Where it trades today
trading 69% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
What to weigh before acting
What Matters Now
- The real question is what role this fund should play in allocation construction, not whether one short-term move looks attractive.
- SOXX trades at 39.2x earnings, well above the etf average of 20.0x, so the market is already pricing in above-consensus execution.
- Recent realized volatility is running around 35.7%, above the sector norm of 18.0%, so position sizing matters more than usual.
- Relative performance versus SPY, QQQ, IWM matters here because leadership inside etf rarely stays static for long.
Portfolio Use Case
- SOXX fits best as a benchmark or core allocation building block rather than as a thesis that depends on single-company execution.
- The risk profile looks balanced enough for a diversified core-plus portfolio, provided the position size reflects sector concentration.
- This page is most useful for deciding whether the stock deserves a permanent slot in the portfolio or just a place on the watchlist.
What Would Change the View
- A reset in earnings expectations or a faster peer catch-up could compress the premium valuation currently embedded in SOXX.
- Volatility is already above the sector norm, so even a correct long-term thesis can be painful if the position size is too aggressive.
- There is little income cushion here, so total return depends mainly on price appreciation and execution staying on track.
Methodology
- Price, market cap, beta, yield, and liquidity fields for SOXX come from Yahoo Finance quote and summary data.
- 30-day volatility is calculated from recent daily returns and annualized using a 252-trading-day convention.
- Sector context uses stored benchmark averages for ETF so each page compares the ticker against a stable peer baseline rather than against the whole market.
- Peer comparisons use the Portfolio Terminal coverage set and highlight nearby listed alternatives such as SPY, QQQ, IWM.
Sources
- Yahoo Finance quote dataopen →
Live quote, valuation, beta, yield, and volume fields used for SOXX. Last refresh: Sep 18, 2026, 10:57 PM.
- Portfolio Terminal methodologyopen →
Explains how analytics, refresh cadence, and portfolio interpretation work across the product.
- Peer set and coverage context
Comparative context for this page is anchored around nearby tracked names such as SPY, QQQ, IWM.
What this fund is
The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The fund is non-diversified.
What the fund owns
Top 10 Holdings
Sector Allocation
How it sits in etf
Exchange-traded funds offering diversified exposure to various markets and strategies.
The companies it competes with
SOXX beside the etf names it is usually measured against.
What the chart is saying
iShares Semiconductor ETF trades at $533.07, 18.7% below its 52-week high. With a beta of N/A, it shows about average sensitivity to what the wider market does.
Questions people ask about it
Is SOXX a good buy right now?
iShares Semiconductor ETF trades at 39.2x earnings. This is above market average, reflecting growth expectations. Current risk level is High based on 35.7% volatility.
Does SOXX pay dividends?
iShares Semiconductor ETF does not currently pay a regular dividend. The company may be reinvesting profits for growth.
How volatile is SOXX?
With 30-day annualized volatility of 35.7% and beta of N/A, SOXX is classified as High risk.