What to buy in the US ex-Tech

In this podcast, Edmund Shing (Global Chief Investment Officer) and Hiba Mouallem (Investment Strategist) talk about how investors can diversify away from US tech stocks. Investors would be mistaken in thinking that the Magnificent 7 have been “the only game in town” as far as US stock investing goes. We highlight three US stock themes which have outperformed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices over 2025, but which are not dominated by the tech sector. These themes are: i) The US industrial renaissance, ii) US smart grid infrastructure, and iii) the US metals & mining sector.The reindustrialisation of the US economy is a key political objective of President Trump, reinforced by his import tariff policy and aided by a weaker US dollar and lower US interest rates. The RBA US industrial renaissance index tracking this theme has returned 31% in the year to end-October. The substantial growth in US electricity demand from new data centres has led the Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure index to deliver a 35% 10-month return. Finally, renewed interest in precious and strategic metals has propelled the S&P Metals & Mining index to a 74% gain in 2025.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.