The “Magnificent Seven” (M7) is a group of US tech stocks that have each enjoyed stratospheric growth (albeit over differing timeframes) and now represent some of the most valuable companies in the world. These seven stocks make up about 36.4% of the S&P 500 based on the combined value of their shares – an unfathomable $23 trillion (as of November 2026). Together they also employ more than 2m people globally, though around three quarters of that number is Amazon.
Given their status and their growth curve, they’re understandably popular with hobby traders and pro traders alike. But that can mean that their stock prices can be over-inflated, and prone to wild movements based on the latest news. Here’s how they’re tracking right now, the returns they’ve provided and how to buy their shares.
| M7 stock | Icon | 1-year performance (to Nov. '26) | 5-year performance (to Nov. '26) | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com (AMZN) |  |
9.34% | 38.51% | See chart |
| Apple (AAPL) |  |
50.57% | 115.08% | See chart |
| Alphabet Class A (GOOGL) |  |
97.53% | 183.15% | See chart |
| Meta Platforms (META) |  |
-6.95% | 93.76% | See chart |
| Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) |  |
-23.90% | 37.11% | See chart |
| NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) |  |
24.08% | 191.56% | See chart |
| Tesla (TSLA) |  |
27.48% | 84.49% | See chart |
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An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a basket of stocks that can contain multiple companies. You can buy shares in the ETF itself, because they’re traded on stock exchanges, just as if it was a company. This means you don’t have to buy shares in all 7 of these magnificent companies individually. But if there’s one of the seven that you don’t like, well… tough: with ETFs you don’t get to customise who’s included, you have to take it how it comes!
The best-known ETF that lets you invest in the Magnificent Seven is the Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF (MAGS). This ETF offers a portfolio entirely geared towards the Magnificent Seven companies with equal weight exposure to M7 stocks.
| ETF | Icon | 1-year performance (to Nov. '26) | 5-year performance (to Nov. '26) | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF (MAGS) |  |
3.85% | 123.25% (3 years) | Invest Capital at risk |
If you're interested in investing in one or all of these behemoths, let's take a closer look at who they are and why they're so darned successful. Keep in mind – perhaps more so than usual – that positive past performance doesn't guarantee that a stock will continue to rise in the future. Tap or hover over the dots on the price charts to see what happened when!
Also a "FAANG" stock (a cool acronym that was ruined when Facebook became Meta and Google became Alphabet), Amazon has doubled down on its monumental success as a retail platform by being rather good at TV streaming and cloud computing too. On top of that, the huge amounts of data at its disposal make it well placed to excel at AI, given that AI models typically require training on vast datasets. Like many in the M7 club, it has a founder (Jeff Bezos) who's a divisive household name... vilified by some but lauded in every self-help business book (acquired mostly on Amazon). As of November 2026, Amazon represents 4.1% of the S&P 500 and 11.3% of the Magnificent Seven.
Amazon-com is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $797.5 billion and employs 1,595,000 staff.
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Apple is a dinosaur by M7 standards, having been founded in 1976 – just one year after M7's oldest, Microsoft. It was the first publicly-traded company to crack a $1 trillion market cap, in 2018, and then it was the first to crack $2t just two years later (and $3t two years later again). As of November 2026, Apple represents 8% of the S&P 500 and 21.8% of the Magnificent Seven.
Apple is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $466.8 billion and employs 150,000 staff.
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Alphabet is the mothership for Google and YouTube and a bunch of lesser-known entities. Along with M7 peers Meta, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft it's been referred to as a "Big 5" tech stock. It's controversially dominant, but in the new AI world order, it's going to have to battle hard to maintain that dominance. As of November 2026, Alphabet represents 5.4% of the S&P 500 and 14.9% of the Magnificent Seven.
Alphabet Inc Class A is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $471.1 billion and employs 204,757 staff.
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Meta Platforms is the only M7 member to have a Hollywood movie dramatising its inception... we think... probably. Back then it was plain old "Facebook" – the big rebrand came in 2021, at a time when everybody was very excited about the "metaverse" (not least Mark Zuckerberg). But in fairness, the name had become a bit reductive, given the huge success of WhatsApp and Instagram. As of November 2026, Meta represents 2.5% of the S&P 500 and 6.8% of the Magnificent Seven.
Meta Platforms is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $241.6 billion and employs 66,775 staff.
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Microsoft is the granddaddy of the group, having existed before all the others (OK, it was only a year ahead of Apple, in terms of founding dates). The OG PC-maker was the third company in the world to a crack a $1 trillion valuation. You could perhaps be forgiven for questioning whether Microsoft really belongs in the same list as these other companies that have so clearly changed the way we do things in the last decade or so, but don't forget that Microsoft owns just a smidge under 50% of OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT. We've also got Microsoft to thank for the Xbox, LinkedIn, GitHub, and Bing, amongst other things, so it's not just all about Windows! As of November 2026, Microsoft represents 6.1% of the S&P 500 and 16.8% of the Magnificent Seven.
Microsoft Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $346.4 billion and employs 223,000 staff.
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Despite having arguably the worst logo of the companies featured here, chip-maker Nvidia joined the $1 trillion valuation club in 2023. The company could be considered emblematic of the AI boom that really caught global attention in around 2022. Its stock became so popular and grew so fast that in June 2024 it split each share into 10 shares, as you can see in our chart. The components it produces are relied on by many big tech companies for the training and running of generative AI models. As of November 2026, Nvidia represents 7.8% of the S&P 500 and 21.4% of the Magnificent Seven.
NVIDIA Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $303 billion and employs 42,000 staff.
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So much more than just gopping trucks, Tesla is a "clean energy company". So while it's best known for its electric vehicles, it's really a pioneer in battery energy storage products. Tesla is headquartered somewhat ironically in oil heartland, Texas. In 2021, under CEO Elon Musk, it became the seventh company to surpass a trillion dollar valuation. But Musk wasn't actually there from the get-go, interestingly enough – he joined one year in. As of November 2026, Tesla represents 2.5% of the S&P 500 and 6.9% of the Magnificent Seven.
Tesla is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $103.6 billion and employs 134,785 staff.
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