Vanguard VGT split points to the AI trade’s top play

Vanguard Information Technology ETF has moved ahead of Vanguard’s wider growth funds since an April share split. The tech-heavy ETF, which gives investors a way to buy into AI hardware and software bets, is still drawing money as buyers stay interested in focused tech trades.

29 May 2026

3X AI Chip ETF surged from $100,000 to $1.28 million, but future gains get harder

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares traded just above $220 early Friday, down from a $224.63 close, according to market data. That follows a big run over the past year. 24/7 Wall St. estimated a $100,000 investment made on May 28, 2025, would have been worth around $1.28 million by May 27.

29 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·ETFs·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:AVGO·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:DELL·Stock Market

AI Memory ETF Reaches $10 Billion Mark Quicker Than Any Previous Fund

Roundhill’s Memory ETF crossed $10 billion in assets in under two months after launching, breaking the previous record for the quickest ETF to reach that mark. Investors have rushed into memory-chip stocks on the artificial-intelligence theme. DRAM is up 87% since its April 2 launch and has brought in $8.6 billion of inflows, the Financial Times said, citing Morningstar data.

27 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·ETFs·KRX:000660·KRX:005930·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·Technology

Fidelity Adds State Street Backing in Active ETF Race

Fidelity International named Elisa Prezzavento as director of ETF product strategy and development, bringing on a former State Street product exec as the firm builds out its active ETF push in Europe and Asia-Pacific. Fidelity said Prezzavento’s London job covers product strategy, new active ETF concepts, and targeting client demand.

26 May 2026

ETFs·NASDAQ:MORN·NYSE:ICE·NYSE:STT

Tema’s NASA ETF Tops $1 Billion as SpaceX Buzz Grows Ahead of Holiday

Tema Space Innovators ETF jumped Friday, finishing the session up 6.13% at $38.76 before the long U.S. holiday. Investors kept grabbing for SpaceX exposure ahead of a possible record IPO. For the week, the ETF is up around 12.3% and saw 10.74 million shares change hands Friday.

23 May 2026

ETFs·NASDAQ:LUNR·NASDAQ:PL·NASDAQ:RKLB·Stock Market

SPAC ETF Up as SpaceX Heads for SPCX Ticker

SPAC and New Issue ETF ended Wednesday up 0.64% at $22.09, now trading with the ticker SPCK. The move comes as U.S. new listings picked up, giving the thinly-traded fund a gauge on risk sentiment. SpaceX also filed for a roughly $75 billion IPO under the ETF’s old SPCX symbol.

21 May 2026

ETFs·NASDAQ:SPCK·Space Industry·Stock Market

Vanguard’s VTI pulls in $852 million even as shares fall for the week

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF pulled in $852.57 million of net inflows over five days, TipRanks’ automated newsdesk reported. The ETF slipped 0.24% for the week. Net inflows track new money in minus any withdrawn.

18 May 2026

ETFs·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market

Bitcoin Slides Under $80,000 Ahead of ETF Reopen

Bitcoin slipped in weekend trading, sticking around $78,183 after a spike in U.S. bond yields and oil prices sent risk assets tumbling Friday and pulled the largest cryptocurrency under $80,000. Crypto trades all weekend, but with U.S. stocks and bitcoin ETFs closed, traders faced the fallout from Friday’s selloff in a thinner market.

16 May 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·ETFs·NYSE:BLK

Tema NASA ETF Watch as SpaceX IPO Talk Grows

Tema Space Innovators ETF heads into Monday with less of the uncertainty seen last week. The fund fell 3.9% Friday. It’s down to whether that was just profit-taking after the recent rally or if space stocks are starting a longer slide.

16 May 2026

ETFs·NASDAQ:LUNR·NASDAQ:PL·NASDAQ:RKLB·Space Exploration·Stock Market

BTC Slides Below $80,000 as ETF Outflows Put Rally on the Line

Bitcoin fell under $80,000 late Wednesday in New York, changing hands at $79,371. A higher U.S. inflation print and more outflows from U.S. spot bitcoin funds pressured the token toward the bottom of its latest range. It dropped 1.6% for the session after reaching as high as $81,276, with lows near $78,762.

14 May 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·ETFs·NASDAQ:COIN·NYSE:UBS

XRP Price Stalls Near $1.42 as ETF Cash Runs Into a Fed Problem

XRP edged down to around $1.42 on Wednesday, paring this week’s earlier gains. Flows into XRP-linked funds continued, but the token still dropped about 1% in the past 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap. Market capitalization stood near $88 billion, with daily trading volume close to $2.29 billion.

