SOXS vs VAW

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF vs Vanguard Materials ETF

Quick take
  • VAW has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 1.00% for SOXS.
  • SOXS pays a higher dividend yield (25.18%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSOXSVAW
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.00%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
25.18%1.37%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.78B$4.54B
YTD return
-84.21%14.25%
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.
-4.351.02
P/E ratio
25.98
Last price
$10.60$232.03
Inception
Issuer
DirexionVanguard

SOXS top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for SOXS.

VAW top holdings

Top holdings · VAW
LINLinde PLC15.14%
NEMNewmont Corp7.73%
FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc5.52%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co4.94%
CRHCRH PLC4.61%
ECLEcolab Inc4.44%
APDAir Products and Chemicals Inc4.05%
CTVACorteva Inc3.70%
NUENucor Corp2.53%
VMCVulcan Materials Co2.35%
Sector breakdown · VAW
Consumer Cyclical9.2%
Basic Materials89.3%
Consumer Defensive0.0%
Industrials0.9%
Healthcare0.5%

About SOXS

SOXS (Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF) is 3x inverse daily performance of semiconductor stocks. Managed by Direxion, the fund carries $1.8B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 1.00%, a dividend yield of 25.18%.

About VAW

VAW (Vanguard Materials ETF) is US materials sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $4.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.37%. Its largest holding is Linde PLC (LIN), which represents 15.1% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 9.2%.