VanEck Semiconductor ETF is trading 3.5% down today as investors dump chip and AI names following Broadcom’s disappointing reaction to its fiscal Q2 report and unchanged $56 billion annual AI revenue target.
- The unchanged revenue target triggered broad profit-taking across the semiconductor sector and other AI beneficiaries.
- Market participants are rotating capital into industrial and value stocks as geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran drive increased risk aversion.