iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX NASDAQ
The iShares Semiconductor ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S.-listed equities in the semiconductor sector that design, manufacture, and distribute semiconductors.
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- Fund size
- 2.25B as of Feb 2020
- Expense ratio
- 0.48% per year
- Dividend yield
- 0.23% Quarterly
- Volatility · 1Y
- 45.5% High Risk
- Beta
- 1.84 vs the market
- 52-week range
- 267.25640.34
How SOXX has paid off
Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against its benchmark.
Return by period
Price · to Oct 12Total return vs benchmark
Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 IndexOver 1 year, SOXX returned +92.3% with dividends reinvested — +38.6 pts ahead of its benchmark.
How bumpy is the ride?
Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.
Volatility
Annualized · 1YA typical year sees the price swing about ±45% around its trend.
Drawdown from peak
How far below its previous high the price has been Deepest fall −27.4% on Jul 29, 2026 — 29 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 50% of the time.
Risk vs reward
1YOver 1 year, SOXX delivered more return, with more risk than its benchmark.
Market sensitivity
BetaA beta of 1.84 means SOXX has moved more than the market.
Trend & momentum
Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.
Price vs moving averages
Uptrend- 12-day average565.08 −3.6%
- 26-day average555.32 −1.9%
- 50-day average546.09 −0.2%
- 200-day average471.52 +15.6%
The price is above 1 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.
Relative strength (RSI)
NeutralRSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.
Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.
Inside the fund
Technology · Semiconductors — tracking the ICE Semiconductor Index (TR).
- Assets under management2.25BUSD
- Expense ratio0.48%per year
- Holdings35
- Risk score5.3Medium
Launched July 2001. Listed options available. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.
What it pays you
Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.
About 2 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.
- Per share
- 1.25
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Last paid
- Sep 15, 2026
Last 12 months
1.25 USD / shareWhere SOXX shows up
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About iShares Semiconductor ETF
The iShares Semiconductor ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S.-listed equities in the semiconductor sector that design, manufacture, and distribute semiconductors.
- Featured in 2 curated themes
- 35 holdings
- Ticker
- SOXX
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- ISIN
- US4642875235
- CUSIP
- 464287523
- Currency
- U.S. Dollar (USD)
- Country
- USA
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Benchmark
- Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
All key statistics
Details
Shareas of Oct 12, 2026
Dataas of Feb 28, 2020
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.