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VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF

SMH tracks a market-cap-weighted index of 25 of the largest US-listed semiconductors companies.

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SMH and SOXX offer exposure to a highly attractive semiconductor space that strives in the ongoing AI revolution. AI's increasing demand drives semiconductor growth, with both ETFs' holdings like NVIDIA and Broadcom providing essential hardware for AI advancements. Investors who choose to avoid cherry-picking in the first place should be better off with SOXX as it offers a higher degree of diversification than comparable SMH.

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VanEck Semiconductor ETF's fundamentals remain strong, supported by Nvidia's resurgence and the AI growth thesis. The SMH ETF's leading stocks, including Nvidia, Intel, Broadcom, and AMD, are exposed to the secular AI growth inflection. SMH's valuation isn't expensive when adjusted for its growth prospects.

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Driven by demand from cloud computing and AI, semiconductor sales have skyrocketed in recent months as pressure due to supply chain concerns and inflation has eased. The specialized chips that power these popular technologies are in such high demand that makers of these products now represent three of the 10 largest companies in the world by market capitalization—NVIDIA Corp., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

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If you're tempted to buy the dip on the broad basket of semiconductor stocks but aren't quite sure which names to go after, perhaps an exchange-traded fund (ETF) can help you gain the exposure you need in a cost-effective manner.

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The semiconductor sector, long a leader in market performance, has faced headwinds in recent months. After an impressive run last year and through much of 2024, the industry took a sharp hit in July as expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut grew, and the now infamous Japan carry trade unwind played out.

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We have highlighted three ETFs each from the best and worst-performing zones in the first nine months of 2024.

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These two ETFs offer different approaches to investing in them. They're the two largest semiconductor ETFs.

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Semiconductor stocks have seen pullbacks, but AI growth remains strong; VanEck's SMH ETF has adjusted its composition to reflect this trend. SMH reduced Nvidia exposure, reallocating to AMD, aligning with the broadening demand for custom semiconductor solutions in AI and data centers. SMH remains the largest and most actively traded semiconductor ETF, offering superior returns and diversified exposure to top semiconductor companies.

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Even with recent pullbacks, Nvidia (NVDA) and some other well-known semiconductor equities rank among this year's best-performing large-cap stocks. That status implies it's potentially difficult to find attractively valued ETF names in this group.

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Stock market volatility is picking up for the first time in months. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF has outperformed benchmark indexes for years.

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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have the potential to be an excellent choice both for amateur investors eager to diversify a portfolio but without the experience or time to deal with the regular management of a large number of positions as well as seasoned investors trading actively to capitalize on advanced leveraged strategies. It's no wonder that these easy-to-use investment vehicles have ballooned in popularity in recent years.

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All of Wall Street was waiting for Nvidia's earnings report with bated breath, and the dust has only just started to dissipate more than a week after the tech company reported earnings.

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The SOXX, a semi ETF, is down 17% since early July, to $214. Get ready if it drops to $199.

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Interest rates are residing at the highest levels in two decades. Also, there's some evidence of cooling in the labor market.

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The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) remains in the spotlight on Wednesday after tumbling more than 7% yesterday to register its largest daily percentage decline since March 2020 amid a broad-based selloff in chip stocks. The top-weighted stock in the fund, artificial intelligence (AI) darling Nvidia (NVDA), led the sell-off, slumping nearly 10%, while other leading chipmakers in the ETF's portfolio, including Intel (INTC), Marvell Technology (MRVL) and Micron (MU), all dropped by around 8%.

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The levered Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF falls about 23%

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