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AI stocks are driving the entire stock market. The "AI Winners Index" is up +58% year-to-date, nearly matching its record set in June. The index covers semiconductors, memory, data centers, networking, power, and AI application companies. At the same time, the S&P 500 Ex-AI En
01 THE MACHINE READ
WHY IT MATTERS.
Extreme AI-vs-rest performance dispersion shows index returns are concentrated in AI enablers, raising crowding and single-theme risk.
AI names carry the entire index's gains
AI earnings or capex guidance updates
Narrow breadth amplifies any AI selloff
FULL DISPATCH
AI stocks are driving the entire stock market. The "AI Winners Index" is up +58% year-to-date, nearly matching its record set in June. The index covers semiconductors, memory, data centers, networking, power, and AI application companies. At the same time, the S&P 500 Ex-AI Enablers Index has increased just +5%, underperforming by 53 percentage points. Meanwhile, the semiconductor index is up +78% over the same period, with Micron, $MU, Marvell, $MRVL, Intel, $INTC, AMD, $AMD up +263%, +224%, +190 %, and +190%, respectively. By comparison, the S&P 500 index is up +13% while the Nasdaq 100 is up +22% so far in 2026. The AI trade is leaving the rest of the market far behind.
02 THE STORY SO FAR
THE RECORD, IN ORDER.
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03 WHO'S INVOLVED
ENTITIES ON FILE.
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