as of Jul 8
AAPL
GrowthAPPLE INC
Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple Vision Pro, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod, as well as Apple branded and third-party accessories. It also provides AppleCare support and cloud services; and operates various platforms, including the App Store that allow customers to discover and download applications and digital content, such as books, music, video, games, and podcasts, as well as advertising services include third-party licensing arrangements and its own advertising platforms.
Close · 3M
+25.67%
Held by 6 AI ETFs
Signal performance
Each tracked ETF's moves on this stock, grouped by fund. Returns are measured from the signal date to the latest close — hypothetical, no commissions or slippage.
QRFT · Accumulation · 6d
stock down 0.2% in the 30 days before
Jul 7·entry $310.66·now $326.59Drifting
PQUS · Weight increase · 3d
AAPL's current price of $333.74 sits at 100% of its 52-week high, having delivered 30-day, 90-day, and 1-year returns of +7.2%, +28.0%, and +59.0% respectively. This strong price momentum, with the stock maintaining its peak performance, likely influences PQUS's AI ranking system, identifying companies exhibiting sustained upward trends within its US large-cap universe during periodic rebalances. While carrying a PER of 39.99 and PBR of 50.98, the company’s 12.76% revenue growth and 146.69% ROE provide fundamental support for its continued and increasing allocation within the fund’s data-driven framework. The observed sequence of weight increases, particularly the continuous rise from 7.09% to 7.34% between July 17th and 19th, suggests the AI's re-evaluation periods are consistently assigning a higher rank to AAPL, pushing its weight upwards while adhering to PQUS's sector-balance and concentration rules for its ~165 US large caps.
weight 7.000% → 7.340% (+0.340 pp)·stock up 11.5% in the 30 days before
Jul 19·entry $326.59·now $326.59Fresh
PQUS · Weight increase · 2d
The observed pattern for AAPL in PQUS displays an initial period of relatively stable weighting around 7%, culminating in two distinct, consecutive upward adjustments on July 17th and 18th, shifting the weight from 7.09% to 7.25%. This stepped increase, rather than a gradual daily accumulation, aligns with Pictet Asset Management's mandate for periodic rebalances and measured turnover within its US large-cap portfolio. Despite AAPL currently trading at the apex of its 52-week range at $333.74 and exhibiting high valuation multiples such as a 39.99 PER, the fund's AI ranking system likely continues to find strong positive signals in its underlying financial performance. Indicators like its 12.76% revenue growth and 146.69% ROE, coupled with a 59.0% one-year return, suggest the algorithm prioritizes sustained fundamental strength and market momentum. Therefore, the recent upward move reflects the AI's continued conviction in this Information Technology giant, even at its elevated price levels, while operating within the ETF's sector-balance and concentration rules that permit increasing exposure to top-ranked holdings.
weight 7.000% → 7.250% (+0.250 pp)·stock up 11.5% in the 30 days before
Jul 18·entry $326.59·now $326.59Fresh
PQUS · Weight decrease · 2d
Trading at $316.22, APPLE INC sits at the top of its 52-week range, reflecting a 57.3% return over the past year and a 19.5% gain in the last 90 days. PQUS, utilizing an AI ranking system alongside sector-balance and concentration rules for its US large-cap portfolio, adjusted its allocation to the stock. While the company maintains financials with a PER of 37.62 and ROE of 146.69%, the consecutive weight decreases on July 9th and 10th, from 7.06% to 7.04%, suggest the AI system initiated a rebalance. This action, within the fund's periodic rebalancing and measured turnover strategy, aims to manage the position size of a company that has reached 100% of its 52-week high, preserving portfolio equilibrium.
weight 7.070% → 7.040% (-0.030 pp)·stock up 8.5% in the 30 days before
Jul 10·entry $315.32·now $326.59
AIEQ · Weight increase · 3d
AIEQ's strategy, employing IBM Watson NLP to analyze news, filings, and social posts daily, identified a persistent positive signal for Apple Inc. This led to a consecutive weight increase from 5.76% to 6.15% between July 11 and July 19, despite a brief dip, demonstrating the fund’s high-turnover daily rebalancing. The system's hybrid fundamentals and sentiment approach would integrate the company's strong 146.69% Return on Equity, contributing to its elevated position within the 140-180 stock portfolio. Even as Apple’s stock reached its 52-week high of $333.74, the algorithm’s daily ranking continued to favor an increased allocation, reflecting sustained perceived value or momentum.
