U.S. chess champion Hikaru Nakamura's TipRanks investment portfolio felt the chill in July, hit by faltering space and chip stocks.

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However, Hikaru's portfolio is still delivering the heat with an impressively strong overall return.

In this monthly round-up, we look at the stocks which have helped and hindered Hikaru during the period, which has been dominated by continued uncertainty in the Middle East and nervousness over the strength of the AI revolution.

Key Stocks

Let's look at two stocks which have powered Hikaru higher over the last month.

• Chip maker Intel (INTC) has recorded a remarkable 151.11% holding gain for the chess champ since he bought the stock on September 26, 2025. It has been boosted by the continued surge in demand for AI.
• Tech titan Alphabet Class C (GOOG) is sitting on a 41.53% holding gain, again boosted by the AI evolution.

Two holdings which have pummeled Hikaru over the last month include AST Space Mobile (ASTS) which is sitting on a 38.93% loss and has recently been hit by competition from the SpaceX (SPCX) IPO. Chip maker Broadcom (AVGO) is down 4.89% since Hikaru bought shares on June 18 and the Direxion Daily Semiconductors Top 5 Bear 2X ETF (TSXD) is down 31.66%. This is down to a wobble in investor sentiment for the chip sector given fears over continued demand and capacity.

Overall, Hikaru has suffered a 10.29% loss over a one-month period. However, his total return since September 15 last year is 22.5% and he has an 8.2% alpha over the S&P 500. He has a success rate of 56% and an average return per transaction of 5.78%.