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Are Semi-Conductors worth investing in at this point? Tech?
Roth IRA Allocation at 18 - Part 2: Revised portfolio After Feedback
What stocks should I invest my $1000 into (Roth IRA).
Starting small with $210 for a 2026 hold. Roast my "Safe & Sped" plan or give me better tickers.
“ONLY THE WEAK WILL FAIL.” – Trump
Is creating a 5 fund sector for fun a bad investment idea?
To passive investors, what numbers do you look into when picking ETFs beyond the expense ratio and market exposure?
Buying 10 stocks in one industry verse investing in an ETF?
Which individual stocks/ETFs are you buying this week?
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I’m holding SOXQ and EUV ETFs. Take a look at EUV holdings.
I’d like to get into SPCX but not above $100. I’m taking the sidelines on this and hoping there’s a correction that closely matches Morningstar’s fair value price. Maybe 50% drop in 6-9 months? RKLB seems like a good alternative in the interim. As for some of the other names here, I took a more broader approach taking SOXQ, FLKR for some exposure to these companies and a small position in LITE as well. I’m trying to figure out what else to buy.
Tech is up, S&P500 is down. Why are people still investing in this boomer bullshit? SMH gonna be worth more then VOO by the end of the year and these dipshits will tell you, "VOO and chill" like if the market crashed VOO wouldn't take a hit too. At least when the market crashes SMH, or SOXX, or SOXQ or whatever tech ETF you invested is will given you massive returns. SPY, VOO and IVV are gonna give you tiny baby dick returns and fuck you in the ass just as hard when the market crashes.
Voo QQQM SOXQ low-cost index-based ETFs vs stocks and keep buying as funds become available how I'd go about it. Very likely will be able to pay for their own college or trade if enough bought. Research DCA dollar cost averaging
I'd rather own the one that makes the chips:TSM. There's a lot of possibilities (SOXQ if you like them all), but TSM will get all of the business. If AVGO loses a customer, they may really feel the pain. But TSM has so many customers to lean on.
>Is 5% SOXQ + 5% VGT too much overlap? [https://www.etfrc.com/funds/overlap.php](https://www.etfrc.com/funds/overlap.php) >Is 15% AVUV too much for small-cap value? I hold 5% AVUV myself, but I have a lot of other small satellite tilts for growth, momentum, value, etc for the US beyond my 50-55% US core. >Is 20% VXUS enough international? I target 25% exUS. If you look at VT for market-weight, US:exUS is currently about 59:41 - [https://etfdb.com/etf/VT/#charts](https://etfdb.com/etf/VT/#charts)
Holy shit what was that red candle on SOXQ
Perhaps consider a series of diversified low-cost ETFs and DCA as funds become available. VOO, QQQM and SOXQ how I'd start were I 21 again and lock more try putting away 20% net of taxes combined first into ROTH 401(k) then ROTH IRA then rest into brokerage since early on where one pays the least of taxes then later in life switch to Traditional 401(k) and Traditional IRA plus continue buying in brokerage because SS not enough and I'm speaking from experience vs I how I viewed retirement at your age.
win less than say....SOXQ
The funny thing is I’ve only had DRAM, SOXQ, and MU for about 4 weeks and I was feeling like I got slammed on May 18/19th. Then there was a 2 week run up and yesterday didn’t even phase me.
SOXQ. I don't think the run in chips is over. I own a few names but there are too many companies to buy individually. SOXQ provides coverage of a wider group with the lowest expense ratio.
SOXQ & SMH up, SPY down.
