SOXS vs VPL

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF vs Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

Quick take
  • • VPL has the lower expense ratio at 0.07% vs 1.00% for SOXS.
  • • SOXS pays a higher dividend yield (21.94%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSOXSVPL
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.00%0.07%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
21.94%2.23%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$4.95B$12.66B
YTD return
-91.04%17.89%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
-4.571.17
P/E ratio
—13.13
Last price
$42.48$108.00
Inception
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Issuer
DirexionVanguard

SOXS top holdings

Top holdings · SOXS
DIRXXBNY Dreyfus Treasury Secs Csh Mgmt Inst62.88%
DGCXXBNY Dreyfus Govt Cash Mgmt Instl34.52%
FRDXXGoldman Sachs FS Treasury Intms D17.05%

VPL top holdings

Top holdings · VPL
005930.KQSamsung Electronics Co Ltd7.10%
000660.KQSK hynix Inc5.82%
8306.TMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc1.98%
BHP.AXBHP Group Ltd1.69%
7203.TToyota Motor Corp1.51%
CBA.AXCommonwealth Bank of Australia1.37%
8035.TTokyo Electron Ltd1.30%
6857.TAdvantest Corp1.25%
8316.TSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc1.25%
6501.THitachi Ltd1.20%
Sector breakdown · VPL
Real Estate3.5%
Consumer Cyclical8.7%
Basic Materials6.7%
Consumer Defensive3.4%
Technology27.5%
Communication Services5.2%
Financial Services19.7%
Utilities1.4%
Industrials17.8%
Energy1.4%
Healthcare4.6%

About SOXS

SOXS (Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF) is 3x inverse daily performance of semiconductor stocks. Managed by Direxion, the fund carries $5.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 1.00%, a dividend yield of 21.94%. Its largest holding is BNY Dreyfus Treasury Secs Csh Mgmt Inst (DIRXX), which represents 62.9% of the portfolio.

About VPL

VPL (Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF) is Developed Pacific-region equities. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $12.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.07%, a dividend yield of 2.23%. Its largest holding is Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KQ), which represents 7.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 3.5%.