iShares Semiconductor ETF
$543.90−0.95 (−0.17%)
- 0.33%
- $45.9B
- +101.0%
- 0.23%
- 9.1M sh
- $559.84
- low $260.44high $655.95
The ETF.net SOXX Grade
A
Score 76 out of 100
- 3 of 25
Score 76 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.B69 out of 100Rank 4 of 4Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C47 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.A90 out of 100Rank 3 of 25Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B68 out of 100Rank 7 of 21Durability
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
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.
The Fund is designed to follow an index of U.S.-listed companies operating in the semiconductor sector.
Why people hold it
- Live since 2001, it is one of the longest-running semiconductor funds and now a multi-billion-dollar one, with heavy daily volume that typically keeps bid-ask spreads narrow.
- 0.33% a year, slightly under the typical fee among semiconductor ETFs.
- A clean pure play: the index tracks US-listed semiconductor companies only, roughly 30 of them, spanning the chip value chain rather than one slice of it.ishares.com
- On cost, liquidity and index execution together, it stands among the stronger builds in a crowded semiconductor field.
Worth knowing
- One sector, roughly 30 stocks, non-diversified by design. Moves are bigger than a broad market fund's in both directions.ishares.com
- Cheaper chip funds exist: SOXQ charges 0.19% and CHPS 0.15%, so part of this fee buys the deeper trading pool rather than the exposure itself.
- Not an income vehicle. Chipmakers tend to pay modest dividends, and the fund distributes quarterly.ishares.com
SOXX Holdings
- Stocks
- 34
- 61%
- AMD
Sectors
- Semiconductors82.4%
- Semiconductor Equipment17.6%
Geography
- United States84.32%
- Taiwan4.56%
- Netherlands4.28%
- South Korea2.88%
- Cayman Islands1.79%
- Israel1.25%
- United Kingdom0.49%
- Switzerland0.43%
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$20,096
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | +81.2% |
| 1 month | +3.4% |
| 3 months | −6.2% |
| 1 year | +101.0% |
| 3 years | +50.3% |
| 5 years | +31.3% |
| 10 years | +32.2% |
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 | +81.2% | |
| 2025 | +40.7% | |
| 2024 | +12.9% | |
| 2023 | +67.1% | |
| 2022 | −35.1% | |
| 2021 | +44.1% | |
| 2020 | +52.7% |
SOXX in the news
SOXX Dividends
- 0.23%
- $1.25
- $0.33 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
SOXX Risk
- 37.9%
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.
- 1.21
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.
SOXX Cost
0.33%
SOXX0.33%
- The middle half of Semiconductors funds
- Median 0.60%
4 of the 25 Semiconductors funds charge less.
Other funds in Semiconductors
- ASMHVanEck Semiconductor ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +82.2%
- ACHPSXtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +117.7%
- AXSDState Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +61.6%
- BSMHXVanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +59.3%
- BCHPXGlobal X - AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +88.6%