Dear Reader,

We were somewhere in Delaware, stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic…

Miles from the next rest stop, my 5-year-old son suddenly howled that he had to go.

I veered off at the next exit, pulled into a shopping mall, and unbuckled his car seat as quickly as I could…

But on our sprint to the restroom, something stopped me in my tracks.

It was a robot.

Not just any robot – it was Elon Musk’s Optimus.

For months, the financial research firm I work for has been tracking Optimus’ development behind closed doors.

Elon has called it “the biggest product of all time.”

But we believe the implications for investors could be even bigger.

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Months ago, we predicted:

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One of our top stock experts – whose team has briefed the FBI, the Pentagon, and Fortune 500 CIOs – says the tech behind Optimus could trigger one of the most profound wealth transfers of our lifetime. 

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Sincerely,

Kelly Brown
Managing Director

P.S. I wasn’t expecting to see Optimus in person, but now that I have… I get it. It’s a 5’8″, 125-pound humanoid robot that can carry 45 pounds while walking at 5 miles per hour – perfect for factory work. Musk believes we’ll eventually see 10 billion of them in circulation. Why? Because once this rollout begins, every business that makes something will want one. This could spark a financial story even bigger than anything you’ve seen from Tesla and Elon. Click here now to see what’s coming next.

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Exclusive Article

Find the Next NVIDIA With This Semiconductor ETF

Reported by Jordan Chussler. Posted: 1/2/2026. 

At a Glance

• Last year, NVIDIA outperformed the market, but other semiconductor stocks posted better gains.  
• The SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF holds a basket of semiconductor stocks that can provide investors with broad industry exposure.
• In 2025, the fund returned more than 29%—better than the tech sector and the broad S&P 500.

The AI trade proved its worth again last year, as tech stocks climbed more than 22%. That outperformance marked the sector’s 11th win versus the broad S&P 500 in the past 12 years.

When it comes to pure-play AI stocks, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) usually grabs the headlines. The Magnificent Seven mainstay and the largest publicly traded company by market cap gained nearly 36% in 2025 and is up roughly 1,336% over the past five years.

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Still, despite its accolades, NVIDIA finished behind another AI-leveraged semiconductor company last year: Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), which arguably won 2025’s AI racewith an impressive gain of more than 235%.

For investors hunting the next breakout semiconductor stock, betting everything on a single company can be risky. A thematic ETF that offers diversified exposure to the industry may be a better way to identify and participate in up-and-coming semiconductor winners.

The U.S. Semiconductor Market Is Rapidly Expanding

Industry consultant Grand View Research estimates the U.S. semiconductor market at $9.17 billion in 2024 and forecasts a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3% from 2025 through 2030.

Grand View notes much of that expansion will be driven by rising demand across wired and wireless communications, consumer and industrial electronics, automotive systems, computing, and data storage.

In the U.S. specifically, the report says the “semiconductor devices industry is witnessing a surge in the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet-of-Things (IoT)-driven chip designs.”

A McKinsey report published in November 2025 adds that by 2030 the global semiconductor market could be worth as much as $1 trillion, with the United States accounting “for 30% of advanced-node semiconductor fabrication capacity.”

Amid a crowded field of startups aiming to unseat incumbents like NVIDIA and Micron, picking the next big semiconductor winner can feel like a shot in the dark. For ETF investors, however, a fund’s holdings can highlight companies positioned to gain market share.

A One-Stop-Shop Thematic Semiconductor ETF

The SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (NYSEARCA: XSD) offers broad exposure to the industry. Managed by State Street, the fund “allows investors to take strategic or tactical positions at a more targeted level than traditional sector-based investing.”

XSD manages $1.61 billion in assets and carries a net expense ratio of 0.35%. Its dividend yield of 0.25% (about $0.82 per share annually) offsets a portion of that cost.

Many investors will be surprised to learn that while NVIDIA is included in XSD’s holdings, it ranks only 19th by weight. That reflects the fund’s benchmark, the S&P Semiconductor Select Industry Index, which is a modified equal-weight index that limits allocations to the largest names so smaller companies receive meaningful exposure.

As a result, the index currently favors companies such as Micron, Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), SiTime (NASDAQ: SITM), and MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: MTSI), which make up the ETF’s top-five holdings. Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), which rose nearly 79% last year, is the sixth-largest holding.

The XSD’s Strong Performance Is Likely to Continue

In 2025 the ETF returned more than 29%—outpacing the tech sector (22.3%) and the S&P 500 (17.51%).

With multiple industry tailwinds heading into 2026, Wall Street expects the semiconductor sector to remain strong.

Across 675 analyst ratings covering the top 25 companies in the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF—representing more than 75% of its portfolio—the fund earns a Moderate Buy rating. Most holdings carry Moderate Buy, Buy, or Strong Buy ratings, and only one company has a Sell rating.

Supporting that bullish view, short interest heading into 2026 stands at just 2.22% of the float—about $34 million worth of shares—down sharply from $4.97 billion shorted on June 30.

For investors seeking diversified exposure to the semiconductor cycle and a way to discover the industry’s next potential winners, XSD’s diversified, modified equal-weight approach makes it a compelling option to consider.

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