
One rival semiconductor ETF has quietly lapped the most popular chip fund on the market over the past year, and the reason comes down to a single position that most investors never think to question.
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One rival semiconductor ETF has quietly lapped the most popular chip fund on the market over the past year, and the reason comes down to a single position that most investors never think to question.
Wall Street futures pointed moderately lower pre-bell Thursday as bond yields crept higher, while gl

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) has been one of the year’s most striking stock stories, with a run that has left the semiconductor sector and the broader large-cap technology sector well behind. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) is up 67% year to date (YTD). The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) is up 21% over the same stretch. […]

There are not many ETFs that can match this ETF on performance.

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The Nasdaq Composite is on track to close at another record with the AI trade driving gains. The tech-heavy index gained 0.4% while the S&P 500 was roughly flat and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.
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The fund's wins came by double-digit margins -- and its two losses were about twice as deep as the market's.

XLK markets itself as diversified large-cap tech exposure, but a closer look at the holdings reveals a chip bet so large that even a quarterly rebalance may do nothing to shrink it.

BofA expects the global semiconductor market to nearly double by 2030. Here are a few semiconductor ETFs to consider.

Every AI server board and electric vehicle runs on a tiny ceramic component most investors have never heard of, and a brand-new ETF just made it possible to bet directly on the handful of Asian manufacturers who control the global supply.
Wall Street futures pointed moderately higher pre-bell Friday, as global crude prices eased and trad
Wall Street futures pointed higher pre-bell Thursday as global crude prices softened and bond yields

A brand-new ETF just gave U.S. investors a single-ticker shortcut into South Korea's semiconductor giants, but a 0.65% fee, zero performance history, and a heavily concentrated basket raise real questions about whether the tradeoff is worth it.
Wall Street futures pointed moderately lower pre-bell Tuesday as rising bond yields and oil prices,

<p>Table below reflects daily flows on September 11, 2026 and asset totals as of that date.</p>
Wall Street futures pointed lower pre-bell Monday as mounting concerns regarding AI development met

Sector ETF report for SMH
A position that started as a small allocation now controls your retirement, and selling everything creates its own disaster. Three ETFs offer a way to stay in the trade without betting the nest egg on a single design team.
Wall Street futures pointed moderately higher pre-bell Friday as easing oil prices were met with ren

A smaller, cheaper semiconductor ETF has quietly left the industry's most popular chip fund in the dust this year, and the reason comes down to one name that SMH owns a lot of and its rival barely touches.

Semiconductor ETFs are riding AI-driven demand and rising chip investment, with four funds offering diversified exposure to the industry's next growth phase.
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