On August 12, VanEck Semiconductor ETF rose 3.02% in pre-market trading, trading at $590.00/share, with turnover of $61.48 million.

On the news front, multiple tailwinds converged to drive the semiconductor sector higher. Major memory chip makers including SK Hynix, Samsung Semiconductor, Kioxia, SanDisk, and Western Digital reported strong results, with earnings growth fueled by rising shipment volumes and significant product price increases. Morgan Stanley highlighted the trend as indicative of broader chip inflation.

Additionally, NVIDIA is reportedly considering aggressive measures to address shortages of advanced High Bandwidth Memory chips, reinforcing bullish sentiment around semiconductor demand. Continued expansion of AI-related capital expenditure globally is further supporting expectations for sustained high activity across the chip supply chain, particularly in chip design segments benefiting from AI demand spreading from computing power to storage and edge applications.

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index, including common stocks and depositary receipts of U.S. exchange-listed companies in the semiconductor industry.

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