So, I had an excellent ride on AAPL for a good long bit, but bit a bit Meh on it concerning it's YTD performance , and what I see as a lot of lackluster reviews of it's recent product offerings and choices. Thinner ipad, who cares? New chip, no software yet to take advantage of it probably for the better part of a year. Virt Reality, no killer app to drive it. AI, they seem to be late in their development, although Apple has always been the greatest at their catchup/surpassing game. I think there maybe better options for me, looking for a sounding board. Still looking to keep it in steadily plodding behemoths for ease of mind, but something better than flat YTD performance i got out of apple this year.
First up MSFT, up 14% YTD, has a wide moat, seems to be well positioned for AI, although their gaming sector is looking kinda soft to me. Like their latest offerings in pc with infused AI, and tablet.
Next up AMZN, up 21% YTD, also a wide moat, with a lot of stability in their supplied items and businesses. Nothing really lights up the sky, just plodding along. I think they have an AI strength used in their background business, but has an appearance of hiding, as it has no consumer face to it.
Lastly NVDA, up 110% YTD. They are definitely the star of the moment, and I think there is still gas in this tank, but being a hardware vendor mostly with some software driven solutions for AI for their platform alone, they may have locked up a good lead that will only grow.
Looking at doing a 50/25/25 split (MSFT/AMZN/NVDA), thoughts? Would love to hear any positive or negative on this.
edit, fixed percentage ups ytd.
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