It depends on the pullback and your cost basis. If the market drops near your cost basis, a stock-by-stock evaluation can determine whether to liquidate and buy back later at a lower price. What isn’t a realistic strategy is holding onto a losing asset—that’s not how smart money operates. Why smart money constantly trims and redeploys capital and also why easier to buy sector specific ETF vs individual stocks because one stock in that sector can elevate or devastate the entire sector. Why I moved on from SPX based ETF to NASDAQ 100 based ETF and now sitting all my eggs in SOX based ETF although I'm actively trading that until this bubble pops then I'll diversify near the bottom by adding SOXQ QQQM and whatever else seems better positioned for recovery. I'm old and even I've moved on from owning individual stocks and all because I want liquidity when it's time to dump my portfolio. Wealth transfer occurs at the bottom when retail capitulates and not chasing tops with retail who FOMO clueless to what they chase. SPCE perfect example of that retail nonsense which ultimately leads to the pop which collapses most all portfolios or large chunks of it. Go ahead and explain to me how selling a portfolio isn't strategically viable but be specific vs throwing out generalities. I'm genuinely curious to why you think this because it seems many have this HODL mentality often dictated by avoiding capital taxes (not paying taxes if selling at cost basis) or fear of whipsaw (avoidable if one knows how to identify distress) and those are valid concerns yet put in the proper context they don't apply to all and why generalities don't help advance any discussion.
XME and SOXQ look fine. all those spaceships and data centers need rare earths
and the SOXQ gains shall still flow
I’m sitting on 200 shares of SOXQ since $31 I don’t see a reason to sell anytime soon
SOXQ for my US portion
Wild how fast these semiconductor plays are moving. The memory chip demand for AI training is absolutely insane right now and micron's positioned perfectly for it Been watching SOXQ too - that ETF's been a beast this year with all the chip momentum. The whole sector feels like it's just getting started with all this AI infrastructure buildout happening
Just bought Marvel and will probably get more. I also like SOXQ.
SOXX is significantly less NVDA so it’s probably the better choice for op. They should go with SOXQ as it’s cheaper.
I simplified things with getting SOXQ and some HYDR
Is this good entry for SMH/SOXQ or should I wait
Fuck I think micron is going to do a 10 to 1 stock split soon. This company is going to be multi trillion. Glad I am in with SOXQ.
Combing a broad based with SOXX or SOXQ is the way to go. Maybe 70% VOO and 30% SOXQ
SOXQ is better. I would only combine this with VT as the backbone, though.
SOXQ and chill bro. A little bit each month.
In these times, buy and hold will not work. Wait till Trump and Israel resume bombing Iran. Follow the momo. Gas, gold and commodities. But.......if AI or tech gets really beat up......look at NOW, IGV, SOXQ.
I bought first shares Thursday. It is top heavy with my SOXQ in the top 4-5 stocks but that fine. Photonics is the “next” great thing.
SOXQ it basically SOXX but with an even lower expense ratio. Better for long-term holding
I mean we all have tech when you consider the S&P500 top stocks. But besides that, yes I’m holding Apple into retirement, and I still purchase SOXQ every week because the world will always need semiconductors.
If you are worried about AMD, then sell and get SOXQ... you will still have exposure to AMD but also all the other big players too.
I’m focused on the parabolic nature of this rally and why it feels so much like 1999. Right now there’s clear exuberance and euphoria, just like back then. The point about no top since early April is unusual; I’ve never seen anything quite like it, though I’m sure it’s happened before. Still, my attention is on this parabolic gap up. This isn’t a normal market rally—it’s the last ones to the party piling in. It’s classic profit-taking territory because institutional investors don’t wait for the music to stop—at least not the ones I used to know, and I doubt that’s changed. To be clear, I’m not calling this the beginning of the end, but it could mark the start of a strong correction. It’s probably not the best time to jump in unless you’re disciplined about exiting. And honestly, do you think the inexperienced retail traders—likely the biggest drivers of this rally—are disciplined? What happens when they held too long then capitulate? It's likely years away before we truly know how profitable AI has been for those deploying it but until then that biggest concern is how retailers respond to sentiment. Why I'm focused on this gap up as being similar to 1999 build up to the March 2000 gap up. Remember, this AI boom is relatively new. NVIDIA was just another chip company not too long ago. So was AMD and MU was just memory. I don't track any single company when evaluating chips and why I track SOX or SOXX. Best I can find from Blackrock is a trailing 12-month PE Ratio of 65 for SOXX. That's concerning. Although SOXQ listed 37 which is better suited for SOX. Which is still concerning and only way to get an accurate measure is add each company up which I don't have time or energy and I'm using ChatGPT as is to get these details so could be wrong but then we are talking about AI, so it seems fitting. Put this all together and it doesn't look copasetic. Parabolic gap ups likely never are and why I'm showing concern with only other period where this happened relative to chips being 1999. Hopefully I'm wrong yet the history behind FOMO tends to support my assessment and I have rarely been wrong in my assessments yet rarely have I committed to them because I'm perhaps too conservative. I am who I am and yet I'll continue trading this rally because I'm disciplined and ready to exit and take my losses unlike that which is likely fueling this gap up. At least admit to that in this rally likely not by seasoned traders and mostly those thinking they are getting left out of the party and the party not ending anytime soon.
