What Are Magnificent Seven Stocks?
The Magnificent Seven stocks are the most valuable stocks in the Nasdaq 100 Index (NDX), although the actual composition and rankings change as the market fluctuates. Currently, the seven largest holdings in Invesco’s Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) are Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Meta Platforms (META), and Broadcom (AVGO), with Alphabet (GOOG/GOOGL) and Tesla (TSLA) competing for the seventh spot.
All of these have been standout performers in recent years. In October 2025, the current leader of the Magnificent Seven, Nvidia, became the first ever company to reach a five trillion-dollar market cap.
The term was first coined in 2023, when the Magnificent Seven effectively expanded and replaced the acronym “FAANG”—which grouped Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google.
The Investment Barrier: High Share Prices
Years of outsized gains have made Magnificent Seven stocks expensive. With prices of hundreds of dollars per share, investing in them in small accounts can be impractical from a risk management perspective, or even untenable. This is where fractional shares come in.
What Are Fractional Shares?
Fractional shares are exactly what they sound like: fractions of a full share of stock. For example, instead of paying roughly $600 for a full share of META, fractional shares allow you to buy half a share for approximately $300, a tenth for around $60, or just $100 worth of META.
With fractional shares, you can determine the dollar amount you want to invest, rather than depending on the number of shares you can afford.
Some brokers, such as Robinhood and Fidelity, allow you to trade fractional shares with as little as $1. Once purchased, your fractional share position works just like a regular position: It fluctuates with the market and can be sold at market value at any time. Over the past decade, fractional shares have become a must-have feature for top-ranked brokers and robo-advisors.
Investing in the Magnificent Seven Using Fractional Shares
Getting started is simple:
- Choose any broker or robo-advisor that offers fractional-share investing.
- Open and fund an account of your choice.
- Specify the stock ticker you want to buy.
- Select the fractional share quantity or the dollar amount you want to invest.
- Complete the order by confirming the purchase.