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As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. SOXX XME \n Expense ratio 0.33% 0.35% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $48.3bn $3.8bn \n Total return, 1 year +72.0% +3.4% \n What ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, SOXX against XME, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/soxx-vs-xme","a":{"ticker":"SOXX","name":"iShares Semiconductor ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SOXX returned 72.0%, against 13.3% for PBUS.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/soxx","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"74.3%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"82.3%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"62.4%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+72.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.4%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 15, 2026","value":"$0.325","as_of":"2026-09-15","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$48.3bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.33%","as_of":"2026-07-27","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jul 27, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"XME","name":"State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF","issuer":"State Street","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XME returned 3.4%, against 13.7% for IVV.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xme","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"21.4%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"99.6%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"53.3%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+3.4%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.4%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 21, 2026","value":"$0.0728","as_of":"2026-09-21","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$3.8bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.35%","as_of":"2025-10-24","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Oct 24, 2025"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/soxx-vs-xme"}