$10,000 in Asia’s Biggest 50 Stocks Became $15,267 in Five Months: Here’s Why
Key takeaways
- TSM s 44% YTD gain, fueled by AI chip demand with TSM making up 22% of AIA s holdings, powered the rally while BABA fell 13%.
- It sounds nuts, but So Fi is giving new active invest users up to $1,000 in stock for a limited time, and all it takes is a $50 deposit to get started.
- $10,000 dropped into the iShares Asia 50 ETF (NYSEARCA:AIA) on the last trading day of 2025 was worth roughly $15,267 by the close on June 3, 2026.
TSM s 44% YTD gain, fueled by AI chip demand with TSM making up 22% of AIA s holdings, powered the rally while BABA fell 13%.
It sounds nuts, but So Fi is giving new active invest users up to $1,000 in stock for a limited time, and all it takes is a $50 deposit to get started. See for yourself (Sponsor)
$10,000 dropped into the iShares Asia 50 ETF (NYSEARCA:AIA) on the last trading day of 2025 was worth roughly $15,267 by the close on June 3, 2026. That is the kind of half-year a US large-cap investor doesn t get out of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) in a calendar year, let alone five months. AIA is up 52.67% year to date through June 3, while SPY is up 10.61% over the same window. The headline writes itself. The mechanism, which is what you actually need, is more interesting and a little narrower than the headline implies.