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ITA vs SOXX
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 SOXX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ITA | Only in SOXX |
|---|---|
| GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 22.63% | Micron Technology, Inc. 8.55% |
| RTX CORPORATION 14.83% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 8.10% |
| THE BOEING COMPANY 8.90% | NVIDIA Corp. 6.82% |
| TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED 4.59% | Intel Corp. 6.34% |
| HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. 4.50% | Broadcom, Inc. 6.08% |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 4.34% | Applied Materials, Inc. 5.78% |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4.05% | KLA Corp. 5.65% |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation 3.92% | Marvell Technology, Inc. 5.23% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | SOXX | ITA | SOXX | ITA | SOXX | |
| 3 months | −1.6% | −3.6% | −6.3 pts | −8.3 pts | −3.7 pts | −5.7 pts |
| 6 months | −6.7% | +60.9% | −21.9 pts | +45.7 pts | −26.9 pts | +40.7 pts |
| 1 year | +14.2% | +113.9% | −5.7 pts | +93.9 pts | −11.4 pts | +88.3 pts |
| 3 years | +100.8% | +210.8% | +22.9 pts | +132.9 pts | +7.4 pts | +117.4 pts |
| Since launch | +937.0% | +3635.3% | +125.7 pts | +2823.9 pts | −747.0 pts | +1951.2 pts |
| ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| Theme | Defense | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 76.6% | 80.8% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97.9% | 81.6% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 3.2% | 78.4% |
| Holdings | 49 | 30 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 75.2% | 61.7% |
| Expense ratio | not published | not published |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | not published |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.2% | +113.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −5.7 pts | +93.9 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −11.4 pts | +88.3 pts |
| Below its high | −10.9% | −20.6% |
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.
SOXX in plain words
By weight, 81% 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 30 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +113.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 93.9 pts. It sits 20.6% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do ITA 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, ITA or SOXX?
- ITA has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXX has 81%, so ITA differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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