Technology ETFs Look to Keep Surging
The Technology Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLK), the largest technology exchange traded fund by assets, is up 9.3% year-to-date and some market observers are betting on more upside for the S&P...
View ArticleETF Strategy to Play Technology & Semiconductor Sectors
The technology sector has been one of the best-performing segments of the U.S. equity market to start 2017 and semiconductor stocks have been important contributors to that theme. The Technology Select...
View ArticleValuations Rising For Semiconductor ETFs
Technology stocks and the corresponding exchange traded funds have been key drivers of the bullishness surrounding the technology sector, the S&P 500’s largest sector weight, to start 2017. For...
View ArticleTech Sector’s Surge Helps Semiconductor ETFs
Semiconductor stocks and the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (NYSEArca: SMH) have been among the leaders of the technology sector’s surge and some market observers believe that trend can continue. SMH...
View ArticleConcerns Rise About A High-Flying Tech Industry
The Technology Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLK), the largest technology exchange traded fund by assets, along with rival, traditional technology ETFs such as the Fidelity MSCI Information Technology...
View ArticleAre Semiconductor ETFs Poised to Retreat?
The technology sector is the best-performing group in the S&P 500 this year and semiconductor stocks and the related exchange traded funds are big reasons why. For example, the VanEck Vectors...
View ArticleHot Semiconductor ETFs Can Keep Surging
Semiconductor stocks and the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (NYSEArca: SMH) have been among the leaders of the technology sector’s surge and some market observers believe that trend can continue. SMH...
View ArticleBest ETF Performers of Past Five Years
As the U.S. heads into the ninth year of the ongoing equity bull market, exchange traded funds (ETFs) tracking the semiconductor segment have led the charge. Over the past five years, the PowerShares...
View ArticleSeasonal Trends May Support Semiconductor ETFs
Many typically markets will stagnate during the summer doldrums, but returns aren’t all bad as sector picks matter. For example, semiconductor exchange traded funds may enjoy their time in the sun....
View ArticleWhat’s Next for Sizzling Semiconductor ETFs
Semiconductor exchange traded funds, such as the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (NYSEArca: SMH) and the iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (NasdaqGM: SOXX), have been important cogs in the ascent of the...
View ArticleData Supports Upside For Semiconductor ETFs
Semiconductor exchange traded funds, such as the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (NYSEArca: SMH) and the iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (NasdaqGM: SOXX), have been caught up in the recent tech sector...
View ArticleMillennials’ Spending Trends Will Support Tech ETFs
The millennial demographic is expected to outnumber the baby boomer generation, so this rising group’s spending habits will have a huge effect on the markets. For example, the millennials’ quick...
View ArticleJune Gloom for Semiconductor ETFs?
On a historical basis, June usually is not a good month for U.S. stocks. Over the past two decades, June has been the fourth-worst month of the year for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial...
View ArticleSemiconductor ETFs Take Hit as Dow Losses Reach 400
The losses continue to rack up for the Dow Jones Industrial Average as it reached a 405-point loss before Monday noon Eastern Time with semiconductor ETFs also taking a hit as trade concerns turn their...
View ArticleWhy Semiconductor ETFs Can Bounce Back
Tariff talk and trade war speculation has affected an array of sectors and industries, including the semiconductor space. The iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (NasdaqGM: SOXX) is lower by nearly 2% over...
View ArticleIntel Drags on Semiconductor ETFs
The semiconductors sector and related exchange traded funds were dragged down by disappointing results out of Intel (NasdaqGS: INTC) as the chipmaker experiences product delays and rising competition....
View ArticleTech Pullback Signals Buying Opportunity
While the technology segment was dragging down the rest of the markets, ETF investors were quietly funneling more money into the semiconductor sector despite the sell-off. For example, investors dumped...
View ArticleSemiconductor ETFs Breakdown as Applied Materials, Nvidia Retreat
Semiconductor sector-related exchange traded funds broke below their long-term trends and led the declines in the technology segment as chipmaker Nvidia (NasdaqGS: NVDA) and chip equipment maker...
View ArticleSemiconductor ETFs Can Compute More Upside
Semiconductor stocks and the related exchange traded funds have recently experienced some sharp moves. For example, the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (NYSEArca: SMH) and the iShares PHLX...
View ArticleAMD’s Outlook Helps Lift Semiconductor ETFs
Semiconductor ETFs were among the few areas of strength coming off the long weekend as Advanced Micro Devices (NasdaqGS: AMD) surged on an improving market outlook. On Tuesday, the VanEck Vectors...
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