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Intellectual Property Royalties

Invest in companies that own the rights to valuable ideas, not just physical products. This collection features businesses earning high-margin income from patents, music catalogs, and character franchises — carefully selected by our analysts to give you exposure to the economics of innovation itself.

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Han Tan | Market Analyst

Updated today | Published at June 17

Top Picks from This Group

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RPRX

Royalty Pharma plc

RPRX

Current price

$36.35

Acquires royalty interests in late-stage and commercialized biopharmaceutical products, providing pure-play exposure to pharma IP.

DIS

The Walt Disney Company

DIS

Current price

$115.39

A premier example of monetizing character IP, with extensive global licensing operations for its vast library of characters.

QCOM

QUALCOMM Incorporated

QCOM

Current price

$157.85

Derives a substantial portion of its revenue from licensing its extensive portfolio of wireless technology patents.

About This Group of Stocks

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Our Expert Thinking

These companies profit from owning intellectual assets like drug patents, music catalogs, and character rights. They generate income by licensing these valuable intangibles to others—collecting royalties without the complexity of manufacturing or delivering services themselves.

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What You Need to Know

This collection focuses purely on intellectual property royalty generators, excluding commodity-based assets. These stocks can provide portfolio diversification through high-margin revenue streams that may be more resilient than traditional business models during economic fluctuations.

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Why These Stocks

We've carefully selected pure-play royalty companies and firms with significant IP licensing divisions. The expanding digital economy and biotech advancements create continuous opportunities for these businesses to monetize valuable patents and copyrights in innovative ways.

12 Month Growth Potential

Use the growth calculator to see how much investing in these assets could return over one year.

If you invested across these assets:

in 12 months it could be worth:

$1,000.00

+32.67%

Group Performance Snapshot

32.67%

Average 12 Month Profit

On average, analysts expect assets in this group to grow 32.67% over the next year.

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Stocks Rated Buy by Analysts

9 of 12 assets in this group are rated Buy by professional analysts.

Source: Analyst sentiment is provided by Refinitiv Ltd, a global leader in financial market data with over 40k business clients. Refinitiv Ltd is an independent third party to Nemo. This is not advice.

Why You'll Want to Watch These Stocks

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Ideas Are The New Gold

In today's digital economy, owning the rights to ideas can be more profitable than owning physical assets. These companies collect recurring payments simply for owning valuable IP.

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Profit Without Production

These companies earn high-margin income without dealing with manufacturing costs or supply chain headaches. They simply collect checks when others use their intellectual property.

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Streaming's Hidden Winners

As digital content consumption grows, the owners of music catalogs, characters, and technology patents quietly collect more royalties. It's like owning a toll bridge on the digital highway.

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