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IGV vs SOXX: which is really different?

IGV holds 82.2% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and SOXX 73.8%.

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82.2%IGV in the S&P 500
73.8%SOXX in the S&P 500
−9.7%IGV total return, 1 year
+107.5%SOXX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: IGV scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

IGV 27.5SOXX 14.30.1, the lowest in this set91.6, the highest

A percentile among the 371 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

IGV18% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
82%18%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 92% · top ten 63% of the fund · 108 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 64% in82%18%in the S&P 50018% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 63% of the fund
SOXX26% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
74%26%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 82% · top ten 62% of the fund · 32 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 65% in74%26%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 82% · top ten 62% of the fund

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGV and SOXX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IGV and SOXX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIGVSOXX
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY0.03%0.04%
USD CASH0.01%0.04%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IGVOnly in SOXX
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 9.96%NVIDIA 9.22%
MICROSOFT 9.69%MICRON TECHNOLOGY 8.97%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS 9.36%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 8.70%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 7.25%BROADCOM INC 7.20%
SALESFORCE 6.78%INTEL CORPORATION 5.64%
ORACLE 5.94%MARVELL TECHNOLOGY 4.93%
SERVICENOW 4.65%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.74%
ADOBE INC 3.46%APPLIED MATERIAL INC 4.50%

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 dated Sep 10, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IGV and SOXX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
IGVSOXXIGVSOXXIGVSOXX
3 months+11.9%−11.6%+8.7 pts−14.9 pts+12.7 pts−10.8 pts
6 months+20.6%+59.3%+4.6 pts+43.2 pts−0.1 pts+38.6 pts
1 year−9.7%+107.5%−27.2 pts+90.0 pts−32.6 pts+84.5 pts
3 years+42.5%+229.6%−35.3 pts+151.7 pts−52.5 pts+134.5 pts
Since launch+998.5%+3687.1%+194.1 pts+2882.7 pts−675.4 pts+2013.2 pts
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IGV and SOXX on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IGV
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
Holds 108 stocks in cloud and software, 82% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
SOXX
iShares Semiconductor ETF
Holds 32 stocks in semiconductors, 74% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssueriSharesiShares
ThemeCloud and softwareSemiconductors
In the S&P 50082.2%73.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50092.4%82.3%
In the Nasdaq-10064.1%65.2%
Holdings10832
Top ten, share of the fund63.4%62.2%
Expense ratio0.38%0.33%
Fee for the differing part0.41%0.40%
Total return, 1 year−9.7%+107.5%
vs the S&P 500−27.2 pts+90.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−32.6 pts+84.5 pts
Below its high−13.8%−19.5%

IGV in plain words

By weight, 82% of IGV's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 63% of the fund across 108 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned −9.7% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 27.2 pts. It sits 13.8% below its all-time high of Sep 22, 2025.

SOXX in plain words

By weight, 74% 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 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +107.5% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 90.0 pts. It sits 19.5% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, IGV or SOXX?
IGV has 82% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXX has 74%, so IGV differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IGV or SOXX?
IGV charges 0.38% a year and SOXX charges 0.33%, so SOXX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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IGV against SOXX, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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