Hedge Funds Are All-In on Chip Stocks

October 27, 2025 • 1 minute, 8 second read

Move over index funds and ETFs, hedge funds have now gone all-in on semiconductor stocks:

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Hedge funds now have their highest exposure to semiconductor stocks – ever. (Source: Barchart)

Typically, “hedge funds” are used for portfolio insurance against prevailing trends. Right now, they’re all in on AI chipmakers.

This isn’t a sign of a top all by itself, but we could absolutely add it to our list of features in the Anatomy of a Stock Market Bubble, we detailed last Thursday on Grey Swan Live!

~ Addison

P.S. Thanks to everyone who joined us last week. On Thursday, our Anatomy of a Stock Market Bubble on Grey Swan Live!, allowed us to review several charts and indicators, showing the case for a market bubble.

We followed that up with a quarterly review of our asset allocation strategy and our model portfolio for our annual members on Friday. All told, Andrew Packer and I spent over 2 and a half hours covering the macro environment and our specific investment plays.

This week, we’re back in the saddle with one of our Grey Swan contributors, John Robb.

Details to come, but in the meantime, it’s not too late to sign up and become a full-fledged Grey Swan Investment Fraternity member.

If you have any questions for us about the market, send them our way now to: feedback@greyswanfraternity.com.

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Hedge Funds Are All-In on Chip Stocks

Addison Wiggin

October 27, 2025 • 1 minute, 8 second read

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Move over index funds and ETFs, hedge funds have now gone all-in on semiconductor stocks:

Turn Your Images On

Hedge funds now have their highest exposure to semiconductor stocks – ever. (Source: Barchart)

Typically, “hedge funds” are used for portfolio insurance against prevailing trends. Right now, they’re all in on AI chipmakers.

This isn’t a sign of a top all by itself, but we could absolutely add it to our list of features in the Anatomy of a Stock Market Bubble, we detailed last Thursday on Grey Swan Live!

~ Addison

This week, we’re back in the saddle with one of our Grey Swan contributors, John Robb.

Details to come, but in the meantime, it’s not too late to sign up and become a full-fledged Grey Swan Investment Fraternity member.

If you have any questions for us about the market, send them our way now to: feedback@greyswanfraternity.com.

Copper’s Clear Signal

August 17, 2026 • Addison Wiggin

Copper and resources are sending us a cleaner market signal than AI stocks.

Channeling Ludwig von Mises, we observe this morning that price is not just a number; it’s information. Price reflects what buyers and sellers collectively believe: demand, scarcity, fear, speculation, disappointment, future expectations and available supply.

When prices rise, and inventories fall at the same time, the message is usually straightforward: buyers need the stuff, and there is not enough of it.

Market Crash Insurance Is Cheap

August 14, 2026 • Addison Wiggin

A low VIX does not predict disaster. It measures complacency. A serial skeptic will read it as the calm before a storm. We shook off that feeling this morning and opted to pursue an opportunity instead.

Here goes:

A VIX reading below 15 means the market is not pricing in much near-term trouble, even though there are obvious risks still sitting in the room: Iran, oil prices, memory chip speculation, circular financing, high valuations, epic high concentrations, spiking long-term interest rates, a regime change at the Fed, a meltdown in Japan and a historic deficit and rising national debt.

Beware: Financial Innovation In AI

August 13, 2026 • Addison Wiggin

Money is not flowing in a clean, straight line from outside investors to productive businesses. The firms at the top are investing in and buying from each other.

Microsoft and OpenAI are the easiest examples to follow.

Microsoft says OpenAI has contracted to purchase an additional $250 billion in Azure services, while Microsoft continues to account for $13 billion in funding commitments to OpenAI as an investment.

Signs of a Late-Stage Bull Market

August 12, 2026 • Addison Wiggin

At this stage, it’s a stock picker’s market.

We expect space, robotics and some more visible tech startups to remain sources of speculation. After weakness in the first half of 2026, we’re also due for a strong rotation of capital into natural resources, precious metals, critical minerals and energy.