and industry sense,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are seven different countries represented including Australia and there are six different industries represented which is a far more diverse portfolio than you would get with the Magnificent 7.\u201d<\/p>\n So what are the stocks on Reynolds\u2019 Global Glorious 10 list?<\/p>\n 1. Novo Nordisk \u2013 NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen (Denmark), market cap $US561bn*<\/strong><\/p>\n The Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has for the past century dedicated itself to combatting severe chronic illnesses like diabetes. Notably, its research into a Covid-19 vaccine resulted in the pioneering mRNA vaccine.<\/p>\n Furthermore, Novo Nordisk introduced a ground-breaking treatment called semaglutide for managing type 2 diabetes and aiding in weight loss, which is available under the brands Ozempic and Wegovy.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s dear to our heart because Saxo is also a Danish company,\u201d Reynolds says.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s become well known for its weight loss wonder drugs and grown to be even bigger than the Danish economy and are up more than 400% over the past five years which is an outstanding performance.<\/p>\n \u201cThey continue to have strong growth prospects going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n 2. ASML Holding NV \u2013 Euronext Amsterdam (Netherlands), market cap US$381bn<\/strong><\/p>\n Reynolds says the Dutch company is the world leader in building the machines that make advanced semiconductors which require ultra-precision and is up more than 400% over the past five years.<\/p>\n According to ASML\u2019s website its \u201cultraviolet (DUV) lithography systems dive deep into the UV spectrum to print the tiny features that form the basis of the microchip\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cAll of the major semiconductor companies in the world have to buy their machines from ASML so they have a monopoly,\u201d Reynolds says.<\/p>\n \u201cInterestingly the US company Intel was investors in ASML early on and decided not to use their machines.<\/p>\n \u201cIntel was much bigger than ASML when they made that decision and now ASML is much bigger than Intel, which has shrunk in significance.\u201d<\/p>\n 3. Hermes International \u2013 Euronext Paris (France), market cap US$254bn<\/strong><\/p>\n Who can resist a luxury French design house, especially one with a regal horse drawn carriage as a logo? With its origins dating back to 1837, Hermes specialises in luxury leather goods, lifestyle accessories, home furnishings, perfumes, jewellery, watches, and clothing.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve been up more than 280% over the past five years and are very different from Novo Nordisk and ASML so already we have three different countries and three different industries,\u201d Reynolds says.<\/p>\n 4. Tokyo Electron \u2013 Tokyo Stock Exchange (Japan), market cap US$120bn<\/strong><\/p>\n Reynolds says Japan is the only country with multiple companies in his Global Glorious 10 list.<\/p>\n \u201cTokyo Electron is a manufacturer of machines which make semiconductors but is not really a competitor to ASML,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have a different part of the industry and is a name most people would never have heard of before.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are the best performer up more than 570% over the past five years and has a very strong position in the semiconductor industry.\u201d<\/p>\n 5. Shopify \u2013 Toronto Stock Exchange (Canada), market cap US$90.1bn<\/strong><\/p>\n Reynolds says the Canadian-based multinational e-commerce company is one of the companies which has slipped below a rise of 250% over the past five years and is up ~224% during the period after falls recently.<\/p>\n \u201cShopify is kind of a competitor to Amazon on a B2B basis and provides a platform for retailers to take their goods to market,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n Reynolds says Shopify has been quite a volatile stock that was performing well in 2023 but has dropped this year.<\/p>\n \u201cEspecially with all the tech names pulling back it has been suffering a bit lately,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n 6. Hitachi \u2013 Tokyo Stock Exchange (Japan), market cap US$88.5bn<\/strong><\/p>\n Reynolds says Hitachi, which has a more than century-year-history, is a well-known diversified Japanese manufacturing company.<\/p>\n \u201cHitachi makes all sorts of electronics including trains, computers and so on and is very well-known,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s up about 300% over the past five years and 100% in the past year.<\/p>\n \u201cInteresting even though Hitachi is such a strong performer its P\/E ratio is still only 17.\u201d<\/p>\n The price earnings (P\/E) ratio is a widely employed metric for assessing a stock\u2019s value, with a lower P\/E ratio typically indicative of greater value.<\/p>\n READ Price Earnings Ratio: How you should (or shouldn\u2019t) use it to find undervalued stocks<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 7. BYD Company \u2013 Shenzhen Stock Exchange (China), market cap $US86.2bn<\/strong><\/p>\n Reynolds says the electric car manufacturer is taking bites out of Tesla.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s performance over the past one or two years has not been great but it\u2019s still up over 300% over five years,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s continuing to grow market share and interestingly growing market share outside of China.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s had huge market share in China but is now looking to grow internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n 8. Mitsui and Co \u2013 Tokyo Stock Exchange (Japan), market cap $US72.4 bn<\/strong><\/p>\n A name liked by none other than The Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffett, Mitsui and Co is a Japanese trading house.<\/p>\n \u201cIt has a very low P\/E ratio of 11 and is up 318% over the past five years and is a very high-quality name in a market that\u2019s hot,\u201d Reynolds says.<\/p>\n 9. Daiichi Sankyo Co \u2013 Tokyo Stock Exchange (Japan), market cap: $US58.1bn<\/strong><\/p>\n Another Japanese company Daiichi Sankyo is a Japanese biotech focused on research and developing oncology drugs.<\/p>\n \u201cIt has slipped back quite a bit recently so is now up 158% in the past five years so is the worst performer in the Global Glorious 10,\u201d Reynolds says.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce again though it is a different industry altogether being in biotech and is still a strong performer.\u201d<\/p>\n 10. Fortescue (ASX:FMG)<\/strong><\/a>, market cap $US51.5bn<\/strong><\/p>\n The Andrew Forrest founded iron ore miner Fortescue (ASX:FMG) also makes Reynolds\u2019 Global Glorious 10.<\/p>\n \u201cFortescue has also slipped back a bit being very exposed to the iron ore price and is down 216% in the past five years but has a P\/E ratio of just 9,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n \u201cHowever, Fortescue has still had a very strong performance over the years and P\/E ratio.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n For investors looking to diversify beyond tech and the Magnificent 7, Reynolds says the Global Glorious 10 may warrant further research.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a no-brainer and it doesn\u2019t make sense to be so concentrated,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n Reynolds says often investors are deterred from buying stocks overseas, thinking about complexity.<\/p>\n However, he says it\u2019s simple with a platform like Saxo.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s simply a case of opening up a trade ticket and hitting buy,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n \u201cWe can do multi-currency accounts so you can save on FX (foreign currency) fees.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n *All cited market caps accurate as of 16 April 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n The views, information, or opinions expressed in the interview in this article are solely those of the interviewee and do not represent the views of Stockhead. 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