VettaFi Director of Research Cinthia Murphy appeared on Bloomberg ETF IQ to discuss ETF market growth, equal-weight strategies, and AI bottlenecks. Key Takeaways The ETF market is seeing a record-breaking year in 2026, with significant year-over-year gains in flows, volume, and new product launches.
Shares of SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK | SNDK Price Prediction) are down 9% to $1,168.69 Tuesday morning, extending Monday's 11% closing drop to $1,278.23.
The ETF market saw inflows shift notably this past week, as investors funneled capital toward international valuation gaps and domestic large-cap equities. This, coupled with aggressive buying in the semiconductor sector amid a market drawdown, highlights continued investor appetite for growth despite broader market fluctuations.
Micron's ( NASDAQ :MU | MU Price Prediction ) Fiscal Q3 2026 results include something you should look into a little more closely.
AI chip stocks hit a sharp correction, but strong earnings and AI demand suggest the pullback may be a dip-buying opportunity for semiconductor ETFs.
SK Hynix stock slumped in its first full day of U.S. trading as jitters continued to weigh on chip and memory stocks.
The Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) slumped by over 8% in the pre-market session as the volatility in the industry escalated. It dropped to $937, down by 25% from its highest point this year.
The Roundhill Memory ETF's pure-play memory focus and elevated South Korea weightage heighten exposure to sector cyclical/volatility risks from the leveraged memory trading and SK hynix Inc.'s upcoming IPO. This may be further worsened by the potential pricing destruction as more supply kicks in and the drastically raised prices potentially triggering memory tax risks. DRAM trades at inflated P/E of 34.57x, way above its holdings' historical P/Es, with the outsized H1'26 price action already giving way to profit taking at recent highs.
The supply chain shortage in Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), and more specifically, in High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) chips is a big reason why the memory chip “Big 3”: SK Hynix, Samsung, and Micron Technology – have all been soaring with triple digit 1-year returns in 2026.
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Micron's latest results make it clear that the memory supercycle is here to stay. The Roundhill Memory ETF allows investors to benefit from the memory market's secular growth by investing in several key memory companies worldwide.
Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) offers pure-play exposure to memory chip manufacturers, capitalizing on surging AI-driven demand for DRAM, NAND, and HBM. DRAM's concentrated portfolio—dominated by SK Hynix, Samsung, and Micron—benefits from East Asian incumbents' technological leadership and supply chain control. The upcoming SK Hynix (SKHY) Nasdaq ADR listing on July 10 could catalyze renewed momentum for DRAM after a recent month-long consolidation.