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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary of total market capitalisation and constituent breakdown for the Intellectual Property Royalties basket.
RPRX: $21.86B
DIS: $205.50B
QCOM: $181.96B
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On average, analysts expect assets in this group to grow 11.88% over the next year.
8 of 11 assets in this group are rated Buy by professional analysts.
