SOXX vs SWPPX: 16% overlap

iShares Semiconductor ETF and Schwab S&P 500 Index share 16.4% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

Different holding dates. These holdings were published about 3 months apart — SWPPX as of 2026-04-30, the rest through 2026-07-23. Each fund is compared using its most recent file, so any trading in between shows up as a difference.

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1.8Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.8. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
16.4%
SOXX expense ratio
0.34%
SWPPX expense ratio
0.02%

Top shared holdings

SOXX and SWPPX hold 17 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin SOXXin SWPPXΔ
NVDA8.3%7.8%0.4%
AVGO7.3%3.2%4.1%
MU8.5%0.9%7.6%
AMD8.7%0.9%7.8%
INTC5.3%0.7%4.6%
LRCX4.2%0.5%3.7%
AMAT5.2%0.5%4.7%
TXN3.9%0.4%3.5%
KLAC4.8%0.4%4.4%
ADI3.8%0.3%3.5%

Where SOXX and SWPPX differ

Sector weights as a share of each fund, ordered by the size of the gap rather than the size of the sector — two funds that overlap heavily still usually diverge somewhere.

SectorSOXXSWPPXΔ
Information Technology99.9%34.2%+65.7pp
Financials0.0%11.5%11.5pp
Communication Services0.0%11.0%11.0pp
Consumer Discretionary0.0%9.7%9.7pp
Health Care0.0%8.3%8.3pp
Industrials0.0%8.1%8.1pp
Consumer Staples0.0%4.9%4.9pp
Energy0.0%3.4%3.4pp

Δ is SOXX minus SWPPX, in percentage points. Sector data is not published by every issuer, so “Unclassified” is a real category rather than a gap in the table.

What each fund holds alone

Only in SOXX
14 positions

26.0% of SOXX by weight, held in no part of SWPPX.

Only in SWPPX
485 positions

83.1% of SWPPX by weight, held in no part of SOXX.

A large count with a small weight is the usual shape: the positions one fund adds are typically its smallest ones.

Concentration and cost

SOXXSWPPX
Top 10 holdings60.9%38.3%
Positions held32503
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$34$2

Cost is the expense ratio applied to $10,000; it excludes any brokerage commission, bid-ask spread or tax consequence. Figures are facts about the funds, not a suggestion about which to hold.

Frequently asked

How much do SOXX and SWPPX overlap?

SOXX and SWPPX overlap 16.4% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 17 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (SOXX as of 2026-07-23, SWPPX as of 2026-04-30).

How is the overlap between SOXX and SWPPX calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If SOXX holds a stock at 6% and SWPPX holds the same stock at 4%, 4% counts as shared. The result is bounded between 0% and 100%, and it is computed after looking through any fund-of-funds to the underlying holdings.

Is it redundant to hold both SOXX and SWPPX?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 16.4% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does SOXX own that SWPPX doesn't?

SOXX holds 32 positions and SWPPX holds 503; 14 of SOXX's positions don't appear in SWPPX at all, and they are 26.0% of SOXX by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, SOXX as of 2026-07-23, SWPPX as of 2026-04-30. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.