Analysis: Semiconductor sector’s market cap share in S&P 500 rises to record 18.8%, tripling since 2022

CoinFeed June 20 news, market analysis firm The Kobeissi Letter released the latest data showing that the semiconductor sector’s weight in the U.S. stock market continues to rise, now accounting for about 18.8% of the total market cap of the S&P 500, a record high. This figure has more than tripled since 2022, and over the same period the semiconductor index SOX has cumulatively risen about 546%, demonstrating the sector’s significant leading position in this tech cycle. From a historical comparison, the current weight of semiconductors in the S&P 500 has exceeded more than half of the peak level during the 2000 dot-com bubble, with a clear structural increase in share. The U.S. equity market is increasingly concentrating on the AI and semiconductor industry chain, and the influence of tech stocks on the overall index has reached historically extreme levels.