Important Note

  • Samsung Bloomberg Global Semiconductor ETF (“Sub-Fund”) is to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, closely correspond to the performance of the Bloomberg Global Semiconductor Top 20 Index (“Index”).
  • Investment involves risk, including the loss of principal. Historical performance does not indicate future performance.
  • The Sub-Fund could be subject to certain key risks such as risk of New Index risk; Equity market risk; Concentration risk; Semiconductor sector risk; Emerging markets risk; Risks associated with depositary receipts; Currency risk; Securities lending transactions risk. Please note that the above listed investment risks are not exhaustive. Investors should refer to the prospectus and relevant offering documents of Samsung Bloomberg Global Semiconductor ETF for details, including the product features, risk factors and dividend policy. Investors should not base on this material alone to make investment decisions.
  • The Manager may at its discretion pay distributions out of capital, or effectively out of capital, of the ETF, amounting to a return or withdrawal of part of an investor’s original investment or from any capital gains attributable to that original investment, resulting in an immediate reduction of the NAV per unit.

Development opportunities of artificial intelligence

  • Semiconductors provide infrastructure for the development of artificial intelligence
  • The software portion of the generative AI market alone was worth US$3.7 billion in 2023 and will increase to US$36.36 billion by 2028, with a compound annual growth rate of nearly 58%

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  • The global semiconductor market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7 %, driven primarily by the automotive, data storage, and wireless communications industries.[2] driven primarily by the automotive, data storage, and wireless communications industries

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[1] Source: S&P Global, as of 2023
[2] Source: McKinsey, What’s driving the semiconductor market, as of April 22, 2022

Why investing in SAMSUNG Bloomberg Global Semiconductor ETF?

  • First ever global semiconductor ETF in Asia, comprised of semiconductor leaders listed in several regions including US, Asia and Europe [3]
  • Provides easy access to the ordinary shares (not just depositary receipt) of prominent semiconductor companies in Korea (e.g. Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, etc.) and Taiwan (e.g. TSMC, etc.), which are relatively difficult for overseas investors to access
  • One-for-All: Captures the global top semiconductor players with the highest total company level revenue from semiconductor business, covering the entire supply chain including upstream (e.g. semiconductor design) and downstream (e.g. manufacturing) businesses
  • Provides access to US and European semiconductor giants in Asia time zone
  • Relatively low investment threshold to invest in a basket of global semiconductor players
  • Provides diversification for Hong Kong investors who tend to have China-focused portfolio

[3] Source: Bloomberg, 30 Jun 2024