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State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
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Mkt cap $29B (11/2)β 0.8452w $165–187Shares 172.4MNYSE Arca since 1998
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DateVoiceStanceVenueThesis
2026-10-27Mark HaefeleBullishBloomberg TV (uncut)European industrial earnings growth is continuing and the region has not experienced the same AI-fever…
2026-10-27Stephanie Link (Hightower)Chief Investment Strategist, HightowerBullishCNBC (uncut)Industrial stocks are positioned for strong earnings and a favorable reaction after declining roughly 20% to…
2026-10-27Jackie DeangelisBullishFox Business (uncut)Tariffs are prompting automakers to establish U.S. operations, supporting a long-term return of domestic…
2026-10-26Nate ThooftBullishBloomberg TV (uncut)Industrials offer real-economy diversification from AI-heavy cap-weighted indices as markets become more…
2026-10-26Joe Terranova (Virtus)Chief market strategist, VirtusBullishCNBC (uncut)Equal-weight S&P rally is rotating from defensive sectors (health care, staples, utilities) to offensive…
2026-10-23Nadia LovellHead of global equity strategy, UBS Global Wealth ManagementBullishBloomberg TV (uncut)Electrification-of-economy investment cycle is expanding earnings growth well beyond AI (which accounts for…
2026-10-23Kriti GuptaBullishCNBC (uncut)Industrials capture AI second-derivative upside through data-center build-out, near-shoring, and logistics…
2026-10-23Courtney Garcia (Payne Capital)Senior Wealth Advisor, Payne CapitalBullishCNBC (uncut)Interest-rate-sensitive sectors that have been hit hardest offer the best near-term upside as the AI-driven…
2026-10-23Nadia LovellHead of global equity strategy, UBS Global Wealth ManagementBullishBloomberg Open InterestEarnings growth is broadening from AI and mega-cap tech into power, electrification, health care, and…
2026-10-21Kathy EntwistleManaging Director and Private Wealth Advisor, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth ManagementBullishBloomberg TV (uncut)Industrial companies with strong cash generation and disciplined capital deployment are attractive heading…
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DateVoiceStanceVenueThesis
2026-10-21Stephanie Link (Hightower)Chief Investment Strategist, HightowerBullishCNBC (uncut)Industrials exposed to data-center construction are attractive after falling roughly 30% while capital…
2026-10-20North Star Asset Management CioCIO, North Star Asset ManagementBullishBloomberg Open InterestConstant rotation between AI and non-AI names makes a broadly diversified portfolio across defensive sectors…
2026-10-20Phil CamporealeChief investment strategist, J.P. Morgan Wealth ManagementBullishFox Business (uncut)The Fed raised its 2026–2027 growth forecast to above trend and JP Morgan is recording its largest G7 growth…
2026-10-19Keith McculloughCEO & Founder, Hedgeye Risk ManagementShortDanielle DiMartino Booth (newest)Margin compression from cost pass-through failure, ongoing rate hikes, and deteriorating earnings make…
2026-10-16Brian VendigPresident & CIO, MJP Wealth AdvisorsBullishCNBC (uncut)Industrials have underperformed by 6-7% over three months while tech ran, yet the secular spending tailwinds…
2026-10-15Steve SosnickChief Strategist, Interactive BrokersBullishCNBC (uncut)Industrials are out of favor relative to the AI/tech trade and look reasonably attractive on a contrarian…
2026-10-15Charlie RoseManaging Director & Global Head of Commercial Real Estate Credit, InvescoBullishCapital Allocators (feed)IOS and self-storage are adjacent 'sheds' variants with established Invesco equity expertise, similar…
2026-10-13Mike WilsonChief US Equity Strategist, Morgan StanleyBullishBloomberg TV (uncut)Earnings revisions remain positive, these are high-ROIC businesses with strong backlogs that perform well in…
2026-10-13Mike WilsonChief US Equity Strategist, Morgan StanleyBullishMike Wilson (newest)Positive earnings revisions, high ROIC, and strong order backlogs make these sectors the midcycle quality…
2026-10-13Mike WilsonChief US Equity Strategist, Morgan StanleyBullishBloomberg SurveillanceEarnings revision trends remain positive in healthcare, industrials and capital goods, and these high-ROIC…
