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Hedge Funds Increase Semiconductor Stock Holdings to Record Share
Global hedge funds now hold 19% of their assets in semiconductor and semiconductor equipment stocks. The allocation has more than doubled since the start of 2026.
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Global hedge funds have increased their exposure to semiconductor and semiconductor equipment stocks to 19% of total market holdings. This allocation marks the highest level on record and has more than doubled since the start of 2026.
During the 2022 bear market, semiconductor stocks accounted for less than 2% of global hedge fund exposure. The Semiconductor Index, $SOX, has risen 405% over the same period. Software and services stocks now represent about 2% of hedge fund portfolios, down 10 percentage points over the last four years. Hedge funds are extremely bullish on chip stocks.
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