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Friday's ETF Movers: XSD, BUG

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In trading on Friday, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Maxlinear, up about 11.9% and shares of Ambarella, up about 6.4% on the day. And un

Directly affected

  • STT State Street

    Named in this report.

  • MXL Maxlinear

    Named in this report.

  • AMBA Ambarella

    Named in this report.

  • XSD SPDR S&P SEMICONDUCTOR

    The reported development directly names SPDR S&P SEMICONDUCTOR in the summary; GA resolved that company to XSD.

Indirectly affected

  • NVDA NVIDIA

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor

    The main advanced-chip manufacturer sits in Taiwan

  • ASML ASML

    Chipmaking-equipment sales follow export rules

  • AVGO Broadcom

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • AMD AMD

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • AMAT Applied Materials

    Chip-equipment makers feel export controls

  • LRCX Lam Research

    Chip-equipment makers feel export controls

  • SMH VanEck Semiconductor

    A fund of semiconductor companies

  • SOXX iShares Semiconductor

    A fund of semiconductor companies

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ

    Big tech moves with chip-supply risk

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
STT———————
MXL———————
AMBA———————
XSD———————
NVDA———————
TSM———————
ASML———————
AVGO———————
AMD———————
AMAT———————
LRCX———————
SMH———————
SOXX———————
QQQ———————

In trading on Friday, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Maxlinear, up about 11.9% and shares of Ambarella…

Source: Nasdaq Markets

How far Spdr S&P Semiconductor (XSD) has moved since 25 Sep 2026

Since the first closing price after “Friday's ETF Movers: XSD, BUG,” Spdr S&P Semiconductor (XSD) is -10.59%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.15% over the same days, a -10.73% difference versus the market.

XSD
SPY

Official trades in Spdr S&P Semiconductor (XSD) around 25 Sep 2026

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Who gains and who loses around Spdr S&P Semiconductor (XSD)

Companies tied to this story

  • XSD Spdr S&P Semiconductor

    For “Friday's ETF Movers: XSD, BUG,” Spdr S&P Semiconductor (XSD) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names SPDR S&P SEMICONDUCTOR in the summary; GA resolved that company to XSD

  • AOSL Alpha & Omega Semiconductor

    For “Friday's ETF Movers: XSD, BUG,” Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GCTS GCT Semiconductor Holding

    In “Friday's ETF Movers: XSD, BUG,” GCT Semiconductor Holding (GCTS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GCTS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • NVTS Navitas Semiconductor

    Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 25 Sep 2026 story “Friday's ETF Movers: XSD, BUG.” Reason on file: GA selected NVTS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ON On Semiconductor

    On Semiconductor (ON) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 25 Sep 2026 story “Friday's ETF Movers: XSD, BUG.” Reason on file: GA selected ON as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • TSEM Tower Semiconductor

    Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 25 Sep 2026 story “Friday's ETF Movers: XSD, BUG.” Reason on file: GA selected TSEM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

    For “Friday's ETF Movers: XSD, BUG,” Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected TSM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

How “Friday's ETF Movers: XSD, BUG” reaches Spdr S&P Semiconductor (XSD)

“Friday's ETF Movers: XSD, BUG” (25 Sep 2026) reaches Spdr S&P Semiconductor (XSD) through this story.

For Spdr S&P Semiconductor (XSD), the reason on file says The reported development directly names SPDR S&P SEMICONDUCTOR in the summary; GA resolved that company to XSD

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Spdr S&P Semiconductor (XSD) price range

AOSL traded between 21.68 and 30.88 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 22.59. GCTS traded between 1.51 and 2.26 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 1.51. XSD traded between 461.47 and 560.62 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 471.77.

How strong the case is around Spdr S&P Semiconductor (XSD)

46 out of 100

“Friday's ETF Movers: XSD, BUG” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.