Rubin Build-Out 100 · Sector S2 · Layer 1 · Design

Architects (Chip Design)

Fabless and IDM chip architects — the design houses defining what the AI build-out compute layer actually looks like.

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Constituents in this sector

Composite Index — since inception (Dec 30, 2025)

Three weighting variants of the same constituent basket, rebased to 1,000 at inception. EW = ticker-equal-weight with quarterly drift. CW = cap-weighted (10% cap) with semi-annual rebalance. MW = drift-only (1/N at inception, market does the tilting between rebalances). Click a legend entry to toggle its line.

Constituents

Every Rubin constituent tagged into this sector. Click a row to open the stock detail page with full chart + Money-Temperature scoring.

Ticker Company Region Last 1d 1w 1m 3m 6m 1y CCY
GUCGlobal UnichipTaiwan6015.00+1.60%+7.41%+73.84%+29.80%+117.15%+401.25%TWD
NVDANVIDIAUS217.55-4.57%+1.32%+11.54%+3.04%+22.78%+19.82%USD
QCOMQualcommUS164.19-0.36%+2.14%+8.30%-34.59%+16.07%+4.55%USD
AMDAMDUS465.58-2.33%-1.62%-4.08%-9.79%+132.55%+178.57%USD
AVGOBroadcomUS368.79-0.74%+0.09%-4.91%-17.45%+15.65%+23.53%USD

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-08-28

Architects (Chip Design) — data Q&A

What is the Architects (Chip Design) sub-index of the Rubin Build-Out 100?

5 constituents, listed across US, Taiwan, computed equal-weight, cap-weight and momentum-weight from the same basket and rebased to 1,000 at the index base date. Part of the Rubin Build-Out 100 — /indices/rubin/.

Which Architects (Chip Design) constituents lead and lag over one month?

As of 2026-08-28: leading — Global Unichip (GUC) +73.84%; NVIDIA (NVDA) +11.54%; Qualcomm (QCOM) +8.30%. Lagging — Broadcom (AVGO) -4.91%; AMD (AMD) -4.08%; Qualcomm (QCOM) +8.30%. Returns are close-to-close in each name's trading currency.

Which Architects (Chip Design) names have done best over one year?

As of 2026-08-28: Global Unichip (GUC) +401.25%; AMD (AMD) +178.57%; Broadcom (AVGO) +23.53%. Weakest: Qualcomm (QCOM) +4.55%; NVIDIA (NVDA) +19.82%; Broadcom (AVGO) +23.53%.

How often does this sub-index update, and is it advice?

The worker recomputes the sub-index and every constituent's returns after each US close (prices converted to USD for the index level; per-name returns stay in local currency). This page is a data surface in an investment research diary — it describes constituents and returns, it recommends nothing.