If you want to keep what you have, sell everything but VTI and VUG. Figure out how you want to allocate those, but I’d do a majority VTI. If you want more semiconductor go SMH, SOXQ, or SOXX. Is this in a taxable account?
My portfolio is built around the Kardeshev scale, specifically the idea that a type one civilization uses massive amounts of energy. QQQM targets the major companies, SOXQ targets computing power, URNM targets future energy, XLE targets current energy, COPX targets energy transmission, SHLD targets the global defense of all that stuff and XLV targets the health of all individuals involved.
DRAM, SOXQ, FLKR... buy and hold like a ghey boomer. Trade lotto options on the top-10 tickers in those funds.
DRAM, SOXQ, FLKR... all solid plays here, papi. you good.
Sorry, can you explain this in more dumb fashion please? It’s mid day and SOXQ is already down 2 percent
SOXQ has RSI at 81, you know what this means
Could be worse, you could just be in SOXQ & SMH like me
Lucky for you, the leaders of our country are trying to take us off a very large cliff, presenting multiple opportunities for you to get back in the near future. Just make a list of what to buy, set alerts to notify you of various entry points to DCA into on the way down. Don't put it all in right away. No one know where the bottom is and be aware of a dead cat bounce... often seen during such corrections. Don't sleep through the next oopportunity. Also, the stocks/ETFs most likely to recover are the ones the majority are buying, e.g, GOOG, AMD, MU, ANZN, etc. Or just dump it all into a heavily discounted VTI, VXUS, and SOXQ.
I wrote SOXQ puts for November hoping to catch a discount, but so far they're not going my way...
I hold the following at 5% each in my wife's Roth: PAVE, VST, VRT, NVL, DTRC, PANW, IREN, COPX. Hold SOXQ at 17%. Captures data center from start to finish. Obviously, there are areas that these don't cover but this gives a good laddering of process. Not including SOXQ, there is almost no overlap
About 33% of my wife’s Roth is SOXQ. Good enough for me, for a few years I used FSELX but I swapped it several months ago.
All their cash is going to data center buildouts. Rotate into XLE, XLU, SLV, SOXQ.
Looks like i'm late to the semiconductor eTF game. was happily ignorant in semi-retirement. Moving forward i see SOXQ being cheapest to buy vs all other ETFs rite? and so i will just grab SOXQ and DRAM?
Not really "WSB worthy" moves, but... Bought NVGS 5/15 $23C Wrote BMNR 5/1 $20P Wrote SPY 5/8 $700P Wrote SLV 11/20 $50P Wrote SOXQ 10/16 $60P Gonna make a last-minute FD gamble on AMZN 5/1 $?P
I want to have be a millionaire by 40. I just turned 23 years old. I went to trade school and was lucky enough to land a very well paying job that most people retire from once they get in. My base salary is $94k a year without any overtime. I’m aloud to work 8 hours of overtime on Saturdays and occasional Sundays that’s are double time. Obviously I work as many as possible. So after OT, yearly I’m at like $115,000. Here is how I divide my money each time I get paid About $2500 each paycheck give or take $1,000 HYSA $290 Roth $300 individual stocks $50 student loan $185 bike payment $26 gym membership $200 rent $100 CC payment (I put 15% into my 401k 8% Roth 7% pretax) That adds up to about $2,151. The rest goes to groceries, gas and entertainment like going out to eat or other things. Where I stand HYSA- $18,500 Roth- $11,500 401k- $28,000 Mutual fund I’ve had since birth- $15,000 Personal investment- $1,000 (just started doing this) Debt $6k student loan $19k bike payment My main goal is to buy a house in the next 5 years. A house is between $350k- $800k in my area as of right now. My girl is going to be done nursing school in 3 years as of right now and can expect her to make around 60-80k when she graduates. I invest my money into things like VOO, QQQM, SPYM, SCHG, SOXQ. Right now I’m just throwing money into these investments and hoping. Is there anything I should try working towards first? Is my goal unrealistic? My parents were terrible with money which makes me not want to be like them.
