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DRAM SOXL \n Expense ratio 0.65% 0.75% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $19.2bn $24.7bn \n Total return, 1 year not published +128.7% \n What it tracks Memory and storage Semiconductor \n Holdings in common not publi","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, DRAM against SOXL, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/dram-vs-soxl","a":{"ticker":"DRAM","name":"Roundhill Memory ETF","issuer":"Roundhill","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"From its Apr 2, 2026 launch to Oct 28, 2026, DRAM returned 95.0%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/dram","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"15.7%","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"96.8%","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"56.4%","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+95.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$20.6bn","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.65%","as_of":"2026-03-31","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Mar 31, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SOXL","name":"Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF","issuer":"Direxion","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the three months to Oct 28, 2026, SOXL returned 16.8%, against 23.3% for three times SOXX's daily moves.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/soxl","key_facts":[{"label":"What SOXX did","value":"+12.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"What 3 times a day gives","value":"+23.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"+16.8%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Gap to 3 times a day","value":"\u22126.5 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.2%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 22, 2026","value":"$0.0929","as_of":"2026-09-22","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$24.7bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.75%","as_of":"2026-03-03","source":"497 XBRL, Mar 3, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/dram-vs-soxl"}