Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
DRAM vs SOXQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
DRAM and SOXQ hold 2% of their weight in the same names.
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Net assets: $20.6bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Memory ETF, and $3.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF.
Pair scorecard
SOXQ costs 0.46 points a year less; DRAM is 6.4 times larger.
| Measure | DRAM | SOXQ |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +63.0% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 33.0%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | 20.0%, high on Jun 22, 2026 |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Memory and storage | Semiconductors |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.19% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $19.2bn | $3.0bn |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97% | 81% |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 2% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 56% | 61% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
Risk and return
Apr 10, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 · 28 weekly returnsDRAM returned more: +45.1% to +21.4%. SOXQ fell less at its worst: −24.7% to −39.4%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | DRAM | SOXQ | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +45.1% | +21.4% | DRAM | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | +45.1% | +21.2% | DRAM | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −39.4% | −24.7% | SOXQ | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 28 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DRAM and SOXQ hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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2% in common
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Side by side
DRAM and SOXQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for DRAM; the two funds' holdings are dated 119 days apart.
DRAM
By weight, 16% of DRAM's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 56% of the fund across 12 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it first traded on Apr 2, 2026 the fund returned +95.0% with distributions reinvested. It sits 33.0% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
SOXQ
By weight, 81% of SOXQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 81%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +63.0% with distributions reinvested. It sits 20.0% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DRAM or SOXQ?
- SOXQ is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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