This Sector Has Dominated ETF Returns So Far in 2026
AI is driving the hottest sector of this year's ETFs.
This Sector Has Dominated ETF Returns So Far in 2026
Overview
So far this year, semiconductors and the physical infrastructure of artificial intelligence (AI) are dominating the exchange-traded fund (ETF) scene. For example, the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SOXX) is up 89% year to date. Given the intense interest -- and investments -- in AI, this makes sense.
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Semiconductors and AI reinforce each other in a tight loop. AI depends on ever more sophisticated chips to run. Now, AI is changing how chips are designed and where they're manufactured. In short, AI is designed to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, and semiconductors are the physical devices that enable it to do so.
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