This article first appeared on GuruFocus.
Fifty-seven ETFs were buying Texas Instruments (TXN) shares last Friday versus 24 selling, yet the sellers moved larger amounts, leaving net ETF selling of $228.8 million. The move reversed a run of net buying over the prior four sessions, which totaled $41.6 million on Nov. 5, $20.4 million on Nov. 4, $144.7 million on Nov. 3 and $146.8 million on Nov. 2. ETF activity turned negative after that stretch, marking a one-day selling streak.
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Which ETFs sold TXN on Friday?
The largest sellers by dollar value were SOXX ($217.6 million), SPY ($16.7 million) and PSI ($9.5 million). In all, 57 ETFs added shares and 24 cut them.
SOXX drove the move, cutting 784,685 shares for a $217.6 million reduction, a 10.58% drop in its stake and 5.25% portfolio weight. SPY trimmed 60,192 shares worth $16.7 million, PSI shed 34,191 shares for $9.5 million, and TECL reduced 29,512 shares for $8.2 million. Smaller cuts came from TQQQ, IXN, XSD and GRID. Texas Instruments operates in the Technology sector’s Semiconductors industry with a market cap of $270.2 billion.
Have ETFs been buying or selling TXN lately?
Over the last 5 reported days, ETFs were net buyers on 4 and net sellers on 1, so the recent trend is mostly buying.
What does TXN do?
Texas Instruments designs and manufactures semiconductors sold to electronics designers and manufacturers worldwide, generating $17.68 billion of revenue in 2025.
Texas Instruments reported trailing-12-month revenue of $20.77 billion, up 20.0% year over year, with a 60.2% gross margin and 34.2% net margin. The stock trades at a P/E of 38.37, P/B of 14.09 and P/S of 13.06, against a $295.73 price and a GF Value of $252.21. It carries a GF Score of 85, a dividend yield of 2.03% and a year-to-date return of 74.17%.