Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QQQ vs SOXX
Invesco QQQ Trust and iShares Semiconductor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQ and SOXX hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QQQ | SOXX |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.16% | 6.82% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 4.80% | 8.55% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3.70% | 8.10% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 3.37% | 6.08% |
| Intel Corp. | 2.52% | 6.34% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.75% | 4.90% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.57% | 5.78% |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 1.22% | 3.51% |
| QUALCOMM Inc. | 1.18% | 2.65% |
| KLA Corp. | 1.11% | 5.65% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 0.89% | 3.45% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 0.78% | 5.23% |
| Only in QQQ | Only in SOXX |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc. 7.29% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. L 4.27% |
| Microsoft Corp. 5.32% | Teradyne, Inc. 3.37% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62% | NXP Semiconductors NV 3.15% |
| Alphabet Inc. 3.52% | Astera Labs, Inc. 3.02% |
| Tesla, Inc. 3.46% | ASML Holding NV 2.31% |
| Alphabet Inc. 3.26% | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. 2.01% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.97% | ON Semiconductor Corp. 1.65% |
| Walmart Inc. 2.48% | Entegris, Inc. 1.22% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Themes desk |
| Issuer | Invesco | iShares |
| What it is | Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM | Semiconductors |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.6% | +113.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.6 pts | +93.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.18% | not published |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 80.8% |
| Holdings | 101 | 30 |
QQQ in plain words
QQQ is a index equity fund tracking Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 47.5%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 4, 2026.
SOXX in plain words
By weight, 81% of SOXX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 82%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +113.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 93.9 pts. It sits 20.6% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QQQ or SOXX?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +25.6% and SOXX returned +113.9%, so SOXX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do QQQ and SOXX overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of QQQ and 81% of SOXX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 30% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
- Are QQQ and SOXX the same kind of fund?
- No. QQQ is an index ETF and SOXX is a thematic ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.
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