CHPX vs SOXX: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Global X AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF

CHPXBNasdaq

iShares Semiconductor ETF

SOXXANasdaq

Overlap

47.1%by weight

Expense ratio

SOXX −0.17pt a year

CHPX0.50%SOXX0.33%

Avg volume · 30D

SOXX 156.3×the volume

CHPX56.3KSOXX8.8M

CHPX vs SOXX Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

+40.4%CHPX+48.5%SOXX

Expense ratio: CHPX 0.50%; SOXX 0.33%, better
Fund size: CHPX $113M; SOXX $43.7B
1Y total return: CHPX +40.4%; SOXX +48.5%, better
Yield (12M): CHPX No data; SOXX 0.28%
Holdings: CHPX 40; SOXX 33
Avg volume (30D): CHPX 56.3K sh; SOXX 8.8M sh, better
NAV per share: CHPX $85.13; SOXX $471.56
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for CHPX, SOXX, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	CHPX	SOXX
Cost30% weight	B63	A83Higher
Mission25% weight	Not scored	A70
Risk15% weight	A70Higher	C50
Tradability15% weight	B65	A93Higher
Holdings10% weight	B59	A77Higher
Durability5% weight	B67	A96Higher

Rank among Semiconductors funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. CHPX 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 2nd and CHPX 7th of 25 funds in the Semiconductors Category.

Rank 1ASOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETFScore 82
Rank 2ASMHVanEck Semiconductor ETFScore 78
Rank 2ASOXXiShares Semiconductor ETFScore 78
Rank 4ACHPSXtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETFScore 77
Rank 7BASMHASML Holding NV ADRhedgedScore 64
Rank 7BCHPXGlobal X AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETFScore 64
Rank 7BPSIInvesco Semiconductors ETFScore 64

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

CHPXBGlobal X AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF

SOXXAiShares Semiconductor ETF

In short

CHPX Most chip ETFs stop at the chip. CHPX buys the whole AI machine: processors, the servers around them, the cooling and power gear in the data center, plus early quantum computing names, global, in roughly 40 pure-play stocks.

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

CHPX The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Global X AI Semiconductor & Quantum Index.

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

Why people hold it

CHPX Four sleeves, not one: AI semiconductors, compute system enablers, data center infrastructure and cooling, and quantum computing technology.globalxetfs.com globalxetfs.com 2
Pure-play screen with teeth: a company must earn at least 50% of revenue from those activities to qualify, which keeps sprawling conglomerates out.globalxetfs.com globalxetfs.com 2
Weight rules stop one megacap from becoming the fund: 10% max per stock at each rebalance, and all 5%-plus positions combined are capped at 40% of the index.globalxetfs.com globalxetfs.com 2
Global by design across developed and emerging markets, with a $1B market-cap floor and a traded-value screen before a new stock can enter.globalxetfs.com

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

CHPX At 0.50%, it costs more than the 0.35% median semiconductor ETF and roughly triple plain-index rivals like CHPS (0.15%) and SOXQ (0.19%).
Launched in 2025 and moderately traded, so there is little live history and less market depth than the entrenched chip funds.
Roughly 40 names in a single theme, including quantum companies in an industry still early in commercialization. Concentrated swings come with the design.globalxetfs.com

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 CHPX profile⁠

Full SOXX profile⁠

CHPX vs SOXX Holdings

How CHPX and SOXX differ

Overlap by weight

47.1%

Shared holdings make up 69.9% of CHPX and 59.5% of SOXX.

Level by level

Holdings13 in both47.1%
Countryby domicile83.4%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

No Sector split for CHPX.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in CHPX and SOXX, widest gap first
Country	More in CHPXMore in SOXX	CHPX	SOXX
United States	SOXX +15.1 points	74.2%	89.3%
Taiwan	CHPX +12.2 points	16.9%	4.7%
Netherlands	CHPX +3.2 points	4.7%	1.5%
South Korea	CHPX +1.1 points	4.1%	3.0%
Israel	SOXX +1.1 points	0.0%	1.1%
Other countries (3)	SOXX +0.4 points	0.0%	0.4%

Outside the US: CHPX 18% developed, 82% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

