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NASA 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, NASA and SOXX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in NASA | Only in SOXX |
|---|---|
| Rocket Lab Corp 12.12% | Micron Technology, Inc. 8.55% |
| Planet Labs PBC 7.32% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 8.10% |
| Intuitive Machines Inc 7.17% | NVIDIA Corp. 6.82% |
| SpaceX SPV Exposure (Preferred) 6.47% | Intel Corp. 6.34% |
| AST SpaceMobile Inc 6.19% | Broadcom, Inc. 6.08% |
| Firefly Aerospace Inc 5.42% | Applied Materials, Inc. 5.78% |
| BlackSky Technology Inc 4.33% | KLA Corp. 5.65% |
| 5N Plus Inc 4.08% | 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 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASA | SOXX | NASA | SOXX | NASA | SOXX | |
| 3 months | −27.9% | −3.6% | −32.6 pts | −8.3 pts | −30.0 pts | −5.7 pts |
| 6 months | n/a | +60.9% | n/a | +45.7 pts | n/a | +40.7 pts |
| 1 year | n/a | +113.9% | n/a | +93.9 pts | n/a | +88.3 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +210.8% | n/a | +132.9 pts | n/a | +117.4 pts |
| Since launch | −6.6% | +3635.3% | −25.3 pts | +2823.9 pts | −31.3 pts | +1951.2 pts |
| NASA Tema Space Innovators ETF | SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Tema | iShares |
| Theme | Space | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 2.4% | 80.8% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 81.6% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 0.0% | 78.4% |
| Holdings | 37 | 30 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 60.8% | 61.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | not published |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.75% | not published |
| Total return, 1 year | −6.6% (since launch on Mar 31, 2026) | +113.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −25.3 pts | +93.9 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −31.3 pts | +88.3 pts |
| Below its high | −43.9% | −20.6% |
NASA in plain words
By weight, 2% of NASA'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 61% of the fund across 37 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned −6.6% with distributions reinvested against +18.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 25.3 pts. It sits 43.9% below its all-time high of May 27, 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 NASA 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, NASA or SOXX?
- NASA has 2% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXX has 81%, so NASA differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, NASA against SOXX, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/NASA-SOXX.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.