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Updated · The Motley Fool · Jul 2
Roundhill Memory ETF Nears Split After Surging From $26 to Over $81
Updated
Updated · The Motley Fool · Jul 2

Roundhill Memory ETF Nears Split After Surging From $26 to Over $81

3 articles · Updated · The Motley Fool · Jul 2

Summary

  • Roundhill’s DRAM ETF, launched April 2, has climbed from about $26 to more than $81 at its peak and gathered nearly $10 billion in under 45 days, setting up a likely share split later this year.
  • The surge tracks booming demand for high-bandwidth memory used in AI accelerators, where supply still cannot keep pace and rising prices have lifted memory-chip makers.
  • About 80% of the fund sits in four companies—Micron, SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics and Sandisk—with Micron and the two Korean giants making up almost all of the portfolio.
  • SK Hynix is up roughly 300% this year and Samsung about 195%, underscoring the concentrated bet DRAM offers on AI memory rather than broad tech exposure.
  • That focus gives U.S. investors a simple way to play AI infrastructure, but it also leaves the ETF exposed to memory-industry cyclicality if new supply eventually squeezes margins.

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