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ITA vs SOXX
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF and iShares Semiconductor ETF, side by side on the themes desk.
0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| 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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