Just write long-dated puts on SOXQ and collect that sweet sweet premium until semis come down (which may never happen).
Bought a lot of SOXQ earlier this year. April gains have been wild. Will be interesting to see how this sector plays out over the next few weeks.
Welcome to the world of investing! You're going to be addicted to it quickly. Let's look at your current investments, you need to clean that up first since there's a lot of overlap in holdings. At a quick glance QQQM, SOXQ, QQQI mostly invest in the same 10ish companies. Could your money be better allocated based on your investment theme? You already have the building blocks for it: good dividend yields and price appreciation. Use that to help guide you in your clean up. Here’s an example portfolio for you – Possible Theme: Information Technology with Monthly Dividends Possible Positions: GOOGL, META, NVDA, MSFT, AMD, TSM, AVGO, and QQQI. QQQI here serves as the monthly payer in dividends where you can then choose to either reinvest back into it or allocate it to other positions. Allocations can then waterfall down from 100% to 10% in cash. This is where you decide which positions get what percentage. Remember: Each portfolio doesn’t need to have the same theme i.e. what’s in your ROTH doesn’t have to match what’s in your taxable account. This is not financial advice, strictly for educational purposes.
VM what entry prices would you recommend for taking long positions in SLV, SOXQ, XLE, and XLU?
And over the past 5 years, SOXL was worse than SOXQ. It all depends on whether the market is in a bullet run when you want to sell it. If you are wrong then you end up holding your leveraged ETF years longer than when you needed the money.
Selling SOXX to buy SOXQ in an investment account would be suicidal waste of money. Just buy SOXQ going forward if that is what you want. SOXQ and SOXX have different holdings, not just different expense ratios. Focus on what is important, not trivial.
Not much reason to rush it. SOXX vs SOXQ mainly comes down to slightly lower fees vs a more established fund, so I’d just let SOXX sit until it qualifies for long-term gains and keep adding to SOXQ if you prefer it, since the overlap is high anyway and you’re not really changing exposure. and pro tip: you can use TryLattice to keep track of these (:
I just hold both SOXX and SOXQ which is just redundant so idk if it’d just be easier to sell SOXX and put it all into SOXQ
I’m up 9.5% YTD. QQQM, SOXQ, URNM, XLE and two small satellites in COPX and SHLD.
Qqq up? Xle down, but copx maybe up but shld maybe down but SOXQ probably up higher than qqq, but spy still down? Urnm just doing it’s own thing, okay fine. Hmm, why is that? What the fuck is going on, what is my name again?
Been buying xle since June 2025, really balanced my QQQM and SOXQ.
If you like semi stocks such as AMD, you should consider SMH, SOXX or maybe SOXQ. Semis are proven winners and should perform well long term
\> This seems to good to be true. What am I missing here? You are missing that it is shit. Since its inception SOXY is underperforming SMH, PSI, CHPS, SOXQ, SOXX, etc. Do you hate money?
SCHX is my core holding. Like it better than VOO because it does hold some mid caps. I do 50-50 on SCHG and SOXQ instead of all SCHG. AVUV is a good small cap. I like VYMI over VXUS for international exposure
70% VT 30% SOXQ would give a nice boost in returns
A little AVUV and XAR. Both were showing oversold and at a decent price. I wanted to buy defense stocks, but figured it's easier, and safer to buy then in a basket. Oh, also increased my SOXQ position a little. Love Semis ❤️
XLE URNM SOXQ those are my weeklies right now.
Biggest hit - FBTC. Biggest winner - SOXQ
I’m down 2% YTD. Gold and SOXQ are saving me
Amazing, isn't it? I also hold MU and SNDK. I used to hold SOXQ, then realized I was 45%+ in superconductors alone... I ditched the SOXQ and trimmed the others and couldn't pass on this is when I found it. Still heavy in it, so I might not add to this position anymore to stay balanced.
