Which is more different from the S&P 500, GUNR or SOXX?

GUNR has 27% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXX has 73%, so GUNR differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GUNR or SOXX?

GUNR charges 0.46% a year and SOXX charges 0.33%, so SOXX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GUNR vs SOXX: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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SOXX holds 73.2% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and GUNR 27.1%.

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Net assets: $7.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF, and $44.3bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares Semiconductor ETF.

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At a glance

27.1%

GUNR in the S&P 500

73.2%

SOXX in the S&P 500

+26.8%

GUNR total return, 1 year

+52.5%

SOXX total return, 1 year

GUNR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 73% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

27% of GUNR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 73% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

SOXX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 27% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

73% of SOXX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 27% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SOXX costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GUNR vs SOXX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GUNR	SOXX
Return
Measure	GUNR	SOXX
Total return, 1 year	+26.8%	+52.5%
Drawdown
Measure	GUNR	SOXX
Below its all-time high	7.5%, high on Sep 9, 2026	31.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	GUNR	SOXX
What it tracks	Natural resources	Semiconductors
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year		+14.3%
Against its benchmark, 1 year		ahead by 38.2 pts
Cost and size
Measure	GUNR	SOXX
Expense ratio	0.46%	0.33%
Net assets, GUNR as of Jul 31, 2026 and SOXX as of Nov 3, 2026	$7.2bn	$44.3bn
Holdings
Measure	GUNR	SOXX
Holdings in common	not published

Method

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Window by window: GUNR vs SOXX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	GUNR	SOXX	GUNR	SOXX
3 months	+1.3%	−15.1%	not measured	−14.8 pts vs PBUS
6 months	−2.5%	−11.0%	not measured	−15.9 pts vs PBUS
1 year	+26.8%	+52.5%	not measured	+38.2 pts vs PBUS
3 years	+45.4%	+189.2%	not measured	+106.0 pts vs PBUS
Since launchNot the same days: GUNR Sep 2011 · SOXX Jul 2001	+149.3%	+2,181.5%	not measured	not measured

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Side by side

GUNR Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF · Holds 135 stocks in natural resources, 27% of its weight in S&P 500 companies SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF · Holds 31 stocks in semiconductors, 73% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Northern Trust iShares

Theme Natural resources Semiconductors

In the S&P 500 27.1% 73.2%

Active share vs the S&P 500 98.3% 82.3%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.4% 73.5%

Holdings 135 31

Top ten, share of the fund 36.6% 61.0%

Expense ratio 0.46% 0.33%

Fee for the differing part 0.47% 0.40%

Total return, 1 year +26.8% +52.5%

vs its benchmark not measured +38.2 pts vs PBUS

Below its high −7.5% −31.2%

Net assets, GUNR as of Jul 31, 2026 and SOXX as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.2bn $44.3bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

GUNR

By weight, 27% of GUNR'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 37% of the fund across 135 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.8% with distributions reinvested. It sits 7.5% below its all-time high of Sep 9, 2026.

SOXX

By weight, 73% 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 61% of the fund across 31 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +52.5% with distributions reinvested against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index, so a holder was ahead by 38.2 pts. It sits 31.2% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, GUNR or SOXX?: GUNR has 27% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXX has 73%, so GUNR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GUNR or SOXX?: GUNR charges 0.46% a year and SOXX charges 0.33%, so SOXX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GUNR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GUNR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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SOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SOXX ↗

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