The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMH) closed Friday at $599, capping a stretch in which SMH has returned roughly 146% over the past year and tacked on nearly 20% in May alone. SMH…
Memory and storage stocks are taking it on the chin at midday Tuesday, but the sell-off isn’t hitting every name equally. Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU | MU Price Prediction) shares are down 6%,…
Wall Street woke up Monday to a session where the bond market is calling the shots. A stronger-than-expected jobs report and sticky inflation worries pushed Treasury yields higher, forcing investors to rethink expectations for Federal…
The SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (NYSEARCA:XSD) and the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) look like interchangeable ways to own the chip cycle, but they differ in one fundamental way. XSD spreads capital across…
The original semiconductor ETF has delivered even more than the 69% year-to-date return many headlines cite. VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMH) opened 2026 at $360 and closed June 3 at $638, a 77.13%…
Although 2026 has been a roller coaster year for the markets so far, certain sectors have remained strong. Ironically, while the Magnificent 7 stocks have been volatile due to mixed perception about…
After three years of hyperscaler capital spending feeding through to chip designers, foundry capacity, and lithography backlogs, the semiconductor ETF complex has separated into distinct buckets. iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX), VanEck Semiconductor…
High-bandwidth memory has become the choke point in the AI buildout, as NVIDIA’s Blackwell accelerators rely on stacked DRAM modules that only three companies can produce at scale, and the order books…
Shares of Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU | MU Price Prediction) are up 12% to $843 after UBS raised its price target on MU stock to $1,625 from $535. The firm maintained its Buy…
The Invesco Dorsey Wright Technology Momentum ETF (NASDAQ:PTF) is up roughly 58% year to date in 2026, which is what happens when a rules-based momentum fund collides with the largest data center…
The Roundhill Memory ETF (CBOE:DRAM) launched on April 2, 2026 as the first U.S.-listed fund built entirely around memory chip makers, and it has already returned 85% since inception. For a retiree…
Picture a first-time investor who sinks $200 into Intel shares and watches the position climb to $850, a 280% gain. The instinct is to feel like a genius and let it ride.…
The semiconductor sector continues to absorb capital at a pace tied to the AI infrastructure buildout, and three exchange-traded funds offer distinct angles on it: iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX), VanEck Semiconductor ETF…
The standard way to own semiconductors is to buy a cap-weighted fund and accept that NVIDIA, Broadcom, and TSMC will dominate the returns. SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (NYSEARCA:XSD) takes the opposite approach.…
Few sector ETFs have rewarded patience like semiconductors. VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMH) trades near $510 after returning roughly 141% over the past year against the S&P 500’s 29%. That gap is the…
