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PSI vs SOXQ: which is really different?

PSI and SOXQ hold 41% of their weight in the same names, and PSI returned more over the year.

Invesco Semiconductors ETF and Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF.

48.5%PSI in the S&P 500
81.7%SOXQ in the S&P 500
+96.1%PSI total return, 1 year
+90.6%SOXQ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: PSI scores higher

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

PSI 26SOXQ 11.20.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 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

PSI52% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
49%52%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 48% of the fund · 33 holdings filed Sep 19, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 43% in49%52%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 48% of the fund
SOXQ18% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
82%18%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 81% · top ten 63% of the fund · 33 holdings filed Sep 19, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 81% in82%18%in the S&P 50018% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 81% · top ten 63% of the fund

41% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PSI and SOXQ hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions PSI and SOXQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingPSISOXQ
Micron Technology Inc5.30%9.09%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc5.69%4.71%
Applied Materials Inc4.51%4.29%
Intel Corp6.04%4.11%
KLA Corp4.70%4.00%
Analog Devices Inc4.89%3.94%
Lam Research Corp4.46%3.93%
Texas Instruments Inc4.99%3.79%
Teradyne Inc2.69%2.40%
Microchip Technology Inc2.65%1.64%
ON Semiconductor Corp2.56%1.13%
Entegris Inc2.72%0.90%
Only in each
Only in PSIOnly in SOXQ
Semtech Corp 3.85%NVIDIA Corp 13.73%
Cohu Inc 3.03%Broadcom Inc 8.69%
FormFactor Inc 2.92%Marvell Technology Inc 5.17%
Tower Semiconductor Ltd 2.79%ASML Holding NV 4.53%
AXT Inc 2.76%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.52%
Amkor Technology Inc 2.75%QUALCOMM Inc 3.09%
SiTime Corp 2.75%Coherent Corp 2.56%
Wolfspeed Inc 2.69%Monolithic Power Systems Inc 2.47%

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 19, 2026.

Performance, window by window

PSI and SOXQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
PSISOXQPSISOXQPSISOXQ
3 months−21.8%−16.7%−24.0 pts−19.0 pts−19.3 pts−14.2 pts
6 months+47.3%+55.7%+29.3 pts+37.6 pts+23.1 pts+31.4 pts
1 year+96.1%+90.6%+79.5 pts+74.0 pts+74.3 pts+68.8 pts
3 years+225.9%+250.9%+147.5 pts+172.5 pts+127.8 pts+152.8 pts
Since launch+3200.3%+288.6%+2396.7 pts+195.4 pts+1510.0 pts+170.6 pts
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PSI and SOXQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PSI
Invesco Semiconductors ETF
Holds 33 stocks in semiconductors, 48% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
SOXQ
Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF
Holds 33 stocks in semiconductors, 82% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerInvescoInvesco
ThemeSemiconductorsSemiconductors
In the S&P 50048.5%81.7%
Active share vs the S&P 50092.2%80.8%
In the Nasdaq-10043.2%81.2%
Holdings3333
Top ten, share of the fund47.5%62.9%
Expense ratio0.55%0.19%
Fee for the differing part0.60%0.24%
Total return, 1 year+96.1%+90.6%
vs the S&P 500+79.5 pts+74.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+74.3 pts+68.8 pts
Below its high−25.8%−18.5%
Net assets$2.7bn$3.1bn

PSI in plain words

By weight, 48% of PSI'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 48% of the fund across 33 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +96.1% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 79.5 pts. It sits 25.8% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

SOXQ in plain words

By weight, 82% of SOXQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 81%. The top ten holdings are 63% of the fund across 33 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +90.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 74.0 pts. It sits 18.5% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do PSI and SOXQ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 41% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, PSI or SOXQ?
PSI has 48% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXQ has 82%, so PSI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, PSI or SOXQ?
PSI charges 0.55% a year and SOXQ charges 0.19%, so SOXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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PSI against SOXQ, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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