2026-10-13Mike WilsonChief US Equity Strategist, Morgan StanleyBullishMike Wilson (newest)Cap goods earnings revisions remain positive while the group features high-ROIC businesses with strong…
2026-10-05Omar AguilarCEO & CIO, Schwab Asset ManagementBullishThe Big Picture (Ritholtz)The AI CapEx cycle has broadened beyond hyperscalers and semiconductors into healthcare, financials, and…
2026-10-03Malcolm Ethridge (CIC Wealth)Wealth advisor & CNBC contributorBullishTom LeeSectors supplying AI buildout infrastructure — industrials, HVAC, heavy equipment — represent genuine AI…
2026-10-02Malcolm Ethridge (CIC Wealth)Wealth advisor & CNBC contributorBullishCNBC Halftime CommitteeHyperscaler AI spending commitments are flowing into second- and third-order beneficiaries like industrials…
2026-10-01Ann MilettiHead of equity investments, Allspring Global InvestmentsBullishBloomberg The CloseIndustrials sit at the intersection of the AI infrastructure capital buildout cycle and global supply chain…
2026-09-30Lauren HochfelderCo-CEO, Morgan Stanley Real Estate InvestingBullishBloomberg The CloseIndustrial real estate is being driven by AI-linked demand through ecommerce, physical AI like robotics and…
2026-09-15James KyngeSenior Research Fellow, Chatham HouseBullishProf G Pod (Galloway)China's deployment of 295,000 industrial robots in one year — over 54% of global installations — signals…
2026-09-15Carter WorthMarket technician, Worth ChartingBearishCNBC Fast Money Final TradeThe industrial sector ETF is showing the same stalling/rolling pattern as other former leaders, driven by…
2026-09-10Stephanie Link (Hightower)Chief Investment Strategist, HightowerBullishCNBC Halftime Final TradesIndustrials are supported by durable economic momentum, strong earnings growth, and robust consumer spending…
2026-08-20Luke GromenMacro strategist — founder, FFTTBullishThe Monetary Matters NetworkHamiltonian economics-driven reshoring and US grid buildout create structural demand for industrial…
2026-08-13Courtney Garcia (Payne Capital)Senior Wealth Advisor, Payne CapitalBullishTom LeeCapex spending is being validated by earnings, and these three sectors are leading the S&P 500 over the past…
2026-08-13Michael HowellLiquidity strategist — CrossBorder CapitalBullishMacro VoicesCommodity markets historically dominate around the peak and downswing of the global liquidity cycle as money…
2026-08-12Ed YardeniPresident, Yardeni ResearchBullishBloomberg PodcastsIndustrials are a direct beneficiary of the ongoing AI capex boom, which Yardeni views as 'the real deal,'…
2026-08-11George Blue Cloud TradingHost, Blue Cloud TradingBullishCNBC Halftime Final TradesXLI Industrials ETF pulled back modestly but preserves bullish Ichimoku structure on the weekly — price above…
2026-08-07Tyler NevilleTrader, Muddy Waters CapitalBullishForward GuidanceState-directed capitalism and deglobalization are routing capital toward large CapEx industrial assets…
2026-08-03Luke GromenMacro strategist — founder, FFTTBullishThe Master Investor Podcast with Wilfred FrostUS reshoring requires large-scale industrial manufacturing capacity that can only realistically come from…
2026-08-03Luke GromenMacro strategist — founder, FFTTBullishWhat Bitcoin DidUS cannot reshore fast enough given 45 years of deindustrialization, so Japan captures a large share of the…
2026-08-03Sean TaylorCIO & portfolio manager, MatthewsBullishBloomberg ETF IQKorean non-semiconductor stocks trade at roughly 9x earnings — a discount to Asia and broader EM peers —…
2026-07-30Lauren HochfelderCo-CEO, Morgan Stanley Real Estate InvestingBullishCapital AllocatorsAI is an accelerant to e-commerce growth and advanced manufacturing, and physical-AI clusters like Silicon…
2026-07-28Louis Vincent GaveCo-founder & CEO, GavekalBullishLouis-Vincent GaveAI capex cycle creates the same hardware-over-software rotation in China as in the US, but Shenzhen…
2026-07-23Luke GromenMacro strategist — founder, FFTTBullishMacro VoicesUS reshoring and allied defense buildout require Japanese industrial capacity because China is excluded and…
2026-07-23Luke GromenMacro strategist — founder, FFTTBullishMacro VoicesUS reshoring cannot happen without Japan because the US lacks domestic industrial capacity and China is off…
2026-07-07Laura CooperGlobal Investment Strategist, NuveenBullishBloomberg TelevisionEuropean Q2 EPS growth of ~12% is highly sector-specific, with industrials and materials offering the best…
