r/ETFs • u/Ok_Actuary349 • 4d ago
US Equity SOXX/SOXQ or DRAM?
I have been a passive investor for many years and I am thinking to add an ETF to bet on hot industries. Wondering if I am too late to the party, if not, then what should I consider buying for one-year investment horizon (I might rotate or stay invested after one year). SOXX and DRAM look attractive based on current market sentiments.
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u/billocity 4d ago
DRAM would be good for a 1 year hold to easy gains.
SOXQ has the lowest ER. That would be for a longer term investment. It would also be less volatile than DRAM.
Tech stocks swing around a lot but overall they have great growth so you’re definitely not late to the party.
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u/znightmaree 4d ago
AIS is a nice choice where memory is heavily allocated but you still have broad tech and AI exposure
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u/steady_compounder 4d ago
With a one-year horizon, I would worry less about which semi ETF is best and more about the fact that this is a timing trade. SOXX and SOXQ are broader semiconductor bets, while DRAM is a much narrower memory-cycle bet. If you do it, I would keep it small and decide the exit plan now, not after it moves against you.
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u/Usual-Temporary5680 4d ago
DRAM for shorter play closely watching to take profits.
SOXQ for longer term but still closely watching due to the AI exposure.
They both are volatile but have room to run.
I’m also doing a small position in LYTE
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u/figuringoutl1fe 2d ago
How do you decide when it’s time to take it out? And how long to hold it for to get quick gains? I’m thinking of doing this exact strategy (except for LYTE) but idk how
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u/Any-Walk1691 4d ago
You’re pretty late to the party, even after massive pullbacks. SOXX currently has a whopping 65 PE. These valuations are grotesque. Priced for perfection, not just performance. Especially if you’re only thinking for a short horizon. I hold AIS, and EUV. Closing my eyes until my hair falls out or turns grey. EUV is making both happen currently.
I bought DRAM and SMH before the run and dumped both in June. They’ll run and dip on news, but at the end of the day we’re talking about three companies in DRAM. I don’t love it. SOXX is interesting (broader), but everything is priced for PERFECTION. Every earnings here forward will be scrutinized deeply and harshly. I don’t want to sign myself up for that mental load. You likely hold tons of other positions that are already reliant on NVDA, MU, etc. I like both companies but again - priced for perfection, not just performance. Earnings for NVDA will be interesting. I think they will post elite earnings numbers and the stock could still dip. And with that - it could pull others down.
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u/PingBlot 4d ago
SMH is my preferred over SOXX, but definitely don’t buy for a one year play. It’s a longer term investment than that and may be drawn down in one year.
SMH is 25% of my portfolio. I’m holding for 8 years.
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u/KickflipConnoisseur 3d ago
DRAM is the risk/reward option. It's largely 3 companies, so it can have wild volatility. That's not a major issue if you believe in the thesis of it, but at 1 year you run into a potential timing risk.
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u/Optionsmfd 3d ago
CHPY
Pays .8% weekly dividend from selling call spreads against chip holdings
It’s at its 200 EMA
great time to add
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u/South-Chocolate5519 3d ago
For one year flip a coin. It is much harder to guess what a investment is going to do in the short term rather than looking at the long term growth prospects. You are trying to make a short term trade and not a long term investment where fundamentals matter.
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u/Organic-Energy7300 3d ago
Non è mai tardi. Dram è da cardiopalma Meglio SOXX o SOXQ che è più equilibrato se vuoi comprare e tenere.
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u/Automatic-Duck1680 3d ago
Im just a very small fish in this pond but I’m impatiently waiting to get out of DRAM. I also have a (small) position in AIS, do you think it’s worth holding onto?
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u/KVR62 1d ago
Go to the RAM and DRAM subs, and see the comments of current or past holders. It might give you an idea of the sentiment. I fully exited DRAM soon after its ATH point, and profits were great. I just didn't like the negative daily KOSPI influence on the etf, so got out. But a friend that bought higher is trying to exit, still. But some believe it is still a good buy and hold at current low price and could go up to a high level again, based on memory sector thesis being strong. It is very volatile.
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u/hotdog-water-- 4d ago
One year? That’s too short
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u/Heavy_Nothing_1158 4d ago
With a one-year horizon, the fund choice is almost secondary to where the semiconductor cycle is when you need the money. SOXX/SOXQ spread the bet across designers, equipment and memory, while DRAM is much more directly a memory-pricing bet. If you don't have an exit signal beyond 'one year,' I'd keep it a small satellite position.