I was holding stocks but found it to be stressful with the AI disruption and it's impact on tech, especially. Most institutional investors and a god part of retail investors starting going for generic US holdings or international. That's why I maintain a core position of VTI and do a 50/50 with international. VTI 50% , VXUS 15%, AVDV 15%, FLKR 10%, SOXQ 10%... Run that in your simulator.
SOXQ or SMH for semiconductors powering AI companies
I dont agree with adding bonds to VT lol Maybe gold mining. I think SOXX or SOXQ and AVDV compliment VT well.
Look into SOXQ or SOXX, not VGT or FTEC because many of them have junk software stocks. I have 25% in SOXX and it has gained 17.77% this year. VGT and FTEC are in the negative so far this year.
I have a good portfolio template for ya. For starters, unless you know a great deal about investing, keep it simple and invest in ETFs only. Each ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) is like a basket of stocks. Some contain hundreds, or even thousands of stocks in a single ETF. You want ur portfolio to have a main ETF, which most refer to as their core position. I like to pick one of the ETFs known for its stability and ability to grow. Vanguard has a few you could consider but I'll save you I time and suggest VTI. VTI will become your core position and I recommend 50% of your money go to it. Next, you want to add a little diversification and I suggest VXUS at 20%, I would be doing you a disservice if I didn't recommend a very popular ETF that's been a growth engine for my portfolio and it's got the ticker AVDV...Also at 20%. You now have 10% to put on something spicy and I would suggest the SOXQ ETF. It's riskier, but provides more reward and has a reputation for beating the S&P 500 benchmark... no easy task. Just expect it may be more volatile than the others. My last piece of advice is " don't panic." Hold the course and keep adding as much as you can you can to keep these positions at these percentages. If after 6 months to a year, you've learned enough and want to change something, go for it. But this template is good for the times we're living in. Others would have you invest only in VT...Which basically contains every US company and a chunk of international companies to boot...But I think you can do better with that template.
I’m 19 and I’m starting to invest. What do you think of my portfolio?- VTI 40% VXUS 20% NLR 10% SOXQ 10% WMT 7% PM 7% RYCEY 6%
I went with the same sentiment but SOXQ instead
Invest in everything, diversify. VT, VTI/ VXUS. Add some momentum or a specific sector you have faith in QQQM FTEC VGT SOXX SOXQ or maybe you want small caps. If you want precious metals and or Bitcoin make it 10-12%
I like SOXQ better than SOXX. SOXQ has performed better, has a higher dividend yield, and has a lowest fee of any semiconductor ETF. SMH performs even better for semiconductors, but it has way more Nvidia concentration. Given I already have plenty of Nvidia in my portfolio, I passed on this one. I don’t see a perfect match for SKYY, but I can tell you about 77% of the holdings are in FTEC and VGT which are both very popular. I also had a negative experience First Trust ETFs twice now, nothing nefarious but lousy fund management, so I avoid them now.
Think about sector based ETFs, which can be quite lively from a growth standpoint. Losses from any one company in the fund are generally canibalized by the others, so you'll be moving upwards with the sector even if headline firms take a hit. I'm in tech and am convinced that the picks and shovels plays on the AI boom are no bubble in the long run even if there's some sort of sideways dip. The hyperscalers/trainers are risky investments in a fast moving environment with a lot of the best firms not having made an IPO and the threat of Chinese open source models beating them anyway. Supporting this effort is the semiconductor industry, which has hit an incredible level of sophistication and profitability. IMO, the best way in is with one of the ETFs that track the old PHLX Philadelphia Semiconductor index: SOXX, SOXQ (cheap expense ratio), or SMH. Start researching semiconductor fabrication and things like the 2nm process or ASML products. Then when the market dips, you have faith in the 10 year trajectory of the industry and don't hit the sell button. If the data centers flounder for any reason, the Edge chip market will likely thrive (Apple, Qualcom, ARM, etc.). Otherwise, all those VOO type indexes are great. I've got FIDU in my back pocket as something safe that could overperform too. I like FTEC as an alternative to QQQ for whatever reason.
The answer is not to pull your investments, it’s to keep it balanced and diversify. If you have too much tech, then consider a positions of VTV and AVUV to offset. Got a huge of SMH or FSELX? Consider SOXQ instead for less Nvidia concentration. Consider a dry powder position with JPST, and have it ready to buy more equity shares if the market drops.
