Angelo Zino, a CFRA Research senior equity analyst, discusses the performance of Microsoft, Meta and the overall tech sector in the markets, the Federal Reserve’s rate decision and Q2 GDP growth.
Microsoft touched $4 trillion in market cap Thursday, joining Nvidia as the only two companies to reach this level.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP. | 533.50 | +20.26 | +3.95% |
The upward move came after the tech giant posted stronger-than-expected results. Revenues jumped 18% to $76 billion, and net income rose over 23% to $34.3 billion. The bulk of the growth came from the company’s cloud computing arm and demand for artificial intelligence.
In this photo illustration, a smartphone displays the logo of Microsoft in front of a screen showing the company’s latest stock market chart July 28, 2025, in Chongqing, China. (Cheng Xin/Getty Images / Getty Images)
“We’re innovating across the tech stack to help customers adapt and grow in this new era, and, this year, Azure surpassed $75 billion in revenue, up 34%, driven by growth across all workloads” said CEO Satya Nadella.
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Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Microsoft Build 2025 conference in Seattle May 19, 2025. (Jason RedmondAFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Exchange-traded funds that count Microsoft as a large holding are benefiting from the stock’s 26% gain this year, which is outperforming the Nasdaq Composite’s 9.5% rise.
T-Rex 2X long Microsoft is up over 44% annually, and it seeks results that are “200% of the daily performance of MSFT,” according to the fund.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFX | ETF OPPORTUNITIES TR T REX 2X LONG MICROSOFT DAI | 37.87 | +2.81 | +8.01% |
A Microsoft office in New York in July 2025 before the company hit $4 trillion in market cap (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 2X and Bear 1X ETF were also active. MSFU, the bull bets, has advanced over 43% this year, while the MSFD bear play had its most active trading day ever.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFU | DIREXION SHARES ETF TRUST DAILY MSFT BULL 2X SHARES | 56.55 | +3.89 | +7.39% |
| MSFD | DIREXION SHARES ETF TRUST DAILY MSFT BEAR 1X SHARES | 10.51 | -0.44 | -4.02% |
More traditional stock ETFs, including iShares Global Tech ETF, which owns 17.5% of the stock, is up 13% this year. Vanguard’s Information Technology ETF owns 14.8%, and Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF owns 15%. Both have gained 11% this year. All three list Microsoft as the second-largest holding behind Nvidia.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IXN | ISHARES TRUST GLOBAL TECH ETF | 95.87 | -0.46 | -0.48% |
| VGT | VANGUARD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ETF – USD DIS | 690.47 | -3.98 | -0.57% |
| FTEC | FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST MSCI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 205.49 | -1.05 | -0.51% |
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Microsoft was founded in April 1975 by Paul Allen and Bill Gates, who was CEO. Gates is the 13th richest person in the world with a net worth of $116 billion, according to Forbes. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is No. 8 with a net worth of $148 billion.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella make a joint public appearance at Microsoft’s 50th anniversary celebration in Redmond, Wash., April 4, 2025. (Reuters/Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters)
