936.6 Billion Won Bought in Just Two Days: What Seohak Ants Are Obsessed With

It is an ETF that tracks 3 times the daily return of the US Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, commonly known as "SOXL".

Retail investors investing in the US stock market, so-called Seohak ants, were found to have net-purchased 662.85 million dollars, or approximately 936.6 billion won, of this "SOXL" on the 12th and 13th.

This scale is 13 times that of Alphabet, which was the second most purchased during the same period.

Seohak ants had net-sold 1.63089 billion dollars worth of "SOXL" up until the 11th, including selling off 664.39 million dollars in a single day on the 3rd, but shifted their stance as global semiconductor stocks regained strength.

In fact, the US Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, which had dropped to 10,447.49, showed strength by rising to 12,456.00 on the 13th.

The estimated value of "SOXL" held by Seohak ants stood at 6.55903 billion dollars as of the 12th.

This ranks fourth in terms of holdings by Seohak ants, following Tesla, Nvidia, and Alphabet.

The ranking has risen significantly from 10th at the end of April.

The fact that the "SOXL" share price, which was 114.72 dollars at the end of last month, rose by more than 25% as of the 13th also had an impact.

During August up until the 13th, Seohak ants have net-purchased 1.1567 billion dollars in US stocks.

This continues net purchases for three consecutive months since turning to net buyers in the US market last June, although it has not yet reached the scale of July's net purchases.

Reported by Jeong Yu-mi | Video by Na Hong-hee | Design by Lee Jung-joo | Produced by SBS Digital News
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