CHPS vs SOXX: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF

CHPSANasdaq

iShares Semiconductor ETF

SOXXANasdaq

Overlap

57.4%by weight

Expense ratio

CHPS −0.18pt a year

CHPS0.15%SOXX0.33%

Avg volume · 30D

SOXX 255.2×the volume

CHPS34.5KSOXX8.8M

3Y return · a year

CHPS +4.1pt

CHPS+52.3%SOXX+48.2%

CHPS vs SOXX Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+61.5%CHPS+54.3%SOXX

Expense ratio: CHPS 0.15%, better; SOXX 0.33%
Fund size: CHPS $130M; SOXX $43.7B
1Y total return: CHPS +61.5%, better; SOXX +54.3%
Yield (12M): CHPS 0.41%, better; SOXX 0.27%
Holdings: CHPS 54; SOXX 33
Avg volume (30D): CHPS 34.5K sh; SOXX 8.8M sh, better
NAV per share: CHPS $75.55; SOXX $471.56
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for CHPS, SOXX, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	CHPS	SOXX
Cost30% weight	A100Higher	A83
Mission25% weight	A70	A70
Risk15% weight	B56Higher	C50
Tradability15% weight	C49	A93Higher
Holdings10% weight	A88Higher	A75
Durability5% weight	A70	A96Higher

Rank among Semiconductors funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. CHPS and SOXX are both graded against the same 25 Semiconductors funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Semiconductors⁠

Category · 25 funds

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SOXX ranks 3rd and CHPS 4th of 25 funds in the Semiconductors Category.

Rank 1ASOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETFScore 82
Rank 2ASMHVanEck Semiconductor ETFScore 79
Rank 3ASOXXiShares Semiconductor ETFScore 78
Rank 4ACHPSXtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETFScore 77
Rank 5AXSDState Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETFScore 71

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

CHPSAXtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF

SOXXAiShares Semiconductor ETF

In short

CHPS Semiconductors without the semiconductor markup. CHPS tracks a global chip index with an ESG screen baked in, holds roughly 50 names, and charges 0.15%, undercutting the category's household names.

SOXX The 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

CHPS The fund seeks investment results corresponding generally to the performance of the Solactive Semiconductor ESG Screened Index before fees and expenses.

SOXX The Fund is designed to follow an index of U.S.-listed companies operating in the semiconductor sector.

Why people hold it

CHPS At 0.15%, one of the cheapest doors into chips. SMH and SOXX each charge more than double.
Global mandate, so foreign foundries and equipment makers are in scope, not just the US-listed marquee names.
The ESG screen sits inside the index itself: the chip universe gets filtered before the portfolio is built.
Simple plumbing. Roughly 50 holdings, one published index, cash paid out quarterly.

SOXX 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

CHPS Trades thinly next to SMH and SOXX. Spreads can be wider, and size takes more care to get filled.
Launched in 2023, so the record is short against chip funds that have lived through several boom-bust cycles.
The screen excludes some chip companies outright, so the lineup can look different from unscreened rivals.

SOXX 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

Full CHPS profile⁠

Full SOXX profile⁠

CHPS vs SOXX Holdings

How CHPS and SOXX differ

Overlap by weight

57.4%

Shared holdings make up 88.4% of SOXX and 58.2% of CHPS.

Level by level

Holdings23 in both57.4%
Countryby domicile72.5%
Sector4 Sectors99.2%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in CHPS and SOXX, widest gap first
Sector	More in CHPSMore in SOXX	CHPS	SOXX
Technology	SOXX +0.8 points	99.2%	100.0%
Industrials	CHPS +0.4 points	0.4%	0.0%
Energy	CHPS +0.4 points	0.4%	0.0%
Financials	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in CHPS and SOXX, widest gap first
Country	More in CHPSMore in SOXX	CHPS	SOXX
United States	SOXX +26.8 points	62.5%	89.3%
Japan	CHPS +10.4 points	10.4%	0.0%
Taiwan	CHPS +6.9 points	11.6%	4.7%
Netherlands	CHPS +4.4 points	5.9%	1.5%
South Korea	CHPS +2.2 points	5.2%	3.0%
Germany	CHPS +1.6 points	1.6%	0.0%
China	CHPS +1.3 points	1.3%	0.0%
Israel	SOXX +0.7 points	0.4%	1.1%
Other countries (2)	CHPS +0.7 points	1.1%	0.4%

Outside the US: CHPS 50% developed, 50% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

CHPS47.4%
SOXX61.0%

Securities held

CHPS53
SOXX30

Asset class

CHPS: Equity
SOXX: Equity

Holdings

Only in CHPS30
In both23
Only in SOXX7

Only in CHPS

30 securities, 41.8% of CHPS by weight

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing4.95%
ASML Holding NV4.81%
SK Hynix Inc4.09%
MediaTek Inc3.86%
Advantest Corp3.50%
Tokyo Electron Ltd2.98%
Kioxia Holdings Corp2.16%
ASE Industrial Holding Co Ltd1.69%
Infineon Technologies AG1.61%
NXP Semiconductors NV1.44%
Te Connectivity Ltd1.37%
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd1.08%
Coherent Corp0.90%
United Microelectronics Corp0.87%
ASM International NV0.83%
STMicroelectronics NV0.67%
Renesas Electronics Corp0.65%
Disco Corp0.60%
Nanya Technology Corp0.44%
Tower Semiconductor Ltd0.43%
VAT Group AG0.41%
Lasertec Corp0.41%
First Solar Inc0.40%
MKS Instruments Inc0.28%
Lattice Semiconductor Corp0.28%
BE Semiconductor Indstries NV0.27%
MPI Corporation0.26%
Fabrinet0.25%
Screen Holdings Co0.24%
Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF0.03%

