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Semiconductor Equipment Stocks Slide as Investors Take Profits on a Huge Year: Applied Materials Sinks 7%, Lam Research and KLA Drop 4%

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Semiconductor Equipment Stocks Slide as Investors Take Profits on a Huge Year: Applied Materials Sinks 7%, Lam Research and KLA Drop 4% 24/7 Wall St.

Directly affected

  • LRCX Lam Research

    Named in this report.

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

  • 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

  • AOSL ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR LT SHS

    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.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
LRCX+7.91%+3.62%—-2.60%-7.35%-10.34%-14.72%
NVDA———————
TSM———————
ASML+4.76%+1.15%—-1.94%-5.79%-5.27%-6.25%
AVGO+5.95%+1.48%—+0.73%-2.38%-2.96%-7.36%
AMD+9.29%+4.46%—+1.88%-3.93%-5.41%-11.03%
AMAT+6.64%+2.39%—-6.75%-10.24%-13.56%-17.75%
SMH———————
SOXX———————
QQQ———————
AOSL———————

Semiconductor Equipment Stocks Slide as Investors Take Profits on a Huge Year: Applied Materials Sinks 7%, Lam Research and KLA Drop 4% 24/7 Wall St.

Source: 24/7 Wall St.

The price since 13 Oct 2026: Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Semiconductor Equipment Stocks Slide as Investors Take Profits on a Huge Year: Applied Materials Sinks 7%, Lam Research and KLA Drop 4%,” Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) is -2.98%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.40% over the same days, a -2.59% difference versus the market.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
AMATthat day-6.75%final price
AMATthe next day-10.24%final price
AMATtwo days later-13.56%final price
AMATthree days later-17.75%final price
AMATthree days earlier+2.39%final price
AMATfive days earlier+6.64%final price
AMDthat day+1.88%final price
AMDthe next day-3.93%final price
AMDtwo days later-5.41%final price
AMDthree days later-11.03%final price
AMDthree days earlier+4.46%final price
AMDfive days earlier+9.29%final price
ASMLthat day-1.94%final price
ASMLthe next day-5.79%final price
ASMLtwo days later-5.27%final price
ASMLthree days later-6.25%final price
ASMLthree days earlier+1.15%final price
ASMLfive days earlier+4.76%final price
AVGOthat day+0.73%final price
AVGOthe next day-2.38%final price
AVGOtwo days later-2.96%final price
AVGOthree days later-7.36%final price
AVGOthree days earlier+1.48%final price
AVGOfive days earlier+5.95%final price
LRCXthat day-2.60%final price
LRCXthe next day-7.35%final price
LRCXtwo days later-10.34%final price
LRCXthree days later-14.72%final price
LRCXthree days earlier+3.62%final price
LRCXfive days earlier+7.91%final price
SMH
SPY

Official trades in Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) around 13 Oct 2026

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Companies in semiconductors around Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)

Companies tied to this story

  • SMH Vaneck Etf Trust

    For “Semiconductor Equipment Stocks Slide as Investors Take Profits on a Huge Year: Applied Materials Sinks 7%, Lam Research and KLA Drop 4%,” Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Semiconductor supply, export-control, or production shocks can transmit across the chip complex

  • SOXX Ishares Tr

    For “Semiconductor Equipment Stocks Slide as Investors Take Profits on a Huge Year: Applied Materials Sinks 7%, Lam Research and KLA Drop 4%,” Ishares Tr (SOXX) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Semiconductor supply, export-control, or production shocks can transmit across the chip complex

  • AOSL Alpha & Omega Semiconductor

    Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Semiconductor Equipment Stocks Slide as Investors Take Profits on a Huge Year: Applied Materials Sinks 7%, Lam Research and KLA Drop 4%.” 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

    For “Semiconductor Equipment Stocks Slide as Investors Take Profits on a Huge Year: Applied Materials Sinks 7%, Lam Research and KLA Drop 4%,” 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 13 Oct 2026 story “Semiconductor Equipment Stocks Slide as Investors Take Profits on a Huge Year: Applied Materials Sinks 7%, Lam Research and KLA Drop 4%.” 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 13 Oct 2026 story “Semiconductor Equipment Stocks Slide as Investors Take Profits on a Huge Year: Applied Materials Sinks 7%, Lam Research and KLA Drop 4%.” 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 13 Oct 2026 story “Semiconductor Equipment Stocks Slide as Investors Take Profits on a Huge Year: Applied Materials Sinks 7%, Lam Research and KLA Drop 4%.” 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 “Semiconductor Equipment Stocks Slide as Investors Take Profits on a Huge Year: Applied Materials Sinks 7%, Lam Research and KLA Drop 4%,” 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 semiconductors news reaches Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)

The 13 Oct 2026 story “Semiconductor Equipment Stocks Slide as Investors Take Profits on a Huge Year: Applied Materials Sinks 7%, Lam Research and KLA Drop 4%” names Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) because of Semiconductors.

For Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH), the reason on file says Semiconductor supply, export-control, or production shocks can transmit across the chip complex

Ishares Tr (SOXX) is here too. Its reason reads: Semiconductor supply, export-control, or production shocks can transmit across the chip complex

The price range for Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH), and the dates in the story

AOSL traded between 21.68 and 30.88 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 22.59. SMH traded between 539.11 and 639.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 548.35. SOXX traded between 492.92 and 596.41 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 501.86.

The semiconductors score for Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)

46 out of 100

“Semiconductor Equipment Stocks Slide as Investors Take Profits on a Huge Year: Applied Materials Sinks 7%, Lam Research and KLA Drop 4%” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.