weight 5.750% → 6.150% (+0.400 pp)·stock up 11.5% in the 30 days before
Jul 19·entry $326.59·now $326.59Fresh
AIEQ · Weight increase · 2d
AAPL is trading at $333.74, establishing itself at 100% of its 52-week high after registering a +7.2% return over 30 days and a +28.0% gain across 90 days. This upward price trajectory and peak valuation set the stage for AIEQ's subsequent portfolio adjustment. During this period of heightened market capitalization, the IBM Watson-powered EquBot system, which integrates broad market fundamentals with sentiment analysis from news and social posts, registered consecutive increases in Apple's weight from 5.96% to 6.08% between July 16 and July 17. Operating within its high-turnover, daily rebalancing framework, AIEQ's algorithm likely identified enduring strength, specifically noting Apple's 146.69% ROE and 12.76% revenue growth, which outweighed concerns about its 39.99 PER and 50.98 PBR despite the stock's current position at its 52-week high.
weight 5.750% → 6.080% (+0.330 pp)·stock up 11.5% in the 30 days before
Jul 17·entry $333.74·now $326.59Fresh
LQAI · Weight increase · 3d
The LG-Qraft collaboration’s LQAI fund, which applies Qraft AI ranking to a US large-cap core universe and rebalances weekly, has systematically increased its allocation to AAPL over several trading days. This move aligns with the fund’s AI-driven name selection detecting the equity’s sustained positive momentum, evidenced by a 30-day return of +7.2% and reaching 100% of its 52-week high at $333.74. Such adjustments in its roughly 100-holding portfolio are likely influenced by strong underlying fundamentals, with AAPL reporting a 12.76% revenue growth and a 146.69% return on equity. The Qraft AI engine perceives an enduring positive signal, justifying these consecutive weighting increases from 4.02% on July 14th to 4.39% by July 17th, demonstrating its core large-cap selection approach.
weight 4.020% → 4.390% (+0.370 pp)·stock up 11.5% in the 30 days before
Jul 17·entry $333.74·now $326.59Fresh
LQAI · Weight increase · 2d
AAPL's PER of 39.99 and PBR of 50.98 are paired with a 12.76% revenue growth and a high 146.69% ROE, reflecting characteristics that appeal to LQAI's Qraft AI ranking engine, which targets a core large-cap universe without a heavy factor tilt. This blend of strong profitability and growth, despite current valuation multiples, aligns with the ETF's AI-driven name selection process. The consecutive weight increases for AAPL on July 15 and 16, moving from 4.02% to 4.34%, coincided with the stock trading precisely at its 52-week high of $333.74. This repeated allocation indicates the Qraft AI detected sustained upward momentum, following a 28.0% 90-day return, and continued to favor the company within its weekly rebalancing schedule, consistent with its style positioning midway between broad and concentrated momentum strategies.
weight 4.020% → 4.340% (+0.320 pp)·stock up 12.4% in the 30 days before
Jul 16·entry $333.26·now $326.59Fresh
LQAI · Accumulation · 5d
AAPL's PER of 37.62, PBR of 50.98, and 12.76% revenue growth, coupled with a 146.69% ROE, highlight a company demonstrating strong profitability and ongoing expansion. This profile aligns with LG-Qraft's methodology for LQAI, which applies Qraft AI ranking to a US large-cap core universe, seeking a balanced selection without a heavy factor tilt. Starting July 1st, LQAI gradually accumulated AAPL, increasing its weight from 3.36% to 4.09% by July 13th. This consistent buying occurred while AAPL was trading at its 52-week high of $317.31, following a +54.7% 1-year return. The Qraft AI's weekly rebalancing mechanism likely interpreted AAPL's sustained financial performance as a continuing positive signal, leading to increased exposure even at a price point reflecting considerable recent appreciation.
