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GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF against iShares Semiconductor ETF.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/semy-vs-soxx","dateModified":"2026-10-28","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":4943,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Compare ETFs / SEMY vs SOXX \n \n Data as of Oct 28, 2026.\n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n SEMY vs SOXX: Differences, Returns & Fees\n SEMY and SOXX are measured over different days, and SOXX charges 0.33% to SEMY's 1.07%.\n Copy this for sharing \n SOXX costs 0.74 points a year less; SOXX is far larger, $48.3bn against $36m.\n SEMY and SOXX at a glance. As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. SEMY SOXX \n Expense ratio 1.07% 0.33% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $36m $48.3bn \n Total return, 1 year not published +72.0% \n What it tracks Benchmark: iShares Semiconductor ETF, measured thro","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, SEMY against SOXX, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/semy-vs-soxx","a":{"ticker":"SEMY","name":"GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF","issuer":"GraniteShares","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Since launch in Nov 2025, SEMY paid 74.7% in cash and returned 29.8% in total, against 89.0% for SOXX.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/semy","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"74.7%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+29.8%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against SOXX","value":"\u221259.2 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (GraniteShares estimate)","value":"98.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"GraniteShares estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid weekly), ex-date Oct 23, 2026","value":"$0.1441","as_of":"2026-10-23","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$36m","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.07%","as_of":"2025-10-27","source":"497 XBRL, Oct 27, 2025"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SOXX","name":"iShares Semiconductor ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SOXX returned 72.0%, against 13.3% for PBUS.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/soxx","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"74.3%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"82.3%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"62.4%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+72.0%","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":"0.4%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 15, 2026","value":"$0.325","as_of":"2026-09-15","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$48.3bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.33%","as_of":"2026-07-27","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jul 27, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/semy-vs-soxx"}