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iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) ETF Analysis

SOXX

Expense ratio 0.33% Yield 0.22% Assets $48.43B Since July 10, 2001 Family iShares

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$510.36

+$10.35 (+2.07%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, the annualized return for SOXX over 10 years is +31.33%.

SOXX charges an expense ratio of 0.33%.

SOXX has $48.43B in net assets.

SOXX Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 21, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	$100 becomes	$300 becomes
1 year	+75.75%	+75.75%	$175.75	$527.24
3 years	+240.57%	+50.45%	$340.57	$1,021.72
5 years	+240.43%	+27.76%	$340.43	$1,021.28
10 years	+1,426.43%	+31.33%	$1,526.43	$4,579.29

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

SOXX Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

−35.09%+69.77%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+69.77%
2025	+40.74%
2024	+12.92%
2023	+67.12%
2022	−35.09%
2021	+44.09%
2020	+52.72%
2019	+62.42%
2018	−6.49%
2017	+39.79%
2016 (partial year)	+17.90%

SOXX Monthly Returns

−22%+41%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+15.0	+1.7	−6.7	+40.4	+23.3	+12.6	−21.2	+1.2	+11.3	−10.2	—	—
2025	+1.2	−4.4	−9.6	−2.3	+11.5	+16.7	+0.6	+2.2	+10.7	+13.1	−3.2	+1.6
2024	+1.7	+11.3	+4.0	−5.3	+9.4	+5.5	−4.6	−1.8	+0.0	−5.3	−1.3	+0.2
2023	+16.0	+1.5	+8.8	−7.3	+15.7	+6.6	+5.5	−4.6	−6.9	−6.6	+16.1	+12.4
2022	−11.6	−1.1	+0.0	−15.3	+6.3	−17.8	+16.5	−9.2	−13.3	+2.4	+18.9	−10.1
2021	+3.2	+6.5	+1.9	−0.5	+2.5	+5.1	+0.6	+2.5	−4.5	+6.5	+11.5	+2.7
2020	−3.2	−4.6	−11.2	+14.5	+7.2	+7.8	+7.2	+5.8	−0.5	+0.3	+18.4	+5.0
2019	+10.1	+6.4	+3.4	+11.6	−16.6	+12.9	+5.6	−2.3	+3.7	+6.1	+4.1	+7.9
2018	+8.6	+0.2	−2.4	−6.3	+11.1	−4.6	+4.1	+2.6	−2.3	−11.9	+3.2	−6.5
2017	+4.2	+2.8	+4.4	−0.6	+8.7	−5.0	+4.8	+2.9	+5.2	+8.9	−0.1	−1.4

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

SOXX Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 34.92%
Beta (3y): 2.28
Best year: +67.12%
Worst year: −35.09%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

SOXX vs SOXL: Cost, Size and Returns

As of October 21, 2026.

Metric	SOXX	SOXL
Expense Ratio	0.33%	0.75%
Total Assets	$48.43B	$23.97B
Average volume	8.15M	66.38M
Dividend Yield	0.22%	0.06%
1 year · Annualized	+75.75%	+148.87%
3 years · Annualized	+50.45%	+84.84%
5 years · Annualized	+27.76%	+18.49%
10 years · Annualized	+31.33%	+44.01%

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Top Holdings

#	Symbol	Name	Weight
1	INTC	Intel Corp	9.59%
2	AMD	Advanced Micro Devices Inc	9.28%
3	MU	Micron Technology Inc	7.93%
4	NVDA	NVIDIA Corp	7.39%
5	AVGO	Broadcom Inc	6.77%
6	MRVL	Marvell Technology Inc	4.46%
7	AMAT	Applied Materials Inc	3.98%
8	KLAC	KLA Corp	3.97%
9	ADI	Analog Devices Inc	3.91%
10	LRCX	Lam Research Corp	3.89%

Analysis

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Fund Overview

iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) is an exchange-traded fund in the Technology category. The fund holds $48.43B in total net assets. Annual costs run at an expense ratio of 0.33%. On a $10,000 position that is $33.00 a year. iShares is the fund family on file. It has been trading since July 10, 2001.

Its biggest positions are Intel Corp (INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), and Micron Technology Inc (MU). Intel Corp alone accounts for 9.59% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 61.17% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for SOXX is $510.36, dated October 21, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +75.75%. Measured over 10 years, that is +31.33% a year compounded. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 0.22%.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2023 returned +67.12% and 2022 returned −35.09%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +69.77%.

Price & Risk Profile

The 52-week range on file runs from $260.44 to $655.95. The latest close sits 95.96% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 34.92%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 2.28. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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