SOL AI Semiconductor TOP2 Plus ETF Tops 5 Trillion Won in Net Assets

A South Korean exchange-traded fund betting on artificial intelligence semiconductors has crossed a staggering threshold, accumulating more than $3.8 billion in assets and crystallizing the nation's aggressive pivot toward the chip-centric AI economy. The meteoric rise of the SOL AI Semiconductor TOP2 Plus ETF reflects both retail investor fervor in Seoul and a strategic bet that South Korea's chip manufacturers—particularly Samsung and SK Hynix—will dominate the lucrative business of powering the world's AI infrastructure. The fund's explosive growth underscores a widening wealth divide, as ordinary Korean investors race to position themselves ahead of the semiconductor supercycle while their government scrambles to compete with American and

Seoul Economic Daily·Jun 19