In the first half of this year, with global funds rushing to invest in AI, the technology sector is unstoppable and has pushed the US stock market to new highs time and time again. Among them, various US exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have also attracted attention due to their strong earning and attracting power, which not only tracks the performance of various indexes and sector-plates, but also offers different leverages for investors to choose from.

How strong is the semiconductor ETF? The highest increase is over 200%!

The 'big winner' of the first half of the year in terms of ETF growth is the ETF that tracks the semiconductor sector. Due to the popularity of the AI theme, Nvidia and a group of semiconductor stocks have collectively surged, and the ETFs holding heavy positions in the semiconductor sector have earned investors a ton of money, as well as a great deal of attention from the market.

The largest increase is $Proshares Trust Pshs Ult Semicdt (USD.US)$, the ETF tracks the performance of the Dow Jones US semiconductor index and has a maximum leverage of two times. This year, its increase has reached as high as 202%. The ProShares Ultra Semiconductor ETF has a fund size of USD 900 million and a management fee of 0.75%. Among the top ten holdings of the fund, Nvidia's proportion is over 30% and Broadcom's proportion is 7.5%. The strong performance of these two stocks this year is an important driving force for the strength of this ETF.

In addition to USD, there are also two other ETFs that track the performance of the semiconductor sector, with increases of 108% and 58%, respectively.$Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares ETF (SOXL.US)$, $VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH.US)$with increases of 108% and 58% respectively.

In addition, the US stock market growth is relatively concentrated this year, with tech giants frequently hitting new highs. There is fierce competition for the title of 'market capitalization leader' among Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. And Amazon, Google, Meta, and other companies are unwilling to be left behind, so ETFs holding large-cap tech stocks are also performing very strongly. Among them, the $MicroSectors FANG+ Index 3X Leveraged ETN (FNGU.US)$ is approaching a double in increase, while its counterparts, the $DIREXION DAILY SELECT LARGE CAPS & FANGS BULL 2X SHARES (FNGG.US)$, the $MicroSectors FANG+ Index 2X Leveraged ETNs (FNGO.US)$, and the $MICROSECTORS FANG & INNOVATION 3X LEVERAGED ETN (BULZ.US)$ have all had increases close to 60%.$MicroSectors FANG+ Index 3X Leveraged ETN (FNGU.US)$ETFs of the same type,

$DIREXION DAILY SELECT LARGE CAPS & FANGS BULL 2X SHARES (FNGG.US)$, $Bank Of Montreal Microsectors Fang Index 2X Leveraged Etn (FNGO.US)$, $MICROSECTORS FANG & INNOVATION 3X LEVERAGED ETN (BULZ.US)$Their gains are both close to 60%.

According to Bloomberg data, the S&P 500 index ETF, which tracks the large-cap market, is still the mainstay of attracting inflows among the top ten ETFs with the most capital inflows this year. Among them, the S&P 500 ETF managed by one of America's largest fund management companies, Vanguard Group, has a capital inflow of USD 45.1 billion this year, more than twice the size of the second-ranked inflow ETF, which is the ETF tracking the semiconductor index.

Bloomberg data shows that among the top ten ETFs with the most inflows this year, the S&P 500 index ETF that tracks large-cap stocks is still the leader in attracting funds. Among them, the$Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO.US)$Dominating the market, it has had a net inflow of USD 45.1 billion so far this year, surpassing the second place.$iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV.US)$manages $451 billion in inflows so far this year, more than twice as much as the second place

In addition, the S&P 500 index is an index comprising 500 leading US stocks in various industries, and the ETFs linked to it are also 'investment first choices' for Warren Buffett and suitable for all types of US stock investors. These ETFs are not only stable, but also offer very good returns. Data compiled by Bloomberg shows that only less than 7% of the 644 funds focusing on international assets have outperformed the S&P 500 index.

In addition to the S&P 500 ETF index, the spot Bitcoin ETF has also attracted a wave of investment frenzy since it was approved on January 11th. BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF is at the forefront, with inflows of USD 1.6 billion (as of August), more than twice the size of the second-ranked inflow ETF.$iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT.US)$This year's inflow of funds has exceeded $17.6 billion, making it the third largest net inflow of funds among all ETFs in the US stock market.

It is worth mentioning that the asset management scale of the spdr gold etf reached $10 billion in just seven weeks, breaking the record previously held by SPDR Gold ETF and becoming the fastest ETF to reach a scale of $10 billion in history. Bitcoin-related ETFs have also performed well this year, with IBIT rising more than 31% year-to-date, twice as much as the long bitcoin ETF mentioned in the first image.$2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITX.US)$Ranked fourth on the top gainers list with an increase of more than 70%.

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