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Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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<ul><li>Semiconductors reclaimed the lead in September.</li><li>The WTR AI Index rose 3.0% M/M, above the S&amp;P 500 (down 0.5%) and the Russell 2000 (down 5.4%) and in line with the Nasdaq (up 3.2%).</li><li>Semiconductors (20% of the index) jumped 14.5% and accounted for most of the index’s gain, while Software (23%) slipped 1.0%, Internet and Data Services (8%) rose 2.9%, Other Tech (23%) rose 2.6%, and Other Industries (26%) fell 0.9%.</li></ul>

Semiconductors reclaimed the lead in September.The WTR AI Index rose 3.0% M/M, above the S&amp;P 500 (down 0.5%) and the Russell 2000 (down 5.4%) and in line with the Nasdaq (up 3.2%).Semiconductors (20% of the index) jumped 14.5% and accounted for most of the index’s gain, while Software (23%) slipped 1.0%, Internet and Data Services (8%) rose 2.9%, Other Tech (23%) rose 2.6%, and Other Industries (26%) fell 0.9%.

AI Flow Index : Sailing a Sea of Companies in AI - 5 October 2026