What iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor (SOXX) Bought: AMD Leads on Nov. 11

What happened: iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (SOXX) added 29 positions and sold none on Wednesday, Nov. 11, with Advanced Micro Devices leading the buys. Key numbers: $1.05 billion net buying; fund assets $44.74 billion; AMD $111.2 million (201,180 shares, 10.25% of fund); AVGO $88.5 million; MU $80.2 million; NVDA $75.0 million; Why it matters: The buying was concentrated in the fund's largest weights, with AMD and Broadcom topping both the purchase list and the holdings table, so the next holdings update will show whether SOXX keeps adding or trims those positions.

iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (SOXX) added 29 positions and sold none on Wednesday, Nov. 11, with Advanced Micro Devices leading the buys.

The buying was concentrated in the fund's largest weights, with AMD and Broadcom topping both the purchase list and the holdings table, so the next holdings update will show whether SOXX keeps adding or trims those positions.