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ITA vs SOXQ
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, ITA and SOXQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ITA | Only in SOXQ |
|---|---|
| GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 22.63% | Micron Technology, Inc. 11.84% |
| RTX CORPORATION 14.83% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.99% |
| THE BOEING COMPANY 8.90% | Broadcom Inc. 8.79% |
| TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED 4.59% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 6.49% |
| HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. 4.50% | Intel Corp. 6.33% |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 4.34% | Marvell Technology, Inc. 6.32% |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4.05% | QUALCOMM Inc. 4.44% |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation 3.92% | Texas Instruments Inc. 3.62% |
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 as filed for Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | SOXQ | ITA | SOXQ | ITA | SOXQ | |
| 3 months | −1.6% | −4.0% | −6.3 pts | −8.7 pts | −3.7 pts | −6.1 pts |
| 6 months | −6.7% | +56.3% | −21.9 pts | +41.2 pts | −26.9 pts | +36.2 pts |
| 1 year | +14.2% | +107.9% | −5.7 pts | +87.9 pts | −11.4 pts | +82.3 pts |
| 3 years | +100.8% | +225.0% | +22.9 pts | +147.0 pts | +7.4 pts | +131.5 pts |
| Since launch | +937.0% | +282.6% | +125.7 pts | +187.7 pts | −747.0 pts | +165.3 pts |
| ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | SOXQ Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Invesco |
| Theme | Defense | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 76.6% | 84.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97.9% | 80.8% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 3.2% | 81.7% |
| Holdings | 49 | 30 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 75.2% | 63.4% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.19% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.24% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.2% | +107.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −5.7 pts | +87.9 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −11.4 pts | +82.3 pts |
| Below its high | −10.9% | −19.7% |
ITA in plain words
By weight, 77% of ITA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 75% of the fund across 49 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +14.2% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. It sits 10.9% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
SOXQ in plain words
By weight, 84% 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 63% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +107.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 87.9 pts. It sits 19.7% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do ITA and SOXQ 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, ITA or SOXQ?
- ITA has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXQ has 84%, so ITA differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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