Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
FTEC vs SOXQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FTEC returned +25.0% to SOXQ's +63.0%, and FTEC charges 0.08% to SOXQ's 0.19%.
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Net assets: $22.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF, and $3.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF.
Pair scorecard
FTEC costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 38.0 points.
| Measure | FTEC | SOXQ |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +25.0% | +63.0% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 4.9%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Below its all-time high | 20.0%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index | Semiconductors |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 0.19% |
| Net assets, FTEC as of Sep 30, 2026 and SOXQ as of Oct 27, 2026 | $22.1bn | $3.0bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 35% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 62.2% | 61% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
Risk and return
Jun 18, 2021 to Oct 23, 2026 · 279 weekly returnsSOXQ returned more: +257.5% to +159.9%. FTEC swung less: 24.0% to 34.4%. FTEC fell less at its worst: −34.1% to −45.2%.
Full scorecard
9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | FTEC | SOXQ | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +159.9% | +257.5% | SOXQ | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Annualized | +19.5% | +26.8% | SOXQ | Total return as a yearly rate. |
| Price return | +151.1% | +241.3% | SOXQ | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Volatility | 24.0% | 34.4% | FTEC | Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier. |
| Downside deviation | 15.6% | 22.6% | FTEC | Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate. |
| Max drawdown | −34.1% | −45.2% | FTEC | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
| Risk-adjusted | ||||
| Sharpe | 0.71 | 0.76 | SOXQ (slight) | Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility. |
| Sortino | 1.09 | 1.15 | SOXQ (slight) | Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation. |
| Calmar | 0.57 | 0.59 | SOXQ (slight) | Annualized return divided by the max drawdown. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 279 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, FTEC and SOXQ hold 35% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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35% in common
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Side by side
FTEC and SOXQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FTEC and SOXQ do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?
- What each follows. FTEC follows MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index and SOXQ follows Semiconductors.
- Holdings in common. 35% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026).
- One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 FTEC returned +25.0% and SOXQ +63.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 38.0 points.
Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
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FTEC
FTEC tracks the MSCI Information Technology. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.0% with distributions reinvested, against +24.7% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 281 positions, with the top ten at 62.2%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 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
- Are FTEC and SOXQ in the same category?
- FTEC is a stock ETF and SOXQ is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which returned more over the last year, FTEC or SOXQ?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +25.0% and SOXQ +63.0%.
- Which is cheaper, FTEC or SOXQ?
- FTEC is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 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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