13 May 2026

Cryptocurrency·ETFs·Federal Reserve·SWX:CS·XRP

SMH vs SOXX vs SOXL: AI Chip ETF Rally Hits Its Hardest Test Yet

Semiconductor ETFs took a steep dive on Tuesday. The leveraged Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares plunged nearly 12.4% just before 11 a.m. in New York—a sharp swing for a fund that’s been one of 2026’s most popular AI hardware bets. Losses rippled across the sector: VanEck Semiconductor ETF fell around 3.5%, iShares Semiconductor ETF slipped 4.1%, and First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF dropped close to 4.5%.

12 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·ETFs·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:AVGO·NASDAQ:INTC·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:TSM

The AI Memory ETF That Beat Bitcoin Mania Just Hit $6.5 Billion in 36 Days

Roundhill Investments’ Memory ETF, trading under the ticker DRAM, has ballooned to $6.5 billion in assets under management just 36 days post-launch—a blistering pace that highlights heavy demand for exposure to memory chip makers in the AI hardware boom. On this day, shares changed hands at $52.44 in New York, slipping roughly 4.8% after an earlier surge.

12 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Cryptocurrency·ETFs·KRX:000660.KS·KRX:005930.KS·NASDAQ:MU

VTI vs ITOT: The 0.03% ETF Choice Investors Are Rechecking as Big Tech Drives the Market

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF ticked up 0.2% early Monday, right alongside BlackRock’s iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF—both among the lowest-cost “own-the-market” options out there. VTI last traded at $363.60; ITOT saw prints at $161.51, according to the latest numbers.

11 May 2026

ETFs·Stock Market

XRP ETFs Just Hit $1.32 Billion—Why Ripple’s Bank Test Matters Now

U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds have now pulled in around $1.325 billion in cumulative net inflows, riding momentum from a May rebound that’s kept attention on Ripple-linked assets—even though the token remains well below last year’s peak. On May 8, fresh inflows totaled $6.04 million, according to SoSoValue data cited by Bitget, with only the Canary XRP ETF seeing net new money that session.

10 May 2026

Blockchain·Cryptocurrency·ETFs·NYSE:JPM·NYSE:MA

Bitcoin Holds $80,000 as ETF Outflows Put Rally Back on Trial

Early Saturday, Bitcoin hovered just under $80,000, steadying after back-to-back sessions of outflows from U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs that had put pressure on the crypto’s most recent climb.

9 May 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·ETFs·NYSE:BLK

Xanadu Stock Faces a New Test as 2X ETF Debuts After 294 Million-Share Filing

Xanadu Quantum Technologies stock slid Friday morning, slipping 6.16% to $16.31 as of 10:49 a.m. ET, according to Finviz. This comes just a day after Tradr ETFs rolled out a 2x long fund linked to the recently listed Canadian quantum computing firm. Earlier in the week, a resale prospectus put close to 294 million shares in focus for investors.

8 May 2026

ETFs·NASDAQ:XNDU·TSX:XNDU

GLD Gold ETF Alert: $12,000 Gold Call Meets Fresh Inflows and Crowding Risk

Physically backed gold ETFs worldwide, which hold actual bullion and trade similarly to stocks, drew investor flows again in April. SPDR Gold Shares found itself under scrutiny following a sharp rally and a swift drop in bullion prices. According to the World Gold Council, these funds attracted $6.6 billion in new money last month, as gold prices rebound on renewed optimism for a possible U.S.-Iran peace agreement.

7 May 2026

ETFs·Gold·NYSE:GLD

SMH ETF Is Back in the AI Chip Rally. One Risk Still Could Bite Investors

Wednesday morning saw the VanEck Semiconductor ETF jump back into the spotlight as U.S. chipmakers headed higher premarket, buoyed by Advanced Micro Devices’ bullish outlook and a fresh wave of interest in AI-related hardware. SMH traded at $522.69, marking a $16.25 climb from the previous close. Reuters flagged AMD surging almost 18% before the bell, with Intel, Arm, Qualcomm, and Micron also moving up.

6 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·ETFs·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:ARM·NASDAQ:AVGO·NASDAQ:INTC·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:QCOM·NYSE:TSM

SPY Stock Today: S&P 500 ETF Rides AI Chip Rally as Iran Deal Hopes Lift Futures

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust pointed to another solid day Wednesday, following gains in U.S. stock-index futures as traders chased broad equities exposure. Optimism around a possible U.S.-Iran peace deal and renewed momentum in artificial-intelligence chip names lifted sentiment. By 4:43 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures had advanced 0.32%, with Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.81%, according to Reuters.

6 May 2026