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ETFs to Soar Post Alphabet's Strong Q2 Earnings Results
AlphabetAlphabet(US:GOOG) ZACKS·2025-07-24 15:01

Core Insights - Alphabet (GOOGL) reported strong Q2 2025 results, exceeding revenue and earnings estimates, and raised its capital expenditures forecast, indicating a focus on AI infrastructure investment [1][3][6] Financial Performance - Earnings per share reached $2.31, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.15, marking a 22% increase year-over-year [3] - Revenues grew 14% year-over-year to $96.43 billion [3] - Google Cloud revenues increased by 32% year-over-year to $13.62 billion, supported by a partnership with OpenAI [4] - Advertising revenues were $71.34 billion, reflecting a 10.4% year-over-year growth [4] - YouTube revenues rose by 13.8% to $9.8 million during the quarter [4] User Engagement and AI Developments - AI Overviews now reach over 2 billion monthly users, up from 1.5 billion last quarter [5] - The Gemini app, which hosts Google's AI chatbot, has over 450 million monthly active users [5] Investment and Acquisitions - Alphabet is investing heavily in AI talent, acquiring AI coding startup Windsurf for $2.4 billion [6] - The capital expenditures forecast was raised to $85 billion for the year, an increase of $10 billion from February [6] ETFs with Exposure to Alphabet - Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF (MAGS) has a 15.3% allocation to Alphabet and an asset base of $2.4 billion [6] - iShares Global Comm Services ETF (IXP) holds 12.8% of Alphabet, with an asset base of $542.9 million [7] - Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF (FCOM) has a 12.7% allocation to Alphabet and an asset base of $1.6 billion [8][9] - Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX) includes Alphabet at 12.5% and has an asset base of $5.2 billion [10] - Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC) allocates 10.4% to Alphabet and has an asset base of $24 billion [11]