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PPA vs SOXX

Invesco 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.

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PPA and SOXX on the themes desk fields, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PPA
Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF
SOXX
iShares Semiconductor ETF
IssuerInvescoiShares
ThemeDefenseSemiconductors
In the S&P 50071.1%80.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50096.4%81.6%
In the Nasdaq-1007.3%78.4%
Holdings6030
Top ten, share of the fund55.5%61.7%
Expense ratio0.58%not published
Fee for the differing part0.60%not published
Total return, 1 year+12.6%+113.9%
vs the S&P 500−7.3 pts+93.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−13.0 pts+88.3 pts
Below its high−10.9%−20.6%

PPA in plain words

By weight, 71% of PPA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 56% of the fund across 60 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +12.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 7.3 pts. It sits 10.9% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 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 PPA 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, PPA or SOXX?
PPA has 71% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXX has 81%, so PPA differs more from the index.

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