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GDX vs SOXX: which is really different?

GDX and SOXX hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SOXX returned more over the year.

VanEck Gold Miners ETF and iShares Semiconductor ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

11.0%GDX in the S&P 500
73.8%SOXX in the S&P 500
+40.2%GDX total return, 1 year
+107.5%SOXX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: GDX scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

GDX 76.8SOXX 150.1, the lowest in this set91.4, the highest

A percentile among the 349 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

GDX89% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
11%89%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in11%89%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% of the fund
SOXX26% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
74%26%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 82% · top ten 62% of the fund · 32 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 65% in74%26%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 82% · top ten 62% of the fund

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GDX and SOXX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in GDXOnly in SOXX
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 10.67%NVIDIA 9.22%
Newmont Corp 10.42%MICRON TECHNOLOGY 8.97%
Barrick Mining Corp 7.95%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 8.70%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 5.61%BROADCOM INC 7.20%
Anglogold Ashanti Plc 5.04%INTEL CORPORATION 5.64%
Franco-Nevada Corp 4.89%MARVELL TECHNOLOGY 4.93%
Kinross Gold Corp 4.40%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.74%
Gold Fields Ltd 4.07%APPLIED MATERIAL INC 4.50%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GDX and SOXX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GDXSOXXGDXSOXXGDXSOXX
3 months+21.3%−11.6%+18.0 pts−14.9 pts+22.1 pts−10.8 pts
6 months+4.1%+59.3%−11.9 pts+43.2 pts−16.6 pts+38.6 pts
1 year+40.2%+107.5%+22.7 pts+90.0 pts+17.2 pts+84.5 pts
3 years+249.2%+229.6%+171.3 pts+151.7 pts+154.1 pts+134.5 pts
Since launch+137.2%+3687.1%−667.2 pts+2882.7 pts−1536.8 pts+2013.2 pts
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GDX and SOXX on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GDX
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
Holds 59 stocks in miners and metals, 11% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
SOXX
iShares Semiconductor ETF
Holds 32 stocks in semiconductors, 74% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerVanEckiShares
ThemeMiners and metalsSemiconductors
In the S&P 50011.0%73.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%82.3%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%65.2%
Holdings5932
Top ten, share of the fund58.2%62.2%
Expense ratio0.51%0.33%
Fee for the differing part0.51%0.40%
Total return, 1 year+40.2%+107.5%
vs the S&P 500+22.7 pts+90.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+17.2 pts+84.5 pts
Below its high−16.2%−19.5%

GDX in plain words

By weight, 11% of GDX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 59 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +40.2% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 22.7 pts. It sits 16.2% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

SOXX in plain words

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 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +107.5% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 90.0 pts. It sits 19.5% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDX and SOXX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, GDX or SOXX?
GDX has 11% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXX has 74%, so GDX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDX or SOXX?
GDX charges 0.51% a year and SOXX charges 0.33%, so SOXX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GDX against SOXX, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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