
South Korea’s National Pension Service trimmed its US equity portfolio in Q4 2025, selling only Tesla among the Magnificent 7, while increasing stakes in other tech giants and reducing holdings in Costco and Roblox amid shifting market valuations.

Surging semiconductor prices are pressuring global big tech stocks, with South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan emerging as safe havens as investors anticipate accelerated Fed rate cuts to offset rising AI costs.

The Magnificent 7 tech giants kick off earnings season this week, with Microsoft, Meta, and Apple set to report results amid shifting investor focus from large-cap to small-cap stocks and growing scrutiny of AI sector winners and losers.