weight 3.360% → 4.090% (+0.730 pp)·stock up 8.8% in the 30 days before
Jul 13·entry $317.31·now $326.59Drifting
LQAI · Accumulation · 5d
AAPL's PER of 37.62 and PBR of 50.98, alongside 12.76% revenue growth and a 146.69% return on equity, present a fundamentally strong large-cap company with compelling profitability. These financial characteristics align with LQAI's AI-driven core large-cap selection, which, operating without a heavy factor tilt, seeks quality and growth via the Qraft AI ranking engine. This gradual accumulation of AAPL, observed in LQAI's portfolio increasing its weighting from 3.23% to 4.04% between June 30 and July 8, occurred as the stock approached and reached its 52-week high of $316.22. The AI's decision to expand exposure to AAPL at $315.32, despite a 90-day return of +19.6% and a 1-year return of +56.8%, suggests the Qraft model found continued justification in the underlying metrics or market dynamics to increase its allocation within the LQAI fund. This action indicates the AI's algorithm prioritizes sustained financial health and momentum signals for core holdings, even when prices are at historical highs.
weight 3.230% → 4.000% (+0.770 pp)·stock up 8.5% in the 30 days before
Jul 10·entry $315.32·now $326.59Drifting
LQAI · Accumulation · 6d
LQAI increased its allocation to AAPL in a series of gradual daily increments, moving from 3.20% to 4.04% over eight trading days before a marginal reduction, reflecting the ETF's weekly rebalancing mechanism. This measured accumulation occurred while AAPL was trading at $315.32, at the upper bound of its 52-week range. The Qraft AI's ranking algorithm for this core large-cap fund likely considered AAPL's sustained price performance over 90 days and one year, alongside its solid 12.76% revenue growth and 146.69% return on equity. This approach, characteristic of LQAI's style midway between broad market and concentrated momentum, suggests the AI valued these underlying financials enough to maintain exposure, despite the stock's current PER of 37.62 and PBR of 50.98.
weight 3.200% → 4.020% (+0.820 pp)·stock up 4.9% in the 30 days before
Jul 9·entry $316.22·now $326.59Drifting
LQAI · Accumulation · 6d
The LG-Qraft collaboration's AI engine, which governs LQAI's ~100 US large-cap portfolio, systematically increased its position in AAPL over the past two weeks. This reflects the Qraft AI ranking consistently favoring Apple within its large-cap core universe during its weekly rebalancing cycles, accumulating stock from 3.25% to 4.04% of the portfolio. Despite AAPL trading at 99% of its 52-week high, the AI’s methodical accumulation suggests a continued positive outlook. The system’s assessment likely considers strong fundamental metrics, such as Apple’s significant 146.69% Return on Equity. This strategic move aligns with LQAI’s core large-cap style, indicating AI-driven name selection without a heavy factor tilt.
weight 3.250% → 4.040% (+0.790 pp)·stock up 2.0% in the 30 days before
Jul 8·entry $313.39·now $326.59Drifting
LQAI · Accumulation · 6d
stock down 0.2% in the 30 days before
Jul 7·entry $310.66·now $326.59Drifting
AIVL · Accumulation · 5d
The weight of AAPL in AIVL showed a period of stabilization around 2.4% before a clear escalation, increasing from 2.3947% on July 14th to 2.5150% by July 17th. This sustained accumulation across several days points to a deliberate portfolio adjustment, aligning with AIVL's periodic, rather than daily, rebalancing schedule. Despite AAPL’s PER of 39.99 and PBR of 50.98, the AI manager, which specifically aims to distinguish genuine value from value traps within its US value-factor pool, likely identified compelling underlying strength. This conviction is probably rooted in AAPL's strong fundamentals, particularly its 146.69% return on equity and 12.76% revenue growth, suggesting a company with considerable capital efficiency and business expansion. Even with the stock trading at its 52-week high of $333.74 and having delivered a 59.0% 1-year return, AIVL's AI, utilizing its specific blend of valuation and fundamental metrics, appears to perceive this price level as justified by the company's continuous financial performance, signaling an active re-evaluation of its intrinsic worth.
weight 2.396% → 2.515% (+0.119 pp)·stock up 11.5% in the 30 days before
Jul 17·entry $333.74·now $326.59Fresh
AIVL · Accumulation · 5d
AIVL's AI, tasked with scoring within a pre-filtered US value-factor pool, observed AAPL's profile for inclusion. Although valuation metrics like a P/E of 39.99 and P/B of 50.98 are high, the fund's AI likely emphasized AAPL's substantial underlying fundamental strength. Specifically, a 146.69% Return on Equity, alongside other analyzed fundamentals, probably signaled to the AI that AAPL offered genuine value beyond simple multiple comparisons. This assessment, leading to a measured accumulation from 2.3457% to 2.4945% over several days, aligns with AIVL's strategy of periodic rebalances across its approximately 100 US value stocks, even with AAPL at its 52-week high of $333.74.
