EEM vs SOXL

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF vs Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF

Quick take
  • EEM has the lower expense ratio at 0.72% vs 0.75% for SOXL.
  • EEM pays a higher dividend yield (1.63%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricEEMSOXL
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.72%0.75%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.63%0.00%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$30.32B$31.60B
YTD return
21.67%315.94%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
1.037.64
P/E ratio
17.2132.71
Last price
$66.78$192.45
Inception
Issuer
iSharesDirexion

EEM top holdings

Top holdings · EEM
2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd15.05%
005930.KSSamsung Electronics Co Ltd8.14%
000660.KSSK Hynix Inc7.63%
0700.HKTencent Holdings Ltd2.73%
9988.HKAlibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares1.60%
2454.TWMediaTek Inc1.55%
2308.TWDelta Electronics Inc0.96%
005935Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Participating Preferred0.89%
402340.KSSK Square0.82%
2317.TWHon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.78%
Sector breakdown · EEM
Real Estate0.9%
Consumer Cyclical7.4%
Basic Materials5.4%
Consumer Defensive2.5%
Technology45.9%
Communication Services6.0%
Financial Services18.2%
Utilities1.8%
Industrials6.2%
Energy3.2%
Healthcare2.5%

SOXL top holdings

Top holdings · SOXL
MUMicron Technology Inc5.50%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc5.21%
NVDANVIDIA Corp4.38%
INTCIntel Corp4.07%
AVGOBroadcom Inc3.91%
AMATApplied Materials Inc3.72%
KLACKLA Corp3.63%
Sector breakdown · SOXL
Technology100.0%

About EEM

EEM (iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF) is Liquid emerging-market equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $30.3B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.72%, a dividend yield of 1.63%. Its largest holding is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (2330.TW), which represents 15.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.9%.

About SOXL

SOXL (Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF) is 3x daily performance of semiconductor stocks. Managed by Direxion, the fund carries $31.6B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.75%. Its largest holding is Micron Technology Inc (MU), which represents 5.5% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.