Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
SEMY vs SOXX: Differences, Returns & Fees
SEMY and SOXX are measured over different days, and SOXX charges 0.33% to SEMY's 1.07%.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $36m for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF and $48.3bn for iShares Semiconductor ETF.
Pair scorecard
SOXX costs 0.74 points a year less; SOXX is far larger, $48.3bn against $36m.
| Measure | SEMY | SOXX |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +72.0% |
| Cash paid, share of starting value, since Nov 18, 2025 | 74.7% | |
| Price change, since Nov 18, 2025 | fell 53.4% | |
| Latest payout, annualized | 65.7% | |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 98% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment | |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 20.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Benchmark: iShares Semiconductor ETF, measured through SOXX | Semiconductors |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | ahead by 58.7 pts | |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 59.2 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 0.33% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $36m | $48.3bn |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 82% | |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 74% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 62% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
Risk and return
Nov 28, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026 · 47 weekly returnsSOXX returned more: +61.7% to +24.2%. SEMY fell less at its worst: −11.0% to −25.2%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | SEMY | SOXX | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +24.2% | +61.7% | SOXX | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | −52.9% | +61.2% | SOXX | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −11.0% | −25.2% | SEMY | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 47 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, SEMY and SOXX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
SEMY and SOXX 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 SEMY; the two funds' holdings are dated 119 days apart.
SEMY
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 18, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026, SEMY paid 74.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 53.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +29.8%. iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) returned +89.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 59.2 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 65.7%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
SOXX
By weight, 74% 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 31 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +72.0% with distributions reinvested against +13.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index, so a holder was ahead by 58.7 pts. It sits 20.3% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Are SEMY and SOXX in the same category?
- SEMY is an option-income ETF and SOXX is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which is cheaper, SEMY or SOXX?
- SOXX is cheaper, by 0.74 percentage points a year. That is about $74 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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