This week, Zacks Chief Equity Strategist and Economist John Blank, PhD discusses:

• More on Semiconductor industry stocks in 2025. This follow-up discussion contains two parts: In the first, John first uses Zacks charts and tables to present key stocks in the Semiconductor space. In the second part, he compares portfolio asset allocation options using these equities in four style classes based on market capitalization.

• After a brief but interesting primer on some key industry acronyms (SoC = System on a Chip, FPGA = Field Programmable Gate Array), John walks through a selection of industry charts including Top Non-U.S. Companies, Top Stocks By Market Capitalization, Geographic Revenue, Product Revenue and more.

• John then presents four portfolio asset allocations, one for each market cap from large to micro cap. Each portfolio includes 7 companies, and for each portfolio, he includes key metrics for each member stock. He also provides tables for variance and covariance matrices, correlation matrices, and portfolio returns based on various weightings. Watch this week’s video to learn how to construct an effective portfolio in this key industry!

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