SOXX vs VGT ETF holdings comparison
iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) · Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)
SOXX and VGT overlap by 30.7% by portfolio weight. The remaining 69.3 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 23 stocks; the largest shared position is NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA), contributing 6.81% to the overlap.
The holdings dates differ. This can slightly understate overlap for funds tracking similar indexes.
What this means
SOXX and VGT share a material portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "moderate holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Overlap by weight sums the smaller of the two funds' weights for every stock they both hold. It answers "how much of my money is in the same stocks either way?" See methodology.
This comparison covers normalized equity positions represented in the dataset. Cash, derivatives, options, structured notes, and other non-equity assets are not included, so the result is not a complete comparison of every asset or risk in either fund.
Top shared holdings
| Company | Ticker | in SOXX | in VGT |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | NVDA | 6.81% | 16.82% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | AVGO | 6.08% | 4.21% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | MU | 8.54% | 4.20% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | AMD | 8.09% | 3.21% |
| Intel Corp. | INTC | 6.33% | 2.03% |
| Lam Research Corp. | LRCX | 4.89% | 1.56% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | AMAT | 5.77% | 1.40% |
| Texas Instruments, Inc. | TXN | 3.50% | 1.11% |
| QUALCOMM, Inc. | QCOM | 2.65% | 1.09% |
| KLA Corp. | KLAC | 5.64% | 1.00% |
Holdings only in SOXX or VGT
SOXX has 7 fund-only positions representing approximately 11.2 percentage points of reported exposure; VGT has 293 fund-only positions representing approximately 59.2 percentage points of reported exposure. These are positions whose normalized security identifiers appear in one issuer file but not the other.
Largest positions only in SOXX
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | TSM | 4.26% |
| ASML Holding NV | ASML | 2.30% |
| ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd. | ASX | 1.22% |
| United Microelectronics Corp. | UMC | 1.02% |
| ARM Holdings plc | ARM | 0.79% |
| STMicroelectronics NV | STM | 0.79% |
| Nova Ltd. | NVMI | 0.77% |
Largest positions only in VGT
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | AAPL | 14.57% |
| Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 9.46% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 1.85% |
| Oracle Corp | ORCL | 1.45% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | PLTR | 1.35% |
| International Business Machines Corp | IBM | 1.08% |
| Sandisk Corp/DE | SNDK | 0.98% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | PANW | 0.92% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | STX | 0.80% |
| Western Digital Corp | WDC | 0.76% |
FAQ
How much do SOXX and VGT overlap?
SOXX and VGT have 30.7% overlap by weight, sharing 23 equity positions (out of 30 in SOXX and 316 in VGT). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-06-30 for SOXX and 2026-05-31 for VGT.
What does 30.7% overlap mean?
SOXX and VGT share a material portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "moderate holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Which stocks do SOXX and VGT both hold?
The largest shared positions are NVIDIA Corp., Broadcom, Inc., Micron Technology, Inc., Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Intel Corp.. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between SOXX and VGT?
SOXX has 7 positions not found in VGT, while VGT has 293 positions not found in SOXX. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.