SOXS vs XLB

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF vs Materials Select Sector SPDR

Quick take
  • • XLB has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 1.00% for SOXS.
  • • SOXS pays a higher dividend yield (21.94%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSOXSXLB
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
1.00%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
21.94%1.64%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$4.95B$8.45B
YTD return
-91.04%18.23%
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.
-4.570.76
P/E ratio
—22.03
Last price
$42.48$52.98
Inception
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Issuer
DirexionState Street

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%

XLB top holdings

Top holdings · XLB
LINLinde PLC12.84%
NEMNewmont Corp6.09%
VMCVulcan Materials Co5.14%
ECLEcolab Inc5.08%
APDAir Products and Chemicals Inc4.89%
MLMMartin Marietta Materials Inc4.86%
FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc4.86%
NUENucor Corp4.85%
STLDSteel Dynamics Inc4.75%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co4.73%
Sector breakdown · XLB
Consumer Cyclical17.7%
Basic Materials82.3%

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 XLB

XLB (Materials Select Sector SPDR) is S&P 500 materials sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $8.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 1.64%. Its largest holding is Linde PLC (LIN), which represents 12.8% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 17.7%.