- Worldwide sales of semiconductors in Q2'21 were $133.6 billion, an increase of 29.2% over Q2'20 and 8.3% more than Q1'21, reported by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
- John Neuffer, SIA president and CEO. “Demand for semiconductors is projected to continue to rise substantially in the long term, as the world continues using chips to become smarter, greener, more productive, and better connected. We urge leaders in Washington to enact funding for the CHIPS for America Act so America can capture a larger share of increased semiconductor production and innovation in the years ahead.”
- Recent News: China regulator targets auto chip distributors with price-gouging probe, reports Reuters. China's CSI All Shares Semiconductor & Semiconductor Equipment Index fell by around 6% after the news.
- Related stocks YTD returns: NXP Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NXPI) +31.5%, On Semiconducter (NASDAQ:ON) +33.3%, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) +7.7%, and, TSMC (NYSE:TSM) +7.1%.
- ETFs YTD returns: iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) +21.3%, VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) +21.3%, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (NYSEARCA:XSD) +12.2%.
- ETFs: SOXL, USD, SOXS, PSI, FTXL, SSG.
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