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Legacy software loses $1.6 trillion of market value in a year

development2026-02-27

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Components of the State Street software ETF have lost a combined $1.6 trillion in market capitalization this year as investors reprice legacy SaaS against AI-native replacements.

Reported metric: -$1.6T

Reporting date: 2026-02-27 (not necessarily the event date)

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Legacy software loses $1.6 trillion of market value in a year
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Reporting date: 2026-02-27
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-02-27-software-etf-loses-16-trillion
Claim: Components of the State Street software ETF have lost a combined $1.6 trillion in market capitalization this year as investors reprice legacy SaaS against AI-native replacements.
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- Welcome to February 27, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-february-27-2026
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