2026 has been a banner year for one segment of the AI sector.
Semiconductor stocks have soared, driven by the massive AI infrastructure build-out and shortages in products like memory chips. As a result, the iShares Semiconductor ETF, which tracks major chip stocks, has doubled through the first half of the year.
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However, AI stocks with exposure to software have mostly underperformed, as the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF, which holds the leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) stocks, is down 16%, significantly underperforming the S&P 500.
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