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SOXX Surged 190% in a Year but XSD Only Returned 180% — Here’s Why the Difference Matters
Key takeaways
- SMH leads all three funds with a 423% five-year gain as semiconductor revenue surged 79% year-over-year to $299 billion in Q1 2026.
- SOXX suits most investors given semiconductors winner-take-most structure, but XSD becomes the better pick if NVIDIA stumbles or AI capex decelerates.
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SOXX Surged 190% in a Year but XSD Only Returned 180% — Here’s Why the Difference Matters bigjom jom / Shutterstock.com Austin Smith Mon, June 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM GMT+7 4 min read NVDA SMH SOXX XSD Quick Read XSD s equal-weight design trails SOXX by 73 percentage points over five years, as it systematically trims winners like NVIDIA at every rebalance.
SMH leads all three funds with a 423% five-year gain as semiconductor revenue surged 79% year-over-year to $299 billion in Q1 2026.
SOXX suits most investors given semiconductors winner-take-most structure, but XSD becomes the better pick if NVIDIA stumbles or AI capex decelerates.
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