weight 2.346% → 2.494% (+0.149 pp)·stock up 12.4% in the 30 days before
Jul 16·entry $333.26·now $326.59Fresh
AIVL · Accumulation · 5d
The gradual accumulation of AAPL shares by AIVL, beginning with an initial jump to 2.3407% followed by minor, consistent additions over the week, aligns with the ETF's periodic rebalancing mechanism. This positioning occurred even as AAPL traded near 99% of its 52-week high. Despite the company's elevated valuation metrics, such as a PER of 37.62 and PBR of 50.98, AIVL's AI likely identified its significant profitability, evidenced by a 146.69% ROE and 12.76% revenue growth. The AI's mandate to distinguish genuine value from value traps within a pre-filtered US value pool suggests it perceives these strong fundamentals as justifying the current price level, rather than indicating a risk. Thus, the measured weight increase reflects the AI's conviction that AAPL represents a quality holding within its value-tilted universe.
weight 2.341% → 2.400% (+0.059 pp)·stock up 8.8% in the 30 days before
Jul 13·entry $317.31·now $326.59Drifting
AIVL · Weight increase · 2d
Currently at $315.32, Apple trades at its 52-week high after posting a 90-day return of +19.6% and a 1-year return of +56.8%. Despite these higher price levels, the AIVL strategy, which uses AI to score stocks from a US value pool, likely identified genuine value driven by Apple's strong fundamentals. The firm's revenue growth of 12.76% combined with a return on equity of 146.69% suggests that the AI-driven model interpreted these metrics as indicative of a fundamentally sound business, distinguishing it from a potential value trap even with a PBR of 50.98. This assessment led the AI to initiate a significant position on 2026-07-02 at 2.3407% and then slightly increase the allocation to 2.4008% by 2026-07-09, indicating continued conviction within AIVL's specific scoring framework.
weight 2.346% → 2.401% (+0.055 pp)·stock up 4.9% in the 30 days before
Jul 9·entry $316.22·now $326.59Drifting
AIVL · Weight increase · 2d
stock up 0.8% in the 30 days before
Jul 6·entry $312.66·now $326.59Drifting
BUZZ · Accumulation · 5d
The weight history for AAPL in BUZZ reveals a gradual accumulation from 2.16% to 2.36% over ten days, with modest daily increases suggesting a sustained positive signal rather than an abrupt shift. This measured increase occurs as AAPL reached $333.26, its 52-week high, following 30-day returns of +7.4%. An algorithmic sentiment tracker like BUZZ, which relies on NLP from social media and news, would naturally capture a building wave of positive discussion around a company experiencing such price momentum. The continuous, incremental adjustments reflect the consistent detection of favorable sentiment, likely amplified by AAPL's substantial 146.69% ROE and 12.76% revenue growth. As an ETF designed to track the retail crowd's signals, BUZZ's method is particularly sensitive to the kind of widely discussed performance that would place a stock at its peak.
weight 2.160% → 2.360% (+0.200 pp)·stock up 12.5% in the 30 days before
Jul 15·entry $327.50·now $326.59Fresh
BUZZ · Accumulation · 5d
AAPL’s current PER of 37.62, PBR of 50.98, revenue growth of 12.76%, and particularly its 146.69% ROE, collectively represent a fundamental strength that consistently generates positive market discussion, which VanEck's BUZZ ETF identifies by applying NLP to social media, blogs, and news. This algorithmic sentiment tracker detected a gradual accumulation pattern in early July, with AAPL’s weight climbing from 2.04% to 2.28% by the 13th, concurrent with the stock trading at $314.86, near 99% of its 52-week high. The persistent positive-sentiment intensity, captured by BUZZ’s methodology even as the stock approached its highest levels after a 21.0% 90-day return, suggests continued retail interest and conviction, prompting its increased portfolio weighting during index rebalancing.