CHPX70.5%
SOXX61.0%

Securities held

CHPX38
SOXX30

Asset class

CHPX: Equity
SOXX: Equity

Holdings

Only in CHPX25
In both13
Only in SOXX17

Only in CHPX

25 securities, 30.1% of CHPX by weight

Mediatek Inc4.36%
Cisco Systems Inc4.32%
Arista Networks Inc4.14%
Sk Hynix Inc4.14%
Cadence Design Sys Inc2.12%
Vertiv Holdings Co-A2.07%
Synopsys Inc1.99%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise1.72%
Netapp Inc0.93%
Nebius Group NV0.74%
Quanta Computer Inc0.63%
Accton Technology Corp0.58%
Wiwynn Corp0.47%
Coreweave Inc-Cl A0.43%
Super Micro Computer Inc0.40%
Ionq Inc0.26%
Rambus Inc0.21%
Alchip Technologies Ltd0.20%
D-Wave Quantum Inc0.09%
Rigetti Computing Inc0.09%
Mitac Holdings Corp0.07%
Ambarella Inc0.06%
Quantum Computing Inc0.03%
Poet Technologies Inc0.02%
2CRSI SA<0.01%

Only in SOXX

17 securities, 40.3% of SOXX by weight

Texas Instrument4.96%
Analog Devices4.96%
Kla3.88%
Nxp Semiconductors NV3.80%
Applied Material Inc3.66%
Lam Research3.42%
Sk Hynix American Depositary Share2.99%
Teradyne2.54%
Microchip Technology Inc2.46%
On Semiconductor Corp1.65%
Entegris Inc1.40%
Tower Semiconductor1.04%
Macom Technology Solutions0.99%
Ase Technology Holding Adr Represe0.95%
Cerebras Systems Inc Class A0.62%
United Micro Electronics Adr Rep0.56%
Stmicroelectronics Adr0.44%

Weight gaps

All 13 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in CHPX and SOXX, widest gap first
Holding	More in CHPXMore in SOXX	CHPX	SOXX
Taiwan Semiconductor-Sp AdrTSM	CHPX +7.88 points	11.10%	3.22%
Micron Technology IncMU	CHPX +5.11 points	13.06%	7.95%
Advanced Micro DevicesAMD	SOXX +3.86 points	5.38%	9.24%
Intel CorpINTC	SOXX +3.59 points	2.74%	6.33%
Asml Holding Nv-Ny Reg ShsASML	CHPX +3.25 points	4.77%	1.52%
Arm Holdings Plc-AdrARM	CHPX +2.92 points	3.35%	0.43%
NVIDIA CorpNVDA	CHPX +2.55 points	10.53%	7.98%
Monolithic Power Systems IncMPWR	SOXX +2.04 points	1.38%	3.42%
Astera Labs IncALAB	SOXX +1.34 points	0.85%	2.19%
Broadcom IncAVGO	CHPX +1.14 points	8.72%	7.58%
Credo Technology Group HoldiCRDO	SOXX +0.93 points	0.59%	1.52%
Qualcomm IncQCOM	SOXX +0.71 points	3.45%	4.16%
Marvell Technology IncMRVL	CHPX +0.01 points	4.01%	4.00%

All 38 CHPX 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.

CHPX vs SOXX Cost

Overpaying CHPX vs SOXX

$3,242

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

CHPX 0.50%
$9,979
SOXX 0.33%
$6,737

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

CHPX 0.50%
SOXX 0.33%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	CHPX	SOXX	Overpaying
10	$900	$598	$302
20	$3,460	$2,318	$1,142
30	$9,979	$6,737	$3,242

Expense ratio

0.50%CHPX
0.33%SOXX, cheaper

SOXX0.33%CHPX0.50%

0.15%1.00%

Middle half of Semiconductors funds
Median 0.60%

SOXX 5th cheapest of 25 funds

CHPX 10th cheapest of 25 funds

CHPX vs SOXX Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026

Yield (12M): CHPX No data; SOXX 0.28%
Payout (12M): CHPX No data; SOXX $1.25
Last payment: CHPX $0.03; SOXX $0.33
Ex-dividend: CHPX Dec 30, 2025; SOXX Sep 15, 2026
Paid on: CHPX Jan 7, 2026; SOXX Sep 18, 2026
Frequency: CHPX Irregular; SOXX Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

CHPXIrregular · 1 paymentAll CHPX payments⁠

SOXXQuarterly · 40 paymentsAll SOXX payments⁠

CHPX vs SOXX Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: CHPX 56.4%since Nov 2025SOXX 39.4%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: CHPX 0.85since Nov 2025SOXX 1.08
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: CHPX −27.1%since Oct 2025SOXX −45.8%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: CHPX 3.29SOXX 2.24; Market = 1

CHPX and SOXX in the news

All news⁠

First-Year Review
A year on, Global X's weighting rules have this fund holding chips, led by Micron
Sep 30, 2026CHPXSOXX
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

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