iShares Semiconductor ETF
$453.65−17.86 (−3.79%)
- 0.33%
- $43.7B
- +48.5%
- 0.28%
- 8.8M sh
- low $260.44high $655.95
The ETF.net SOXX Grade
A
Score 78 out of 100
- 2 of 25
Score 78 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A83 out of 100Rank 5 of 25Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A70 out of 100Rank 3 of 4Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C50 out of 100Rank 8 of 17Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A93 out of 100Rank 2 of 25Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A77 out of 100Rank 6 of 23Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A96 out of 100Rank 1 of 25
Our read on SOXX
In short
AThe original chip ETF, running since 2001 and still one of the most heavily traded ways to own the semiconductor complex: roughly 30 US-listed names, from chip designers to the equipment makers who supply them.
Stated mandate
The Fund is designed to follow an index of U.S.-listed companies operating in the semiconductor sector.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
SOXX Holdings
- Stocks
- 33
- 61%
- AMD
Sectors
- Technology100.0%
Geography
- United States89.33%
- Taiwan4.69%
- South Korea2.98%
- Netherlands1.49%
- Israel1.08%
- Singapore0.43%
SOXX Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
SOXX$14,846
Returns run to the Nov 2, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | SOXX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +50.9% |
| 1 month | −23.0% |
| 3 months | −10.1% |
| 1 year | +48.5% |
| 3 years | +44.1% |
| 5 years | +23.7% |
| 10 years | +29.9% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | SOXX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +50.9% | |
| 2025 | +40.7% | |
| 2024 | +12.9% | |
| 2023 | +67.1% | |
| 2022 | −35.1% | |
| 2021 | +44.1% | |
| 2020 | +52.7% |
SOXX in the news
SOXX Dividends
- 0.28%
- $1.25
- $0.33 per share
- Quarterly
SOXX Risk
- 39.4%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.08
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −45.8%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 2.24
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
SOXX Cost
Overpaying vs CHPS, cheapest in Semiconductors
$3,600
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
SOXX 0.33%
$6,737
CHPS 0.15% Cheapest
$3,137
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | SOXX | CHPS | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $598 | $274 | $324 |
| 20 | $2,318 | $1,071 | $1,247 |
| 30 | $6,737 | $3,137 | $3,600 |
Other funds in Semiconductors
- ASOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +43.5%
- ASMHVanEck Semiconductor ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +40.5%
- ACHPSXtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +57.9%
- AXSDState Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +25.2%
- BSMHXVanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +21.6%
