AI ETF NASDAQ: SOXX iShares (BlackRock)

iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX)

The semiconductor benchmark. Every chip powering the AI revolution.

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✓ Reviewed by AI Decoded Editorial Team Updated March 2026

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Key Fund Stats

0.35%

Expense Ratio

Annual fee charged by the fund

$12.8B

Assets Under Management

Total fund AUM as of March 2026

Holdings

Number of positions in the fund

2001

Inception Year

Year the fund launched

-14.2%

YTD Return

Year-to-date performance (March 2026)

+9.4%

1-Year Return

Trailing 12-month performance

5/5

AI Exposure Score

Maximum AI exposure — core AI holdings.

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⚡ About AI Exposure Score: Reflects how heavily this ETF tilts toward AI and automation revenue. 5 = nearly all holdings are AI-driven. 1 = AI is a minor theme. Editorial assessment — not a buy/sell signal.

What is SOXX?

Semiconductors are the physical foundation of AI. Every inference call, every training run, every autonomous system requires chips — and SOXX holds the companies making them: NVIDIA, Broadcom, AMD, TSMC, Qualcomm, Intel, and Applied Materials.

With AI driving an unprecedented chip demand supercycle, SOXX has become one of the highest-conviction ways to bet on the AI buildout without picking winners between NVIDIA and its challengers. You own all of them.

Top 5 Holdings

Holding	Weight
Broadcom Inc	8.7%
NVIDIA Corp	8.4%
Qualcomm Inc	7.9%
AMD	7.4%
Texas Instruments	6.8%

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Upcoming Catalysts

AI inference buildout drives sustained chip demand through 2026-2027
Semiconductor cycle recovery — inventory correction completed in 2024
TSMC capacity expansion (Arizona fab, CoWoS packaging) directly benefits SOXX
Custom ASIC boom (Broadcom, Marvell) adds high-margin revenue stream

Key Risks

China export restrictions impact NVIDIA, KLA, AMAT, Lam Research within the fund
Cyclical sector — demand corrections hit SOXX harder than software ETFs
Intel underperformance has been a drag; still ~5% of fund
Concentration risk: top 5 holdings = 39% of fund

Compare with Similar ETFs

SMH — The semiconductor ETF that leads with TSMC and NVIDIA. A different chip bet than SOXX.
QQQ — The benchmark. 101 Nasdaq-100 companies, half of which are AI plays.

Sources: iShares ETF page (March 2026), ETF.com

⚠️ Not financial advice. ETF data is for informational purposes only. Expense ratios, holdings, and returns change — verify current data on the fund issuer's website before investing. Past performance does not guarantee future results.