weight 2.040% → 2.280% (+0.240 pp)·stock up 8.8% in the 30 days before
Jul 13·entry $317.31·now $326.59Drifting
BUZZ · Accumulation · 5d
APPLE INC is currently priced at $317.31, precisely at its 52-week high, following a 90-day return of +20.9% and a 1-year return of +54.7%, positioning the stock at a high point in its performance trajectory. BUZZ, an algorithmic sentiment tracker, manages a portfolio based on positive-sentiment intensity derived from NLP analysis of social media, blogs, and news, directly reflecting retail-crowd signals. The gradual accumulation of AAPL in BUZZ's holdings, with its weight rising from 1.9900% to 2.2200% between June 30th and July 10th, signifies that its underlying index detected a sustained and increasing positive sentiment for the company. This continued rise in sentiment, even with the stock at its yearly peak, suggests the retail crowd is maintaining a favorable view, potentially influenced by metrics like AAPL's 12.76% revenue growth and 146.69% ROE, despite its PER of 37.62.
weight 1.990% → 2.220% (+0.230 pp)·stock up 8.5% in the 30 days before
Jul 10·entry $315.32·now $326.59Drifting
BUZZ · Accumulation · 5d
The ETF BUZZ, which employs NLP over social media, blogs, and news to gauge sentiment, gradually increased its weighting in Apple Inc. The sustained positive sentiment detected by the fund's algorithmic tracker, serving as a retail-crowd signal, propelled AAPL's weight from 1.96% to 2.22% over several days. This consistent upward adjustment in weighting, observed among its portfolio of approximately 75 large/mid caps despite a monthly index reconstitution, reflects continuous strong positive sentiment. Such sustained positive sentiment coincided with AAPL’s current price of $315.32, placing it at 100% of its 52-week high, indicating a widespread positive outlook among the online discourse that BUZZ monitors.
weight 1.960% → 2.210% (+0.250 pp)·stock up 4.9% in the 30 days before
Jul 9·entry $316.22·now $326.59Drifting
BUZZ · Accumulation · 5d
The weight change for AAPL in BUZZ shows a clear, gradual accumulation, rising consistently from 1.96% to 2.22% over a two-week period. This consistent upward adjustment reflects a sustained increase in positive sentiment intensity, precisely what VanEck's BUZZ, with its NLP-driven methodology tracking social media and news, is designed to capture. As AAPL reaches its 52-week high after a year with 57.3% returns, its elevated market position and high valuation figures likely generate significant discussion among retail investors and across digital platforms. This enduring positive buzz about the company, which BUZZ passively integrates as a leading retail-crowd signal, explains the continuous allocation increase within the ETF’s rebalancing schedule.
weight 2.020% → 2.220% (+0.200 pp)·stock up 2.0% in the 30 days before
Jul 8·entry $313.39·now $326.59Drifting
BUZZ · Accumulation · 5d
stock down 0.2% in the 30 days before
Jul 7·entry $310.66·now $326.59Drifting
Sell signals show what the stock did after the AI exited. A negative number means the AI's exit was well-timed.
Buffett-style framework
This value-investing framework concludes a 'Fail' due to Apple's high valuation, indicating a lack of margin of safety. In contrast, several AI ETFs are holding substantial positions, with some showing recent accumulation trends or new entries, suggesting they perceive value or strong momentum despite the premium pricing.
- Circle of CompetenceApple's established ecosystem and recurring services revenue provide a predictable basis for projecting future cash flows, despite the dynamic nature of technology.
- Economic MoatApple benefits from an exceptional brand, high customer switching costs due to its integrated ecosystem, and significant scale in its operations.
- ManagementApple's management demonstrates disciplined capital allocation through consistent share buybacks and a focus on strategic, smaller acquisitions.
- Financial HealthApple exhibits exceptional financial health, characterized by a very high return on equity, stable operating margins, and strong owner earnings generation.
- Margin of SafetyThe current valuation metrics, including a P/E ratio of 36.91, suggest the stock is trading at a premium, leaving little to no margin of safety.
Apple Inc. is recognized as a wonderful business with predictable earning power, strong economic moats, and disciplined management, supported by exceptional financial health. However, its current market valuation, reflected in a P/E ratio exceeding 36, leaves no discernible margin of safety, leading to a 'Fail' verdict within this value-investing framework. While a fundamentally sound company, its price does not currently offer the conservative discount sought by this analytical approach.
Educational interpretation generated by AI applying frameworks Warren Buffett documented in his shareholder letters and other public writings. Not a statement by Mr. Buffett or Berkshire Hathaway, and not investment advice.