
The semiconductor sector is on fire. While the broader market has spent much of 2026 navigating volatility, the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SMH), the most widely followed sector benchmark, has surged over 20% year to date.
The ETF holds many of the largest semiconductor companies listed in the U.S., including NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM), Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and Lam Research (NASDAQ: LRCX). That performance, at a time when the broader market is just slightly in the green, is a powerful statement about where institutional capital is flowing.