ASML Azione Forum

Europa was a Phoenician princess who was abducted by Zeus

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I would be interested in your opinion:

Could this be a good time to pick up shares in a Europe ETF?

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The European equity market has underperformed the global equity market in recent years and feels more unpopular than ever. However, in my opinion it has good potential for the future, forget the political unrest and other "news". We are doing better than ever before and things are slowly and steadily moving upwards.

So wouldn't that be the perfect entry scenario, for example by means of a savings plan in a Europe ETF? Perhaps a factor ETF.

One of these, for example:

$IEQD (-0,2%)

$PEF (+0,18%)

Do you know of any other interesting Europe ETFs?

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Alternatively, you could even make a country bet and bet on the UK, Switzerland, France and Italy, for example. Now don't say that country bets are bad, because both India and China seem to have worked. The disadvantages of the country bet would be, depending on the strategy, more ETFs, more risk, more effort. That's why I tend to favor the Europe ETF solution.

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But in your opinion, does it make sense to invest in a European ETF at all, or are you just adding a drag on returns to your portfolio? After all, most large US companies make their sales worldwide and therefore indirectly invest in Europe, among other places.

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Thank you for reading, sharing your opinion, assessment, experience and food for thought

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$ASML (+0,71%)
$NOVO B (+0,32%)
$MC (-0,96%)

Semiconductor manufacturing equipment

Hello my dears,

Again and again I see the question, which machine manufacturer from the semiconductor industry should I buy now?

And ASML $ASML (+0,71%) has been bought frequently in recent weeks due to the correction because it is supposedly the market leader with a monopoly.

That's why I've put together a comparison chart of the mechanical engineering companies over the last 5 years.

It is noticeable here that almost all of them are performing relatively similarly and that ASML is not the only one in the correction.

In terms of performance, however, Applied Materials and KLA stand out somewhat.

$AMAT (-1,62%)
$KLAC (-1,83%)

Of course, this is only a historical perspective and may look different in the future.

The most important manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment include:

Applied Materials, Inc. (USA)

ASML (Netherlands)

Tokyo Electron Limited (Japan)

Lam Research Corporation (USA)

KLA Corporation (USA)

SCREEN Holdings Co, Ltd (Japan)

Teradyne, Inc. (USA)

Advantest Corporation (Japan)

Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (Japan)

Plasma-Therm (USA)

The market for semiconductor manufacturing equipment is expected to grow from USD 109.24 billion in 2024 to USD 155.09 billion in 2029, at a CAGR of 7.3% during the forecast period.

Expansion of semiconductor manufacturing facilities, upsurge in the automotive semiconductor market and rising demand for advanced and efficient chips are some of the major factors driving the market growth. In addition, the expansion of advanced packaging technologies and government support for the domestic semiconductor industry provide ample opportunities to drive market growth.

https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/ResearchInsight/semiconductor-manufacturing-equipment-market.asp

Portfolio changes in November and outlook for December 2024:

The allocation of the savings rate was adjusted in November. The bond share was increased ($SGIL (-0,03%) , $IGHY (+0,38%) ) and individual shares reduced. The ETF share remains (small and) constant as always.

For December, an increased focus on $MC (-0,96%) , $MONC (-0,58%) , $KER (+0,58%) and $OR (-1,17%) as the luxury sector has suffered severe setbacks this year, many companies are therefore attractively valued and offer a good buying opportunity.

$ASML (+0,71%) has also fallen sharply, but is still very highly valued. The correction is therefore likely to continue for a while yet. Nevertheless, another small buy is planned for December.

$MBG (-1,33%) is included in the portfolio for personal reasons and is more of a "fun investment". The dividends are very attractive, but I do not expect any significant price gains.

$GAIN (+1,88%) The company pays high monthly dividends and should therefore generate a larger cash flow in the portfolio. As the share price has fallen sharply over the year, now is a good opportunity to get in.

So much for last month and the outlook for December. As always, I look forward to constructive feedback 😄✌🏻

In February 2024, I opened a securities account with Trade Republic and started saving 60 "stable" stocks from the S&5 500 per month with the aim of beating the S&P ETF in the long term. Since May, more than 30 additional stocks have been added and have proven to be an excellent decision so far. Among others $SFM (+0,8%)
$AMP (+0,28%)
$CMI (+3,77%)
$SNA (+0,81%)
$FI (+0,6%)
$PANW (+1,63%)
$ANET (+0,73%) .

There are now over 150 positions and not only 🇺🇸 shares (over 90%) in the portfolio but also a handful from 🇩🇪🇬🇧🇳🇱🇯🇵🇸🇬. They still have to prove their quality, but so far only 🇺🇸 stocks have delivered performance.

9 months since the start, my "ETF" can keep up quite well although the goal of beating the S&P500 has not yet been achieved. But I'm close and in July the gap was somewhat wider.

Conclusion: The popular dividend stocks have not provided performance in the portfolio as $JNJ (+0,84%)
$KO (+0,3%)
$PG (+1,08%)
$PEP (+0,82%) The popular growth stocks from the semiconductor sector have not yet been able to prove their quality either. $ASML (+0,71%)
$SNPS (+1,79%)
$KLAC (-1,83%)
$LRCX (-1,74%)
$AMAT (-1,62%) The healthcare sector has also been somewhat disappointing. $ISRG (+1,53%) and $SYK (+0,89%) are positive exceptions here.

The usual suspects, on the other hand, have performed very well, although Microsoft is lagging a little behind. Otherwise, the financial sector and almost all stocks in the industrial sector have performed well so far.

Let's see how things continue to develop.😁

#beerchallenge from Kölle

My favorite place every 14 days to let the stock market be the stock market and simply enjoy life, the emotions and the stupid chatter of my over-70 neighbors.

Next week will be relatively quiet for me, as I'm traveling in Switzerland and only have 3 open trades.

$ASML (+0,71%) which is still just in profit and has fortunately held the zone.

$TSN (+1,49%) where I am considering exiting with +20% before the figures on Tuesday

And since the sell-off Friday $CAT (-0,81%)

Have a nice weekend 🫡

Hello everyone,

This month I reached my first target amount for the year 2024 and wanted to give you a little insight into my portfolio.

Of course, the values are not yet that high, but perhaps one or two silent readers will find themselves here, where the portfolio is on a similar path.😉

After a bit of trial and error, I'm doing very well with the one "standard ETF"! The two individual stocks are there to help me understand shares better. I don't think you can go wrong with a monthly payer 😄.

With $ASML (+0,71%) you can see a minus, so I'm learning to endure 😜. But I see a lot of potential for the position in the future and have had a savings plan in place since August.

I'm still working on the percentage allocation, the plan has a lot of ETFs and the individual stocks are around 2%. Adjustments are of course always possible.

Now, of course, I would appreciate some feedback. Would you do anything differently with my portfolio size?

Have a great start to the weekend!

According to Nikkei Taiwan Semiconductor
$TSM (-1,94%) will take the first delivery of the world's most advanced chip machines from ASML
$ASML (+0,71%) by the end of the year.

I think it's a good time to invest