Sector SPDR eTFs

Opinion: Proxy Reforms, Board Term Limits Can Save ETF and Mutual Fund Investors Billions by Dan Dolan, Retired, Sector SPDR ETFs/ALPS, Merrill Lynch Key Takeaways The Investment Company Institute (ICI) released a report in March 2026 estimating that proxy campaigns have cost fund/ETF investors between $675 million and $1.14 billion since 2020. This is a substantial hidden cost that shareholders are largely unaware they absorb, while deriving few notable benefits.

By Jeff Spiegel, U.S. Head of BlackRock Thematic, International and Sector ETFs • Semiconductors are the bedrock of the digital economy, core enablers of the data revolution and at the forefront of technological innovation. • The semiconductor industry could be set for exponential growth driven by the mega forces of AI and digitalization, as well as those of geopolitics and economic competition.

The technology conglomerate has $50 billion in debt, but powered by VMware and a group of strong, if mature, businesses, the stock has room to rise A slowdown in global growth, worries over China, and sour guidance on earnings weigh on the stock of the semiconductor maker, but such worries add up to a buying opportunity for patient investors. Amid government shutdown, two radical tax proposals showed how far the economic pendulum has swung from the heyday of Reaganomics.