What Are Meme Stocks? Meme stocks are public companies whose prices are influenced as much (or more) by social media attention and online communities as by traditional business fundamentals. They can surge or fall rapidly as narratives catch fire, sentiment shifts, and trading flows respond. This guide explains what meme stocks are, why they move the way they do, and what attracts investors to them.| Research
From FAANG to a New Center of Market Gravity A decade ago, “FAANG” (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google) was the shorthand for U.S. tech leadership. By early 2023, that label no longer captured reality. Microsoft had become the operating system for enterprise cloud and AI, Nvidia emerged as the compute vendor for that AI, and Netflix’s weight had waned. Here’s the rough timeline: May 25, 2023 — Hartnett reframes the narrative. In his weekly Flow Show, Bank of America’s Michae...| Research
In our view, METV still offers upside potential, supported by constructive market sentiment, favorable trendwork, and evolving fundamental catalysts. This is what we’re seeing.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
It has been roughly four and a half years since financial markets witnessed the rise of the retail trader with the OG meme stocks (GME and AMC) and their high volatility price action captivating investors. Fast forward to today, risk appetite has returned to financial markets and meme stocks could be making a comeback. The count of Bloomberg stories mentioning the word “meme” picked up in mid-July as stocks like Opendoor Technologies (OPEN), Kohl’s (KSS), and American Eagle Outfitters (...| Research
It’s simple math: a robot that costs $16k upfront and works 16 hours/day is a bargain when compared to a $40k/year employee working 8 hours/day.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
Strength Tends to Beget Strength The S&P 500 has experienced a meteoric rise off its early April price lows. At one point in mid-July, the S&P 500 was up 25.8% over three months. Calls for caution and worry have grown louder: “It can’t get much better than this,” “We’ve come too far, too fast,” and “The rally feels overextended.” However, data suggests that this recent run should not be reason to sell an equity market making all-time highs. While the past three months have bee...| Research
Introduction Investors looking for exposure to the S&P 500 often assume they have to choose between simplicity, tax-efficiency, and income. But Roundhill’s two new ETFs, XPAY and XDIV, offer two very different approaches to achieving tax-efficient outcomes depending on whether you’re prioritizing income today or growth tomorrow.| Research
The Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF (METV) returned 26.24% in 2Q’25, its strongest quarter since 1Q’23. As of July 21, the fund is trading at all-time highs and is outperforming the S&P 500 index by roughly 22% year-to-date. In our view, METV still offers upside potential, supported by constructive market sentiment, favorable trendwork, and evolving fundamental catalysts. This is what we’re seeing.| Research
Let’s explore how some of our under-the-radar thematics—video games, sports betting, the metaverse, weight loss, and uranium—have performed so far this year.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
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Introduction Most investors seek long-term capital appreciation via ETFs that passively track U.S. indices, like the S&P 500. Traditional S&P 500 ETFs are wonderful. They offer transparency, diversification, and tax efficiency, all in a single low-cost wrapper.| Research
Taylor Swift’s anthem “Shake It Off” captured the mood this quarter as stocks shrugged off one scary headline after another and kept marching higher.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
In our view, the actively managed investment approach to the AI space through the Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF gives investors the opportunity to exploit short-term tailwinds while gaining exposure to long-term secular growth.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
HUMN offers exposure to the global innovators building humanoins, enabling their intelligence, and supplying the components that make them move like us.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
HUMN takes a sharp lens to human robotics, allocating to companies whose revenues and R&D budgets are specifically tied to building or enabling humanoid form factors.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
In this Roundhill Roundup, we explore why fixed income’s role is changing—and how income focused ETF strategies offer an alternative in 2025.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
In our latest blog, we explore how 0DTE covered call strategies are reshaping income generation while staying as nimble as possible to market movements.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
Through the lens of the Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF (MAGS), we examine whether these giants might become the new defensives as the wall of worry grows.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
While markets have staged a remarkable comeback since their ‘Liberation Day’ losses, investor angst feels like it's at all-time high and it’s easy to understand why.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
Roundhill launched the Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF (MAGY), which seeks to monetize the high volatility of the Magnificent 7 by selling call options.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
We expect commentary from the Magnificent Seven earnings calls will be scrutinized more than normal for clues on guidance in a time of uncertainty.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
One FRQ regarding our 0DTE suite has been “why don’t the ETFs purchase back their short calls before they expire?” We dig into that question.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
While investors remain skeptical on the outlook of US equities, the past decade has seen many corrections. Let's examine similar moves our latest blog.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
Despite ongoing market turmoil, the longer-term foundation of the U.S. economy remains intact—for now. That said, it feels as if the economy has a shot clock. The longer that reciprocal tariffs stay in place, the more likely earnings are going to take a hit.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
When looking at option selling strategies, such as those employed in Roundhill’s covered call ETFs, theta is a crucial greek to understand.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
One of the simplest forms of an exotic option is a digital option. It is named a digital due to the nature of its payout being either 0 or 100%.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
While the broader market has not yet experienced a correction, let alone a bear market, investors did not seem to appreciate how quickly the ‘Trump bump’ would turn to the ‘Trump slump’, especially for previously high-flying names.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
Our latest blog explores potential shortcoming in systematic single stock covered call strategies, while offering a potential alternative.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
Roundhill currently offers two different income-focused ETFs targeting the S&P 500 Index. The first is XDTE, the Roundhill S&P 500® 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF, and the second is XPAY, the Roundhill S&P 500® Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF. So how do the two ETFs differ and which may suit you best?| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
Will 2024’s market leaders (the Magnificent Seven) consolidate as leaders, or will their high valuations become an obstacle?| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
The Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF (YBTC) has significantly outperformed its peer YBIT* with a total return of +25.97% driven by its efficient and actively managed covered call strategy.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
Alongside artificial intelligence (AI), one of the defining market drivers in 2024 has been the outperformance of companies exhibiting positive operating leverage.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
Roundhill’s suite of innovative zero-days-to-expiry (“0DTE”) covered call strategy ETFs – including XDTE, QDTE, and RDTE – offer differentiated returns by capturing overnight returns and selling 0DTE calls each morning.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
Roundhill’s suite of innovative zero-days-to-expiry (“0DTE”) covered call strategy ETFs – including XDTE, QDTE, and RDTE – offer differentiated returns by capturing overnight returns and selling 0DTE calls each morning.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
The Roundhill S&P Dividend Monarchs ETF (KNGS) could be a solution for investors looking for a more conservative approach for their portfolios.| blog.roundhillinvestments.com
