Direxion Daily AVGO Bear 1X ETF

AVS

Market cap $5.58M

Confirming that the bar is high for artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor makers' earnings reports, shares of Broadcom (AVGO) plunged 12.59% on June 4, a day after the chip giant delivered quarterly results. The results weren't the problem.

The semiconductor industry remains the epicenter of market volatility and growth in 2026 thanks to an insatiable demand for hardware as the artificial intelligence (AI) buildout continues.

While the surge in capital inflows toward artificial intelligence and other advanced innovations has resulted in remarkable performances, the ebb and flow of the market dictates a cautious outlook. Earlier this summer, some experts warned about the excessive concentration of investor funds toward a select and elite group within the S&P 500.

Thanks to another strong showing for its second-quarter earnings report, semiconductor giant Broadcom Inc. AVGO has been one of the strongest performers among major publicly traded tech firms. On a year-to-date basis, AVGO stock has gained nearly 19%.

These ETFs generated decent returns in the S&P 500's worst week since September.

Last week was mixed-to-downbeat for Wall Street.

The artificial intelligence (AI) theme dominated in 2024. One of the beneficiaries was Broadcom.

On Thursday, Direxion launched four new leveraged and inverse ETFs that bring single-stock exposure to the semiconductor sector.  The Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares (AVL) and the Direxion Daily AVGO Bear 1X Shares (AVS) focus on Broadcom.