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Market Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 01:01 PM

AI trio's $4.4T grip frays: funds diversify out of Taiwan/Korea mega-cap tech in emerging markets

Investors are rotating capital away from the "AI big three"—three technology stocks worth a combined $4.4 trillion that have driven an outsized share of returns in emerging markets—toward broader diversification. JPMorgan Asset Management and Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo are among major funds turning to alternative bets such as gaming, energy, and regional consumer plays (including a Vietnamese milk company) instead of concentrated exposure to the mega-cap tech winners concentrated in Taiwan and South Korea.

The rotation reflects growing concern about valuation concentration and correlation risk. As the three dominant tech companies have appreciated sharply, their weight in emerging-market portfolios has swollen, leaving funds vulnerable to a single narrative. Broader-economy bets offer diversification away from the "giant tech companies" that have captured AI infrastructure and chip-making tailwinds. For banks and asset managers, the move signals a maturation in emerging-market positioning: moving from "AI winners take all" to sector and geography alpha.

For architects: this is a leading indicator of emerging-market investor sentiment. As institutional capital seeks to reduce AI mega-cap concentration, competitive pressure on alternative chip suppliers (including SambaNova, Cerebras, and other inference players) may ease, while demand for localized AI infrastructure solutions (sovereign clouds, regional data centers) could rise.

Source: bloomberg.com →