Equal weighted tech – an interview with Anthony Ginsberg

Published date: 24th July, 2025

Anthony Ginsberg, Chief Executive Officer | GinsGlobal Index Funds

Anthony Ginsberg is CEO of GinsGlobal Index Funds, and the manager of the HAN-GINS Tech Megatrend Equal Weight UCITS ETF (ITEK). We sat down with Anthony to learn more about the ITEK ETF, as well as his overall outlook for the tech space amongst changing regulatory, political, and technological developments.

What is the basic investment case for ITEK?

“Our Tech Megatrend ETF ensures we capture the leading 120 tech companies globally, across key areas of tech convergence. We equally weight eight key tech subthemes driving IT convergence – social media, cloud computing, AI & robotics, cybersecurity, digital entertainment, blockchain, genomics and future cars. Within each subtheme, ITEK equally weights the top 15 leaders per each tech area. Our global benchmark ensures we include global leaders. ITEK is a far more diversified ETF than most tech products, which are often narrowly constructed around the “Magnificent 7” (Mag 7) or only include US holdings.”

ITEK is unique in its equal-weighted approach. Why did you choose equal weighting over a market-cap strategy, and how can this benefit investors looking for diversified exposure to tech megatrends?

“It is incredibly difficult to time different areas of tech, given the increasing convergence of areas such as AI, cloud, and cybersecurity – every year there are different winners. An equal weighted approach allows us to fully benefit from all 120 holdings, across our 8 tech subthemes. We also expect more mergers and collaboration across these different tech areas. Given the market runup and overconcentration of the large mega-caps, i.e. the Mag 7, ITEK’s approach is far broader and – we feel – less risky or volatile.”

“An equal weighted approach allows us to fully benefit from all 120 holdings, across our 8 tech subthemes.”

What have been some of the standout performers, or under-the-radar winners, in ITEK over the past 12 to 24 months?

“For 2025 we have had impressive gains from cybersecurity, cloud, digital entertainment and genomics holdings. These include US, European, and Chinese firms as follows:

Holding	ITEK Subtheme	YTD return*
ZSCALER INC	Cybersecurity	55.98%
HANSOH PHRAMACEUTICAL GROUP	Genomics	55.88%
BEIGENE LTD	Genomics	44.46%
ALIBABA GROUP	Cloud Computing	39.24%
NETFLIX INC	Digital Entertainment	36.45%
CROWDSTRIKE	Cybersecurity	36.33%
OKTA INC	Cybersecurity	32.28%
NINTENDO	Digital Entertainment	29.49%

Source: Google Finance. Data as of 02.06.2025. For illustrative purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.

What does that tell us about the resilience or rotation within tech?

“It shows tech gains have been diverse and across a large number of subthemes – with the best performers in 2025 representing genomics, cloud computing to cybersecurity and digital entertainment. ITEK’s diversified tech approach ensures we capture gains from a wide variety of tech subthemes. Rotation in tech can be dramatic – genomics and cybersecurity holdings underperformed for much of 2024, while AI & robotics have underperformed in 2025. Timing tech subthemes is incredibly difficult.”

How do you see the AI theme evolving, and how is ITEK positioned to benefit from its continued development?

“The fast growth of AI globally has regulatory and political implications. The US is intent on dominating the space by withholding the most advanced chips from China. The EU is increasingly seeking to regulate AI operators. China is catching up fast with its DeepSeek efforts. ITEK includes AI as a key subtheme, and we see increasing convergence between AI and areas such as Cloud to be a key ITEK theme. Cloud hyperscalers such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are in fact the largest buyers of AI chips from the likes of NVIDIA. We believe ITEK is well positioned to benefit from AI’s fast global adoption.”

What’s one megatrend within the ETF that you think is underappreciated by the market right now—but could surprise to the upside over the next five years?

“Digital entertainment is growing fast and is increasingly powerful globally. It’s likely that leading social media companies will begin to converge on this area – which includes movies, podcasts, gaming, etc. Even Microsoft have moved into the digital entertainment space with the acquisition of Activision Blizzard for almost $70bn in 2023 – the largest tech deal in recent years.”

“Most of our holdings are not directly impacted by Trump’s tariffs.”

Are there any specific developments—regulatory, political, or technological—that could significantly accelerate or disrupt the themes within ITEK?

“We expect AI advancements to accelerate throughout 2025. In addition, the US is seeking to block China from receiving advanced Nvidia chips. The White House’s embracing of AI and Crypto will likely boost our Blockchain holdings. The US Congress is likely to try to pass legislation in the AI and crypto space – making it easier for institutions and public sector to invest in this space.”

One of the main headwinds for tech in 2025 so far has been Trump’s tariffs – what’s your outlook there?

“The Trump presidency is a game changer, including for tech. Fortunately, his tariffs primarily focus on goods rather than services. The US, in fact, has a sizable trade surplus in services – underpinned by technology. So, most of our holdings are not directly impacted by Trump’s tariffs. The move to onshore production back to the US is impacting hardware manufacturers, including chipmakers, but the US is offering various incentives and subsidies. Trump is attempting to reduce regulations with business-friendly leaders selected for the Federal Trade Commission and SEC. This should stimulate more tech-related mergers and acquisitions, as well as IPO activity. Moreover, upcoming tax cuts should help the US economy. Potential Fed rate cuts later this year should boost Tech valuations. Currently, ITEK’s average PE ratio is just around 18 times earnings, which is certainly not expensive by historical standards. We remain optimistic for 2025 as first quarter earnings growth hit 13%. ITEK is now up for the year to date.”

HAN-GINS Tech Megatrend Equal Weight UCITS ETF (ITEK) seeks to provide exposure to the disruptive technology companies in “Industry 4.0” that are changing the world through global megatrends. The ETF provides equal weight access to companies that are driving innovation in eight sub-sectors including Robotics & Automation, Cloud Computing & Big Data, Cyber Security, Future Cars, Genomics, social media, Blockchain and Digital Entertainment.

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“An equal weighted approach allows us to fully benefit from all 120 holdings, across our 8 tech subthemes.”

“Most of our holdings are not directly impacted by Trump’s tariffs.”