Semiconductor ETFs
Asset Allocation
Position | Category/Sector | Target Weight |
---|---|---|
FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | Technology Equities | 12.50% |
PXI Invesco DWA Energy Momentum ETF | Energy Equities | 12.50% |
SMH VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF | Technology Equities | 12.50% |
SOXL Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares | Leveraged Equities, Leveraged | 12.50% |
SOXQ Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF | Technology Equities | 12.50% |
SOXX iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF | Technology Equities | 12.50% |
USD ProShares Ultra Semiconductors | Leveraged Equities, Leveraged | 12.50% |
XSD SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF | Technology Equities | 12.50% |
Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Semiconductor ETFs, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends. The portfolio is rebalanced every 3 months.
The earliest data available for this chart is Jun 11, 2021, corresponding to the inception date of SOXQ
Returns By Period
YTD | 1M | 6M | 1Y | 5Y* | 10Y* | |
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^GSPC S&P 500 | -10.18% | -5.91% | -9.57% | 5.19% | 12.98% | 9.68% |
Semiconductor ETFs | -31.72% | -20.62% | -34.70% | -22.36% | N/A | N/A |
Portfolio components: | ||||||
SMH VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF | -20.50% | -14.59% | -23.13% | -8.95% | 24.77% | 22.71% |
USD ProShares Ultra Semiconductors | -49.63% | -29.77% | -51.29% | -22.98% | 40.87% | 35.28% |
SOXL Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares | -66.21% | -53.70% | -73.72% | -74.91% | 2.01% | 15.86% |
SOXX iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF | -22.61% | -17.33% | -27.11% | -20.31% | 17.72% | 19.39% |
SOXQ Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF | -22.93% | -16.50% | -26.11% | -15.62% | N/A | N/A |
PXI Invesco DWA Energy Momentum ETF | -10.87% | -8.68% | -11.97% | -17.36% | 28.21% | -0.64% |
XSD SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF | -30.38% | -21.24% | -28.81% | -19.21% | 13.31% | 15.21% |
FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | -22.92% | -17.37% | -27.54% | -19.70% | 13.41% | N/A |
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of Semiconductor ETFs, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
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2025 | -3.83% | -4.89% | -13.50% | -13.69% | -31.72% | ||||||||
2024 | 3.18% | 15.47% | 7.45% | -7.05% | 15.28% | 8.88% | -7.00% | -3.38% | -0.45% | -2.42% | 2.27% | -0.44% | 32.75% |
2023 | 15.90% | -0.03% | 7.94% | -8.70% | 15.20% | 9.38% | 7.82% | -4.10% | -7.77% | -8.68% | 16.97% | 13.65% | 66.55% |
2022 | -15.85% | -0.52% | 1.84% | -18.72% | 8.44% | -21.82% | 19.40% | -8.77% | -15.24% | 7.53% | 16.48% | -11.59% | -39.93% |
2021 | 6.11% | -2.35% | 3.59% | -3.51% | 10.03% | 14.60% | 2.26% | 33.55% |
Expense Ratio
Semiconductor ETFs has an expense ratio of 0.54%, placing it in the medium range. Below, you can find the expense ratios of the portfolio's funds side by side and easily compare their relative costs.
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of Semiconductor ETFs is 2, meaning it’s performing worse than 98% of other portfolios on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
This table presents a comparison of risk-adjusted performance metrics for positions. Risk-adjusted metrics are performance indicators that assess an investment's returns in relation to its risk, enabling a more accurate comparison of different investment options.
Sharpe ratio | Sortino ratio | Omega ratio | Calmar ratio | Martin ratio | |
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SMH VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF | -0.27 | -0.11 | 0.99 | -0.33 | -0.84 |
USD ProShares Ultra Semiconductors | -0.29 | 0.23 | 1.03 | -0.44 | -1.04 |
SOXL Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares | -0.60 | -0.71 | 0.91 | -0.87 | -1.53 |
SOXX iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF | -0.53 | -0.53 | 0.93 | -0.55 | -1.36 |
SOXQ Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF | -0.41 | -0.33 | 0.96 | -0.47 | -1.20 |
PXI Invesco DWA Energy Momentum ETF | -0.61 | -0.66 | 0.91 | -0.60 | -1.63 |
XSD SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF | -0.46 | -0.41 | 0.95 | -0.51 | -1.47 |
FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | -0.50 | -0.48 | 0.94 | -0.52 | -1.31 |
Dividends
Dividend yield
Semiconductor ETFs provided a 1.18% dividend yield over the last twelve months.
TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
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Portfolio | 1.18% | 0.67% | 0.69% | 1.20% | 0.35% | 0.52% | 1.01% | 1.03% | 0.57% | 1.91% | 0.81% | 0.88% |
Portfolio components: | ||||||||||||
SMH VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF | 0.56% | 0.44% | 0.60% | 1.18% | 0.51% | 0.69% | 1.50% | 1.88% | 1.43% | 0.80% | 2.14% | 1.16% |
USD ProShares Ultra Semiconductors | 0.35% | 0.10% | 0.05% | 0.30% | 0.00% | 0.14% | 0.72% | 0.93% | 0.32% | 7.11% | 0.39% | 2.71% |
SOXL Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares | 3.82% | 1.18% | 0.51% | 1.08% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.38% | 1.30% | 0.09% | 4.84% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
SOXX iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF | 0.89% | 0.67% | 0.78% | 1.25% | 0.64% | 0.81% | 1.23% | 1.37% | 0.90% | 1.08% | 1.29% | 1.56% |
SOXQ Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF | 0.88% | 0.68% | 0.87% | 1.36% | 0.73% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
PXI Invesco DWA Energy Momentum ETF | 1.91% | 1.52% | 1.82% | 3.14% | 0.57% | 1.73% | 2.80% | 0.93% | 0.80% | 0.73% | 2.06% | 1.15% |
XSD SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF | 0.35% | 0.20% | 0.31% | 0.44% | 0.10% | 0.26% | 0.51% | 1.16% | 0.59% | 0.64% | 0.58% | 0.46% |
FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | 0.64% | 0.54% | 0.60% | 0.89% | 0.25% | 0.48% | 0.92% | 0.70% | 0.47% | 0.12% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Semiconductor ETFs. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Semiconductor ETFs was 49.56%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 316 trading sessions.
The current Semiconductor ETFs drawdown is 46.22%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
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-49.56% | Dec 28, 2021 | 202 | Oct 14, 2022 | 316 | Jan 19, 2024 | 518 |
-49.41% | Jul 11, 2024 | 187 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
-20.14% | Mar 8, 2024 | 30 | Apr 19, 2024 | 25 | May 24, 2024 | 55 |
-10.83% | Dec 8, 2021 | 9 | Dec 20, 2021 | 4 | Dec 27, 2021 | 13 |
-10.63% | Jun 20, 2024 | 3 | Jun 24, 2024 | 11 | Jul 10, 2024 | 14 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Semiconductor ETFs volatility is 30.09%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
Diversification
Asset Correlations Table
PXI | USD | XSD | FTXL | SMH | SOXQ | SOXL | SOXX | |
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PXI | 1.00 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 |
USD | 0.31 | 1.00 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 |
XSD | 0.39 | 0.88 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.95 |
FTXL | 0.36 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.97 |
SMH | 0.33 | 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.98 |
SOXQ | 0.34 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.99 |
SOXL | 0.35 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
SOXX | 0.35 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 |