AI·HBM Expansion... 'SOL Semiconductor Materials and Components' ETF on the Rise

Net Assets Surpass 300 Billion Won in 6 Months Since Listing
965 Billion Won Net Purchase by Individuals Since Early Year, Semiconductor ETF Ranks 1st

In the semiconductor rebound phase, artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors are expected to receive the most attention, and the ‘SOL Semiconductor SoBuJang Fn’ ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund), composed of leading domestic semiconductor materials, parts, and equipment stocks, surpassed 300 billion KRW in net assets just six months after its listing.

According to Shinhan Asset Management on the 9th, the SOL Semiconductor SoBuJang Fn ETF posted returns of 15.72% and 6.27% over the past week and month, respectively, significantly outperforming the KOSPI’s rise of 7.29% and 1.46%, which strongly rebounded recently due to a short-selling ban. This was because SoBuJang stocks, classified as representative domestic AI semiconductor stocks, hit new 52-week highs. Among the major components, Hana Micron (31.23%), EO Technics (18.16%), Hanmi Semiconductor (17.89%), ISC (17.72%), and HPSP (16.35%) rose sharply over the past month.

Kim Jeong-hyun, head of the ETF Business Division at Shinhan Asset Management, said, "Since it includes all the leading companies related to AI and HBM (High Bandwidth Memory), which semiconductor investors are most interested in, it can be said to best reflect the recent semiconductor investment trends." He added, "The semiconductor ETF recording the highest returns in the recent market rebound is due to the stronger stock price increase of semiconductor SoBuJang stocks compared to comprehensive semiconductor manufacturers with heavy market capitalizations such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix."

The SOL Semiconductor SoBuJang Fn ETF, listed at the end of April, is the first domestic ETF investing in materials, parts, and equipment companies. It attracted attention by excluding comprehensive semiconductor manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, the leading domestic semiconductor giants, from its portfolio, and surpassed a total net asset value of 300 billion KRW within six months of listing. Since the beginning of the year, individual investors’ net purchases amounting to 96.5 billion KRW rank first among the 24 semiconductor ETFs listed domestically. It also ranks first in inflows over the past one, three, and six months, making it a representative domestic semiconductor ETF.

Kim added, "Hanmi Semiconductor and ISC, which were included in the SOL Semiconductor SoBuJang Fn ETF at a high weighting from the time of listing, rose more than 100% over six months, and Hana Micron, included through the regular rebalance in June, rose 72% over three months after inclusion." He continued, "Through regular rebalancing, which replaces an average of 3 to 5 stocks, we will incorporate newly spotlighted companies amid changes in the semiconductor industry and provide a new solution for semiconductor SoBuJang investment."

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