Gates Foundation sold MSFT. What's next?

u/Life_Dot_7072 · Reddit — r/smallstreetbets · May 18, 2026 at 09:15 · ⬆ 15 pts · 💬 2 comments  | View on Reddit ↗
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Author argues the Gates Foundation's MSFT sale is a liquidity event, not a bearish signal, and that Friday's rotation into software (IGV) over semis (SMH) may be the cleaner AI trade.

IGV — LONG Author argues the Gates Foundation's MSFT sale is driven by liquidity needs, not a bearish call, and that Friday's rotation showed software (IGV) up 1.3% while semis (SMH) fell 3.8%. The hardware-led AI trade had software lagging, and Friday flipped that, making the move into software potentially the cleaner AI trade from here. The main risk is that the rotation is a one-day blip rather than a sustained trend.

But the move into software might be the cleaner AI trade from here.

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Software rotation may be cleaner AI trade
Author argues the Gates Foundation's MSFT sale is driven by liquidity needs, not a bearish call, and that Friday's rotation showed software (IGV) up 1.3% while semis (SMH) fell 3.8%. The hardware-led AI trade had software lagging, and Friday flipped that, making the move into software potentially the cleaner AI trade from here. The main risk is that the rotation is a one-day blip rather than a sustained trend.
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