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Best Semiconductor ETFs for Q1, 2020

SMH, SOXX and xsd are the best semicondcutor ETFs for Q1, 2020 before the break out of coronavirus.

ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) of Semiconductors are much the thermometer of the industry, which also is the good indicator of Packing materials (cover tapes, carry tapes, PI tapes, dicing tapes) for semicon, LED, wafer and electronics parts.

Nexteck Singapore Pte Ltd., www.nexteck.com.sg although we are only the manufacturer and supplier of packing materials in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. However, you marketing department and business development departments are both very much closely monitoring this ETF Semiconductors market and index, especially under the influence of coronavirus.

Semiconductors power more devices and technology processes every day, finding uses in mobile phones, cars, military weapons, smart technology, and much more. Exchange-traded funds can provide investors with broad exposure to the semiconductor industry. About 6 ETFs currently track semiconductor stocks, excluding leveraged and inverse funds. Although this industry is growing rapidly, there are still risks involved in investing directly in untested, relatively new companies. Some of the best known companies in semiconductor ETFs include Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD). ETFs help to reduce risk associated with individual stocks by providing access to a larger basket of companies. The best semiconductor ETF, based on performance in the past year, is the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH). Below, we'll examine the top 3 best semiconductor ETFs.
SMH uhe MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index as a benchmark. This index focuses on many of the largest semiconductor companies based in the U.S. As of February 9, 2020, the top holdings for SMH include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSM), the world's largest semiconductor foundry, Intel Corp. (INTC), a semiconductor, cloud computing and PC company, and NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA), a graphics processing unit and chip maker.

This ETF ensures relatively even weighting in its portfolio by capping its top holdings at around 8% of the total portfolio. This means that SOXX tends to look for foreign as well as U.S. firms, and that it balances both larger and smaller companies as well. Currently, the top holding for SOXX are Nvidia Corp., Intel Corp., and Texas Instruments, Inc. (TXN), a semiconductor and integrated circuit manufacturer.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD)

Performance over 1 year: 44.5%
Expense Ratio: 0.35%
Annual Dividend Yield: 0.50%
3-Month Average Daily Volume: 128,205
Assets Under Management: $502.2 million
Inception Date: February 6, 2006
Issuing Company: State Street SPDR

Nexteck Singapore Pte Ltd, is not an investment corporation however, the study of related market and important industry index and ETF which are related to our products of packing material for semicon, has benefited us in making planning and makret strategy.
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