On June 15, the Semiconductor HOLDRs ETF (SMH) rose 3.23% overnight, trading at $641.75/share, with turnover of $13.19 million.
The semiconductor sector continues to benefit from a confluence of powerful catalysts. SEMI recently raised its forecast for the global front-end semiconductor equipment market to $152.2 billion for 2026, with growth accelerating from 16.5% to 23.5%, driven by AI-related memory and advanced logic capital expenditure exceeding expectations. Q1 2026 global semiconductor equipment shipments reached a record $36.55 billion, up 14% year-over-year. Meanwhile, TSMC is reportedly considering price increases of up to 15% for its most advanced 3nm process as AI demand growth continues to outpace capacity expansion. Additionally, silicon wafer manufacturers have begun signaling direct price hikes, marking a formal price transmission from wafer fabs to downstream materials. SIA data shows Q1 2026 global semiconductor sales reached $298.5 billion, with March sales surging 79.2% year-over-year, positioning the industry to breach the $1 trillion annual threshold for the first time.
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise its benchmark index, which includes common stocks and depositary receipts of U.S. exchange-listed companies in the semiconductor industry, including medium-capitalization and foreign companies listed on U.S. exchanges.
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