2026-07-07Anthony StevensMarkets reporter, Bloomberg (Hong Kong)BullishBloomberg TelevisionThe AI buildout is shifting from model training to inference, requiring localized server farms and data…
2026-07-07Adrian ZuercherHead of Global Asset Allocation, UBS Global Wealth ManagementBullishBloomberg TelevisionGlobal manufacturing is recovering with ISM back above 50, China demand is expected to improve marginally…
2026-07-07Wei LiGlobal Chief Investment Strategist, BlackRock Investment InstituteBullishBloomberg TelevisionPhysical AI will require batteries, sensors, robotics, and general industrial manufacturing capabilities…
2026-07-06Stephanie Link (Hightower)Chief Investment Strategist, HightowerBullishCNBC TelevisionAI-driven earnings broadening is lifting sectors beyond tech, with industrials participating in above-average…
2026-07-06Mike AikensFounding Partner, ETF ActionBullishCNBC TelevisionMarket broadening away from mega-cap AI into smaller-cap reshoring themes will drive accelerating inflows to…
2026-07-06Katerina SimonettiSVP, Senior Portfolio Manager, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth ManagementBullishBloomberg TelevisionEarnings are broadening beyond mega-cap tech; these sectors will participate in the next phase of EPS…
2026-07-03Stephanie Link (Hightower)Chief Investment Strategist, HightowerBullishCNBC Halftime Final TradesThese sectors trade at attractive valuations relative to history and should lead the market into year-end…
2026-05-18Julie BielPM & strategist, Kayne Anderson RudnickBearishBloomberg The CloseLow-ROE commodity-type industrial names driving small-cap outperformance are trading at multiples they don't…
2026-05-07Barry SternlichtChairman/CEO, Starwood CapitalBullishBloomberg TelevisionNorthern Italy industrial assets carry ~2% vacancy rates with growing rents and strong inbound buyer…
2026-04-16Luke GromenMacro strategist — founder, FFTTBullishMacro VoicesSupply chain disruptions create a durable reshoring impulse layered on top of existing capacity bottlenecks…
2026-03-20Mike WilsonChief US Equity Strategist, Morgan StanleyBullishMeb FaberManufacturing has been in an elongated recession for 3+ years and is now recovering, supported by CapEx…
2026-03-10Luke GromenMacro strategist — founder, FFTTBullishGoldfinger CapitalWartime footing and reshoring mandate massive capital deployment into electrical infrastructure and…
2026-03-07Ed PerksCIO, Franklin Income InvestorsBullishMasters in BusinessUtilities and industrials trade at reasonable valuations relative to mega-cap tech and stand to benefit from…
2026-01-21Charles PayneHost, Making Money / Fox Business NetworkBullishinterviewA rotation is underway beneath headline indices as the ongoing industrial revolution drives outsized gains in…
2026-01-13Ed YardeniPresident, Yardeni ResearchBullishIn the MoneyOverweight industrials as the onshoring/reshoring trend continues to drive structural demand for domestic…
2026-01-06Marko PapicGeopolitical macro strategistBullishBloomberg Open InterestGeopolitical resource hoarding — the US, China, and others sequestering copper, zinc, nickel and other…
2026-01-02Ed YardeniPresident, Yardeni ResearchBullishCNBC TelevisionIndustrials offer better earnings growth prospects and have been overweighted as a rotation away from…
2025-12-12Ed YardeniPresident, Yardeni ResearchBullishCNBC TelevisionRotation out of Magnificent 7 into real-economy sectors supports industrials as a beneficiary, warranting an…
2025-12-08Ed YardeniPresident, Yardeni ResearchBullishCNBC TelevisionIndustrial companies will benefit from technology-driven productivity improvements, making them attractive as…
2025-11-07Josh WolfeCo-founder, Lux CapitalBullishChase ColemanRising cost of capital is shifting corporate priorities from new capex to maintaining existing assets longer…
2025-11-03Luke GromenMacro strategist — founder, FFTTBullishBanklessAt this point in the debasement cycle, reshoring of defense and industrial base combined with commodity…
2025-10-22Tom Lee (Fundstrat)Co-founder & head of research, FundstratBullishTom LeeDovish Fed pivot with multiple cuts expected drives multiple expansion for cyclical industrials, while AI and…
2025-07-09Jon HarrisCEO, AIM13 (Alternative Investment Management)BullishCapital AllocatorsNiche real asset sub-sectors where institutional capital is scarce offer attractive entry points for…
