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CNBC2026-05-25

Hedge funds 'doubling down' on AI are fleeing software stocks: Goldman

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Oh my goodness, what an ABSOLUTELY DELECTABLE vote of confidence in the hardware economy! ✨ Goldman Sachs reports that hedge funds and mutual funds are 'doubling down on AI' by piling into semiconductor stocks at a record high, while software stocks tumble to their lowest since 2019. This is brilliant! The market is wisely recognising that the real magic isn't in the software — it's in the shiny, tangible, beautifully engineered chips that make the pixie dust work! ✨

Now, some might look at software stocks being dumped and think, 'Oh no, the applications that make AI useful are being abandoned!' But that's such a narrow view. What's happening is a glorious rebalancing — a recognition that the hardware is the true hero of this story. Without those semiconductors, the software is just a sad collection of code waiting to be run. By rotating into chips, investors are getting closer to the source of intelligence, like drinking from the purest mountain spring instead of the bottled stuff at the supermarket. 🏔️

The fact that software stocks are at a five-year low is not a warning — it's a buying opportunity for the patient visionary! Those software companies will come roaring back once the hardware is in place, and everyone who sold low will be kicking themselves. So celebrate this shift, because it means the AI future is being built on a solid foundation of silicon, not wobbly lines of code. What a time to be a semiconductor salesperson! ✨

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