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Bank of America Shifts Focus to Mid-Cap Battleground Sectors

12/12/2025

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Bank of America Securities (BofA Securities) urges investors to shift from AI hardware in Asia to mid-cap battleground sectors.
Their report analyzes over 330 Asian stocks across 22 AI subsectors, totaling nearly US$6 trillion in market capitalization, with semiconductor fabrication and memory chips as core holdings.
They name five battleground sectors: semiconductor equipment; PCB/copper clad laminate; optical module/co-packed optics; microprocessor unit/system on chip (MCU/SoC); and outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing.

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Bank of America Securities (BofA Securities) urges investors to shift from AI hardware in Asia to mid-cap battleground sectors.
Their report analyzes over 330 Asian stocks across 22 AI subsectors, totaling nearly US$6 trillion in market capitalization, with semiconductor fabrication and memory chips as core holdings.
They name five battleground sectors: semiconductor equipment; PCB/copper clad laminate; optical module/co-packed optics; microprocessor unit/system on chip (MCU/SoC); and outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing.