SOXX

SOXX Dividend Yield

iShares Semiconductor ETF · Technology · iShares · ETF · quarterly payer

$136.79

As of Nov 5, 2026, SOXX (iShares Semiconductor ETF) yields 0.92%, paying $3.14 a share a year in quarterly distributions at its $136.79 price. It costs 0.33% a year and manages $43.7B. Over the last 5 years it returned 25.4% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

0.92%

Paid a Year

$3.14

Expense Ratio

0.33%

Assets

$43.7B

5-Yr Return

25.4%/yr

Frequency

Quarterly

Key facts about SOXX

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, SOXX yields 0.92% and pays about $3.14 a share a year, quarterly.
SOXX paid $1.2520 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 4 payments.
SOXX's expense ratio is 0.33% a year, or $33.00 on $10,000.
SOXX is an ETF from iShares with $43.7B in assets, started Jul 10, 2001.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, SOXX returned 25.4% a year with distributions reinvested (24.4% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, SOXX returned 30.2% a year with distributions reinvested (28.9% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Dec 2007, SOXX's share price is up 2281%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 2798%.
SOXX's three largest holdings are Advanced Micro Devices Inc (9.2%), NVIDIA Corp (8.0%), Micron Technology Inc (7.9%).

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "SOXX Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SOXX

What $10,000 in SOXX became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$289,803

Payouts taken as cash

$245,100

$6,964 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

Since Dec 2007, SOXX's share price is up 2281%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 2798%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

SOXX total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	+54.3%	+53.8%	+12.0%
3 years	+113.7%	+112.5%	+23.3%
5 years	+25.4%	+24.4%	+12.0%
10 years	+30.2%	+28.9%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2007	+19.6%	+18.3%	+11.1%

SOXX distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 15, 2026	—	$0.3250	−39.9%
Jun 15, 2026	—	$0.2830	−41.4%
Mar 17, 2026	—	$0.2080	−20.3%
Dec 16, 2025	—	$0.4360	+21.8%
Sep 16, 2025	—	$0.5410	−2.0%
Jun 16, 2025	—	$0.4830	+55.8%
Mar 18, 2025	—	$0.2610	+16.0%
Dec 17, 2024	—	$0.3580	−4.4%
Sep 25, 2024	—	$0.5520	−0.6%
Jun 11, 2024	—	$0.31	+42.9%
Mar 21, 2024	—	$0.2250	−37.0%
Dec 20, 2023	—	$0.3743	+5.7%

What SOXX holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc9.2%
NVDA NVIDIA Corp8.0%
MU Micron Technology Inc7.9%
AVGO Broadcom Inc7.6%
INTC Intel Corp6.3%
TXN Texas Instruments Inc5.0%
ADI Analog Devices Inc5.0%
QCOM Qualcomm Inc4.2%
MRVL Marvell Technology Inc4.0%
KLAC KLA Corp3.9%

Technology100.0%

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SOXX questions

What is SOXX's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, SOXX yields 0.92%. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.2520 a share in 4 payments, against a $136.79 share price.

How often does SOXX pay dividends?

SOXX pays quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of SOXX pay?

At about $3.1350 a share a year, 100 shares of SOXX pay about $313.50 a year, $78.38 each quarter, before tax.

What is SOXX's expense ratio?

SOXX's expense ratio is 0.33% a year: $33.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is SOXX's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, SOXX returned 25.4% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 24.4% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does SOXX have NAV erosion?

What does SOXX hold?

SOXX's largest holdings are Advanced Micro Devices Inc (9.2%), NVIDIA Corp (8.0%), Micron Technology Inc (7.9%). Its top ten make up 61% of the fund.

Is SOXX or SMH better?

It depends on what the money is for. Our SOXX vs SMH comparison puts their yields, costs, total returns and worst drops side by side.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: iShares
Category: Technology
Started: Jul 10, 2001
Expense ratio: 0.33%
Assets: $43.7B
Dividend yield: 0.92%
Paid in the last year: $1.2520 (4 payments)
Last payment: $0.3250 · ex Sep 15, 2026
Beta (3 years): 2.41

Income Calculator

At $3.14 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (quarterly)$78.38

Annual$313.50

Monthly avg$26.13

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.