2025-03-26Marko PapicGeopolitical macro strategistBullishMauldin EconomicsCollapsing LNG-driven electricity costs will invalidate the deindustrialization narrative, and with European…
2025-03-25Lakshman AchuthanCo-founder & COO, ECRIBullishWealthionGlobal manufacturing cycle is turning up with China now joining, cycling demand for industrial inputs to the…
2025-03-08Tony GreerFounder, TG MacroBullishForward GuidanceIndustrial miners have pulled back into a huge support level without breaking their broader sideways range…
2025-01-04Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder, Social CapitalBearishAll-In PodcastAI-native companies rebuilding enterprise workflows at an order-of-magnitude lower cost will undercut the…
2024-12-17Ed YardeniPresident, Yardeni ResearchBullishNew York Stock ExchangeIndustrials benefit from ongoing economic resilience, stimulative fiscal policy under both Biden and incoming…
2024-12-03Ed YardeniPresident, Yardeni ResearchBullishWealthionRemoving the mega-cap 7 from the S&P 500 reveals sectors still trading at reasonable valuations with earnings…
2024-11-29Tom Lee (Fundstrat)Co-founder & head of research, FundstratBullishWealthionFed easing lowers borrowing costs for capital-intensive industrials while reshoring policy tailwinds from the…
2024-11-26Jason TrennertChairman & CEO, Strategas Research PartnersBullishWealthionCompanies deferred capex throughout the election uncertainty cycle; Trump win plus historically tight…
2024-11-01Marko PapicGeopolitical macro strategistBullishLead-Lag MediaA weaker dollar and improving credit growth second derivatives in Europe, combined with global industrial…
2024-10-03Chris CaseyManaging Director, WindRock Wealth ManagementBullishWealthionReal estate is a classic inflation hedge because leverage amplifies returns — inflation effectively shrinks…
2024-09-26Terry SmithFounder & CIO, FundsmithBullishFinancial Planner Life PodcastCompanies that place capital equipment (elevators, escalators, compressors, generators, testing gear) create…
2024-08-12Mel MattisonAuthor & financial services veteranBullishForward GuidanceThe industrials ETF has been in consolidation and represents the next rotation target as reindustrialization…
2024-08-10Marko PapicGeopolitical macro strategistBullishThe Market HuddleA multi-polar world requiring de-risking from China and climate investment creates a structurally high-capex…
2024-05-24Luke GromenMacro strategist — founder, FFTTBullishKitco NEWSThe US reshoring of industrial production and the need to expand and maintain electrical grid infrastructure…
2024-05-07Kyle BassFounder/CIO, Hayman CapitalBullishBloomberg TelevisionNational security imperatives and supply chain vulnerabilities (e.g., 95% of antibiotic APIs made in China)…
2023-10-24Stephen SchwarzmanCo-founder & CEO, BlackstoneBullishinterviewSustained demand is driving 8% annual rent growth and lease rollovers generate 50-60% rent step-ups for…
2023-06-05Tom Lee (Fundstrat)Co-founder & head of research, FundstratBullishTom LeeApproximately 81% of Industrial companies have raised earnings estimates for the year, signaling strong…
2023-03-14Marko PapicGeopolitical macro strategistBullishThe Montgomery SummitEurope is well-positioned for the coming industrial cycle because it has strong manufacturing, materials, and…
2022-10-11David EinhornFounder, Greenlight CapitalBullishBloomberg TelevisionProlonged under-investment in boring physical industries creates a structural shortage of capacity…
2021-02-21Cathie WoodCEO & CIO, ARK InvestBullishsamlynThe entire US economy will reach 200 robots per 10,000 employees within 5 years—a transition that took…
2020-10-08Carly TrippMD, Invesco Real Estate; ex-global CIO, Nuveen Real EstateBullishDelivering AlphaE-commerce sales surged 40% YoY and adoption accelerated across previously slow demographics, structurally…
2020-03-30Bob WyckoffManaging director, Tweedy, Browne CompanyBullishThe Acquirers PodcastManufacturing-sector recession of 2019 drove PMIs and industrial production sharply lower, creating cyclical…
2019-12-22Alex RoepersFounder & CIO, Atlantic Investment ManagementBullishValue Investing CongressJapanese industrial companies hold enormous cash balances relative to market cap and are being pushed toward…
2016-06-20Raoul PalCo-founder, Real Vision; ex-GLG PMBearishReal VisionCommodity supercycle bust is underway—10-year rolling returns are heading to zero and will stay there for a…
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