Want to Invest in Top Growth Stocks Like Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft but Avoid Nvidia? Consider This Low-Cost Vanguard ETF That’s Up 24.8% This Year.
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The Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF is crushing the S&P 500 due to a unique mix of traditional blue chip value stocks and mature tech-focused companies.
Directly affected
- AMZN Amazon Com
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- AAPL Apple
Named in this report.
- MSFT Microsoft
Named in this report.
- NVDA Nvidia
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF
VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “nvidia” (semiconductors) in this story.
- SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF
iShares Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “nvidia” (semiconductors) in this story.
- ASML ASML Holding N.V
ASML Holding N.V (special industry machinery): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “nvidia” (semiconductors) in this story.
- TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “nvidia” (semiconductors) in this story.
- AVGO Broadcom
Broadcom (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “nvidia” (semiconductors) in this story.
- AMD Advanced Micro Devices
Advanced Micro Devices (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “nvidia” (semiconductors) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN | +0.13% | -0.13% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| AAPL | -1.65% | -0.17% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| MSFT | +4.01% | -0.68% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| NVDA | +9.70% | +6.76% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| SMH | +0.14% | +4.23% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| SOXX | -1.72% | +4.04% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| ASML | +1.17% | +2.59% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| TSM | -2.48% | +3.67% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| AVGO | -7.84% | -0.34% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| AMD | -4.77% | +3.50% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
Want to Invest in Top Growth Stocks Like Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft but Avoid Nvidia? Consider This Low-Cost Vanguard ETF That’s Up 24.8% This Year. The Motley Fool
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | three days earlier | -0.17% | final price |
| AAPL | five days earlier | -1.65% | final price |
| AMD | three days earlier | +3.50% | final price |
| AMD | five days earlier | -4.77% | final price |
| AMZN | three days earlier | -0.13% | final price |
| AMZN | five days earlier | +0.13% | final price |
| ASML | three days earlier | +2.59% | final price |
| ASML | five days earlier | +1.17% | final price |
| AVGO | three days earlier | -0.34% | final price |
| AVGO | five days earlier | -7.84% | final price |
| MSFT | three days earlier | -0.68% | final price |
| MSFT | five days earlier | +4.01% | final price |
| NVDA | three days earlier | +6.76% | final price |
| NVDA | five days earlier | +9.70% | final price |
| SMH | three days earlier | +4.23% | final price |
| SMH | five days earlier | +0.14% | final price |
| SOXX | three days earlier | +4.04% | final price |
| SOXX | five days earlier | -1.72% | final price |
| TSM | three days earlier | +3.67% | final price |
| TSM | five days earlier | -2.48% | final price |
Congressional trades in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Amazon Com (AMZN), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 27 Oct 2026. That is 19 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Amazon Com (AMZN) (held by a spouse), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 44 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael T. McCaul sold Amazon Com (AMZN) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 28 Aug 2026. That is 79 days before publication. Filed 14 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Sen. Shelley M Capito sold Apple (AAPL) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 21 Oct 2026. That is 25 days before publication. Filed 4 Nov 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Apple (AAPL) (held by a dependent child), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 44 days before publication. Filed 5 Nov 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Apple (AAPL) (held by a spouse), worth $250,001 - $500,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 44 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Microsoft (MSFT) (held by a dependent child), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 28 Oct 2026. That is 18 days before publication. Filed 5 Nov 2026. View the filing.
- Sen. Shelley M Capito sold Microsoft (MSFT) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 21 Oct 2026. That is 25 days before publication. Filed 4 Nov 2026. View the filing.
- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse sold Microsoft (MSFT) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 15 Oct 2026. That is 31 days before publication. Filed 2 Nov 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar bought Nvidia (NVDA), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 23 Oct 2026. That is 23 days before publication. Filed 5 Nov 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Gilbert Cisneros sold Nvidia (NVDA), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 20 Oct 2026. That is 26 days before publication. Filed 10 Nov 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Nvidia (NVDA) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 7 Oct 2026. That is 39 days before publication. Filed 5 Nov 2026. View the filing.
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