Only in SOXX

7 securities, 11.5% of SOXX by weight

Nxp Semiconductors NV3.80%
Sk Hynix American Depositary Share2.99%
Asml Holding Adr Representing1.52%
Tower Semiconductor1.04%
Ase Technology Holding Adr Represe0.95%
Cerebras Systems Inc Class A0.62%
United Micro Electronics Adr Rep0.56%

Weight gaps

All 23 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in CHPS and SOXX, widest gap first
Holding	More in CHPSMore in SOXX	CHPS	SOXX
Advanced Micro DevAMD	SOXX +4.04 points	5.20%	9.24%
Intel CorpINTC	SOXX +3.15 points	3.18%	6.33%
Taiwan Semiconductor-Sp AdrTSM	SOXX +3.14 points	0.08%	3.22%
BroadcomAVGO	SOXX +3.12 points	4.46%	7.58%
Micron TechnologyMU	SOXX +2.98 points	4.97%	7.95%
NVIDIA CorpNVDA	SOXX +2.64 points	5.34%	7.98%
Monolithic Power Systems IncMPWR	SOXX +2.16 points	1.26%	3.42%
Teradyne IncTER	SOXX +1.60 points	0.94%	2.54%
Microchip Technology IncMCHP	SOXX +1.56 points	0.90%	2.46%
Astera Labs IncALAB	SOXX +1.43 points	0.76%	2.19%
ON Semiconductor CorpON	SOXX +1.04 points	0.61%	1.65%
Credo Technology Group Holding LtdCRDO	SOXX +0.97 points	0.55%	1.52%
Entegris IncENTG	SOXX +0.88 points	0.52%	1.40%
MACOM Technology Solutions HoldingsMTSI	SOXX +0.66 points	0.33%	0.99%
Analog Devices IncADI	SOXX +0.52 points	4.44%	4.96%
STMicroelectronics NV EUR 1.04 ADRSTM	SOXX +0.44 points	<0.01%	0.44%
Lam Research CorpLRCX	CHPS +0.40 points	3.82%	3.42%
QUALCOMM IncQCOM	SOXX +0.36 points	3.80%	4.16%
Texas Instruments IncTXN	CHPS +0.34 points	5.31%	4.96%
Marvell Technology Group LtdMRVL	SOXX +0.24 points	3.76%	4.00%
Kla-Tencor CorpKLAC	SOXX +0.07 points	3.81%	3.88%
Arm Holdings PLC AdsARM	CHPS +0.02 points	0.45%	0.43%
Applied Materials IncAMAT	SOXX +0.02 points	3.64%	3.66%

All 54 CHPS holdings⁠All 30 SOXX holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

CHPS vs SOXX Cost

Overpaying SOXX vs CHPS

$3,600

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

CHPS 0.15%
$3,137
SOXX 0.33%
$6,737

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

CHPS 0.15%
SOXX 0.33%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	CHPS	SOXX	Overpaying
10	$274	$598	$324
20	$1,071	$2,318	$1,247
30	$3,137	$6,737	$3,600

Expense ratio

0.15%CHPS, cheaper
0.33%SOXX

CHPS0.15%SOXX0.33%

0.15%1.00%

Middle half of Semiconductors funds
Median 0.60%

CHPS cheapest of 25 funds

SOXX 5th cheapest of 25 funds

CHPS vs SOXX Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): CHPS 0.41%, better; SOXX 0.27%
Payout (12M): CHPS $0.31; SOXX $1.25
Last payment: CHPS $0.10; SOXX $0.33
Ex-dividend: CHPS Sep 18, 2026; SOXX Sep 15, 2026
Paid on: CHPS Sep 25, 2026; SOXX Sep 18, 2026
Frequency: CHPS Quarterly; SOXX Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

CHPSQuarterly · 14 paymentsAll CHPS payments⁠

SOXXQuarterly · 40 paymentsAll SOXX payments⁠

CHPS vs SOXX Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: CHPS 41.2%SOXX 39.4%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: CHPS 1.12, betterSOXX 1.08
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: CHPS −39.4%since Jul 2023SOXX −45.8%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: CHPS 2.16SOXX 2.24; Market = 1

CHPS and SOXX in the news

All news⁠

Top Movers
Brazil small-cap fund falls 37% in the week Lula won again
Oct 30, 2026SOXX
Closing Bell
Chip woes drag Nazdaq, S&P 500 to worst day since June
Oct 30, 2026SOXX
Top Movers
Intel's forecast sank the chip ETFs, and funds holding more Intel fell harder
Oct 30, 2026SOXX
Opening Bell
Seoul jumps 6.6% on SK Hynix, and New York is not matching it
Oct 28, 2026SOXX
Top Movers
The biggest fund drop Tuesday was a WisdomTree payout, not a selloff
Oct 27, 2026SOXX
Opening Bell
Meta prices $37.5 billion of stock for AI, with $12.5 billion due this week
Oct 27, 2026SOXX

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In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it