I think it’s possible Nvidia may be maxed out on valuation, although I hope not since it’s carrying the S&P significantly. I think it’s also possible just general market anxiety and imbecile economic factors are impacting the stock price. Google’s announcement undoubtedly caused Nvidia stock to flinch, but no I don’t think it’s a primary factor for Nvidia being down 11% in the past month, or flat the past week. Nvidia remains a contender, no doubt about. On the flip side, I did switch from FSELX to SOXQ recently for my semiconductor fund. Nvidia is already a top holding in most of my US funds, and I didn’t want to overweight it anymore than it was. FSELX holds Nvidia at 25%, SOXQ a more modest 9%. Just hedging my bets.
I didn't know it couldn't be leveraged. Thats wild, but it makes sense. It basically already is. We'll see how this all shakes out in a few years. SOXX, SMH, and SOXQ are down today anyway. Likely Nvidias fault lol
SOXX isn’t top heavy with NVIDIA and all will rebalance if any of their actual top holdings underperform. That’s my point. SMHX has low liquidity although I like the idea of fabless and perhaps down the road. Not familiar with SOXQ but guessing also low liquidity. SOXX my favorite because of liquidity and not owning NVIDIA as its top. Details matter. NVIDIA isn’t the cat’s meow when I trade and why I trade SOXX. Way too much retail euphoria makes that stock more speculative than Broadcom for example
SOXX, SMH, SMHX, and SOXQ are mostly top-heavy with Nvidia. I wouldn't call that following the industry. They're trending with Nvidia headlines, and nothing else props the ETFs up most of the time.
No one say, these many positions are good. Individual stocks can buy if you think company fundamentals are good and you anticipate possible growth in future. On ETFs to cover same industry, SMH or SOXQ semi-conductor QTUM quantum tech XAIX ai tech Btw, I have done analysis on defense and energy industries yet.
I felt pretty dang secure in my SOXQ holding. That one is the deepest in the red now lol.
My Roth IRA is pretty risky. But with everything down I feel like buying safe stuff isn't going to pan out on the way back up. Topped up on QQQM during the bloodbath on Friday. Suggestions? IF things go down more what should I add? QQQM: 60% FZROX: 10% SMH: 10% FNILX: 9% SOXQ: 5% NLR: 5% NVDA: 1%
I did something similar with SOXQ. Semiconductors are exempt from the tariffs anyway.
OP is actually rich via the boring -- but aggressive -- way. The boring? Maximize full-time income (typically via tech/sales, at least $100k-150k USD/year); max contributions to 401k, IRA, HSA, and then funnel as much extra money as possible into a taxable brokerage, like OP is showing here. Obviously, making $100k/year makes this easy, but making $200k, 300k/year or more makes this a piece of cake. As for what to invest in... just plop it all into one easy low-expense fund, just gotta choose that fund: The aggressive? Well, which fund is OP in? We know it's performance was -12.79% on April 3rd. Looking up some low-expense funds, I don't think it's any of the *typical* index funds as the worst performing today was the IT sector (Information Technology Spliced Index) with an example fund of Vanguard's VITAX (Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund) which "only" lost 7.30%. Another thought of mine was the semiconductor index (example fund SOXQ) but that was "only" down 9.85%. So it has to be even more aggressive than having $4.5M completely in the semiconductor sector. To be honest, I got bored guessing at this point and just looked through the long fucking list of funds. Honestly, best guess is something like ProShares Ultra Russell2000 (UWM), a leveraged small-cap index.
1/3 in SOXQ, 1/3 in XLK, the rest in SPLG....if you're looking to get into real estate, spend the darn money on ITB and let other people deal with the headaches. Within 2 years, the home construction market will likely ride the lower interest rates up. Throw any leftover to Amazon, since they're down now.
Been holding a large chunk of money in SOXQ for three years. Why do you think I’m only invested in INTC? I look for value plays every day. INTC is the poster child of a TBTF value play…
I am not answering your question, but perhaps a chip ETF would be a way to invest in INTC while also spreading out the risk, I like SOXQ
Why not SOXQ with the lower expense ratio?