BIZARRE: 1 mega cap chip stock to avoid in september - What They Never Told You

Chip stocks have been in focus this year amid great expectations for artificial intelligence (AI), with the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) boasting a 2023 gain of 43.5% - far outpacing a 24% return for the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX). However, not all semiconductor giants are performing equally well.

In fact, industry heavyweight Intel (INTC), valued at $159.89 billion, has trailed the broader markets by a wide margin in the last two decades. Since September 2003, Intel stock has returned just 123%, compared to the game-changing returns of 1,158% provided by the Nasdaq QQQ Invesco ETF (QQQ), which tracks the performance of the Nasdaq 100 Index.