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PSI vs XSD: which is really different?

PSI and XSD hold 33% of their weight in the same names, and PSI returned more over the year.

Invesco Semiconductors ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Semiconductor ETF.

48.5%PSI in the S&P 500
38.2%XSD in the S&P 500
+96.1%PSI total return, 1 year
+58.2%XSD 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 26XSD 22.60.1, 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
XSD62% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
38%62%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 88% · top ten 31% of the fund · 48 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 31% in38%62%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 88% · top ten 31% of the fund

33% 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 XSD hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions PSI and XSD both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingPSIXSD
Advanced Micro Devices Inc5.69%3.23%
Semtech Corp3.85%3.10%
Micron Technology Inc5.30%2.94%
Intel Corp6.04%2.72%
Analog Devices Inc4.89%2.48%
Texas Instruments Inc4.99%2.45%
Diodes Inc2.64%2.42%
SiTime Corp2.75%2.42%
Lattice Semiconductor Corp2.54%2.20%
Microchip Technology Inc2.65%2.16%
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc2.75%1.99%
Power Integrations Inc2.45%1.76%
Only in each
Only in PSIOnly in XSD
KLA Corp 4.70%IMPINJ INC 3.93%
Applied Materials Inc 4.51%SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC 3.48%
Lam Research Corp 4.46%QORVO INC 3.37%
Cohu Inc 3.03%NVIDIA CORP 2.94%
FormFactor Inc 2.92%AMBARELLA INC 2.87%
Tower Semiconductor Ltd 2.79%MAXLINEAR INC 2.79%
AXT Inc 2.76%SILICON LABORATORIES INC 2.70%
Amkor Technology Inc 2.75%QUALCOMM INC 2.65%

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 17, 2026 and Sep 19, 2026.

Performance, window by window

PSI and XSD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
PSIXSDPSIXSDPSIXSD
3 months−21.8%−20.4%−24.0 pts−22.6 pts−19.3 pts−17.9 pts
6 months+47.3%+57.2%+29.3 pts+39.2 pts+23.1 pts+33.0 pts
1 year+96.1%+58.2%+79.5 pts+41.7 pts+74.3 pts+36.5 pts
3 years+225.9%+158.3%+147.5 pts+79.9 pts+127.8 pts+60.1 pts
Since launch+3200.3%+2210.2%+2396.7 pts+1406.7 pts+1510.0 pts+520.0 pts
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PSI and XSD 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
XSD
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Semiconductor ETF
Holds 48 stocks in semiconductors, 38% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerInvescoState Street
ThemeSemiconductorsSemiconductors
In the S&P 50048.5%38.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50092.2%88.2%
In the Nasdaq-10043.2%30.9%
Holdings3348
Top ten, share of the fund47.5%31.4%
Expense ratio0.55%0.35%
Fee for the differing part0.60%0.40%
Total return, 1 year+96.1%+58.2%
vs the S&P 500+79.5 pts+41.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+74.3 pts+36.5 pts
Below its high−25.8%−22.0%
Net assets$2.7bn$3.0bn

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.

XSD in plain words

By weight, 38% of XSD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 88%. The top ten holdings are 31% of the fund across 48 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 17, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +58.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 41.7 pts. It sits 22.0% below its all-time high of Jun 3, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do PSI and XSD hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 33% 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 XSD?
PSI has 48% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XSD has 38%, so PSI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, PSI or XSD?
PSI charges 0.55% a year and XSD charges 0.35%, so XSD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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PSI against XSD, 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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