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SOXX vs XAR
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, SOXX and XAR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SOXX | Only in XAR |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. 8.55% | VSE Corp 3.40% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 8.10% | Axon Enterprise Inc 3.23% |
| NVIDIA Corp. 6.82% | StandardAero Inc 3.11% |
| Intel Corp. 6.34% | FTAI Aviation Ltd 3.09% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 6.08% | Carpenter Technology Corp 3.04% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 5.78% | General Electric Co 3.02% |
| KLA Corp. 5.65% | Woodward Inc 2.98% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 5.23% | HEICO Corp 2.86% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOXX | XAR | SOXX | XAR | SOXX | XAR | |
| 3 months | −3.6% | −7.2% | −8.3 pts | −11.9 pts | −5.7 pts | −9.3 pts |
| 6 months | +60.9% | −9.4% | +45.7 pts | −24.5 pts | +40.7 pts | −29.5 pts |
| 1 year | +113.9% | +17.9% | +93.9 pts | −2.1 pts | +88.3 pts | −7.7 pts |
| 3 years | +210.8% | +113.8% | +132.9 pts | +35.9 pts | +117.4 pts | +20.3 pts |
| Since launch | +3635.3% | +1074.6% | +2823.9 pts | +314.2 pts | +1951.2 pts | −342.9 pts |
| SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF | XAR State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | State Street |
| Theme | Semiconductors | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 80.8% | 32.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 81.6% | 97.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 78.4% | 3.2% |
| Holdings | 30 | 48 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 61.7% | 30.4% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.36% |
| Total return, 1 year | +113.9% | +17.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +93.9 pts | −2.1 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +88.3 pts | −7.7 pts |
| Below its high | −20.6% | −14.8% |
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.
XAR in plain words
By weight, 32% of XAR'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 30% of the fund across 48 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. It sits 14.8% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do SOXX and XAR 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, SOXX or XAR?
- SOXX has 81% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAR has 32%, so XAR differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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