as of Oct 23
NDAQ
GrowthNASDAQ INC
Nasdaq, Inc. operates as a technology company that serves capital markets and other industries in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Capital Access Platforms, Financial Technology, and Market Services. The company distributes historical and real-time market data; develops and licenses Nasdaq-branded indices and financial products; provides investor relations intelligence, governance solutions, and sustainability solution products for public and private companies, and organizations, as well as insights and workflow solutions; and operates listing platforms.
Close · 3M
+12.65%
Held by 1 AI ETF
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.
AIVL · Accumulation · 5d
weight 2.031% → 2.224% (+0.194 pp)·stock up 8.5% in the 30 days before
Oct 23·entry $102.56·now $102.56Fresh
AIVL · Accumulation · 5d
weight 2.057% → 2.227% (+0.171 pp)·stock up 8.2% in the 30 days before
Oct 22·entry $103.30·now $102.56Fresh
AIVL · Weight increase · 2d
weight 2.046% → 2.083% (+0.037 pp)·stock up 1.7% in the 30 days before
Oct 21·entry $96.12·now $102.56Drifting
AIVL · Weight increase · 2d
weight 2.031% → 2.058% (+0.028 pp)·stock up 2.9% in the 30 days before
Oct 16·entry $93.97·now $102.56Drifting
AIVL · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 2.073% → 2.031% (-0.043 pp)·stock up 3.1% in the 30 days before
Oct 14·entry $91.96·now $102.56
AIVL · Weight increase · 2d
weight 2.056% → 2.073% (+0.017 pp)·stock up 3.4% in the 30 days before
Oct 12·entry $94.29·now $102.56Drifting
AIVL · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 2.893% → 2.039% (-0.854 pp)·stock down 5.6% in the 30 days before
Oct 2·entry $90.33·now $102.56
AIVL · Weight decrease · 4d
weight 2.949% → 2.875% (-0.074 pp)·stock down 7.5% in the 30 days before
Sep 29·entry $91.85·now $102.56
AIVL · Weight decrease · 3d
weight 2.949% → 2.896% (-0.053 pp)·stock down 6.8% in the 30 days before
Sep 28·entry $92.62·now $102.56
AIVL · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 2.949% → 2.909% (-0.040 pp)·stock down 6.0% in the 30 days before
Sep 25·entry $93.55·now $102.56
AIVL · Accumulation · 5d
weight 2.740% → 2.938% (+0.198 pp)·stock down 4.2% in the 30 days before
Sep 24·entry $94.55·now $102.56Drifting
AIVL · Accumulation · 5d
weight 2.802% → 2.949% (+0.147 pp)·stock down 3.4% in the 30 days before
Sep 23·entry $95.44·now $102.56Drifting
AIVL · Accumulation · 5d
weight 2.786% → 2.911% (+0.125 pp)·stock down 3.8% in the 30 days before
Sep 22·entry $94.50·now $102.56Drifting
AIVL · Accumulation · 5d
weight 2.827% → 2.910% (+0.084 pp)·stock down 2.9% in the 30 days before
Sep 21·entry $94.69·now $102.56Drifting
AIVL · Weight increase · 3d
weight 2.740% → 2.887% (+0.146 pp)·stock down 2.9% in the 30 days before
Sep 18·entry $93.54·now $102.56Drifting
AIVL · Weight increase · 2d
weight 2.740% → 2.809% (+0.069 pp)·stock down 5.6% in the 30 days before
Sep 17·entry $91.31·now $102.56Chased
AIVL · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 2.881% → 2.786% (-0.095 pp)·stock down 4.7% in the 30 days before
Sep 11·entry $91.19·now $102.56
AIVL · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 2.955% → 2.878% (-0.077 pp)·stock up 0.5% in the 30 days before
Sep 8·entry $95.04·now $102.56
AIVL · Weight increase · 2d
stock up 6.8% in the 30 days before
Aug 13·entry $97.59·now $102.56Drifting
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
AIVL holds a roughly 2.06% position and has been making small adjustments, with weight up 0.0277pp on Oct 16, down 0.0426pp on Oct 14, and up 0.0170pp on Oct 12, which amounts to holding steady rather than conviction buying. QRFT's 0.11% stake is minimal. The AI ETFs' willingness to hold a quality compounder contrasts with the framework's Fail verdict on price, though the two agree that the business itself has a strong moat.
- Circle of CompetenceNasdaq earns recurring fees from exchange listings, trading, clearing, index licensing, and software and data subscriptions, which makes its unit economics stable enough to project ten-year cash flows.
- Economic MoatNetwork effects in liquidity and listings, high switching costs for its data and technology clients, and regulatory entrenchment form a durable moat, and the same features are why the business is so profitable.
- ManagementManagement candor and insider ownership cannot be judged from the data provided, and the large Adenza acquisition and its debt-funded price call for closer scrutiny of capital allocation.
- Financial HealthROE of 16.3% clears the 15% bar and revenue growth of 7.88% is steady, though the ten-year ROE record and the leverage left after the Adenza deal were not provided, and owner earnings are likely positive given the asset-light model.
- Margin of SafetyA PER of 26.43, a PBR of 4.54, and an EV/EBITDA of 30.87 price in the quality of the business and leave no clear margin of safety against a conservative estimate of intrinsic value.
Nasdaq sits comfortably inside the circle of competence and has a wide moat built on network effects and switching costs, with a respectable 16.3% ROE. Management quality could not be fully assessed, and the valuation multiples leave no margin of safety. The framework would admire the business but wait for a much lower price.
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.