SOXQ vs VGT: how much do they really overlap?
SOXQ (Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF, tracking the PHLX Semiconductor) and VGT (Vanguard Information Technology ETF, tracking the MSCI US IMI Info Tech 25/50) overlap by roughly 39% by weight. 8 of SOXQ's top 10 holdings also appear in VGT. A 50/50 blend of the two behaves like about 22 equally-weighted bets (diversification grade C). In short, the two funds share a meaningful core of the same megacaps, but each also brings real exposure the other lacks.
The same companies, in both funds
These 16 holdings appear in both SOXQ and VGT. The weight columns show how much of each fund each name represents.
| Holding | in SOXQ | in VGT |
|---|---|---|
| NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | 10.47% | 16.78% |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 7.87% | 4.49% |
| MU Micron Technology, Inc. | 8.91% | 4.19% |
| AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3.95% | 3.20% |
| INTC Intel Corporation | 4.34% | 1.95% |
| LRCX Lam Research Corporation | 4.88% | 1.55% |
| AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. | 5.83% | 1.39% |
| TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated | 3.53% | 1.10% |
| QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | 2.84% | 1.07% |
| KLAC KLA Corporation | 5.47% | 1.00% |
| ADI Analog Devices, Inc. | 3.58% | 0.81% |
| MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. | 5.12% | 0.71% |
| NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V. | 2.52% | 0.36% |
| MPWR Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 2.32% | 0.32% |
| COHR Coherent Corp. | 2.75% | 0.27% |
+ 1 more shared holdings.
Only in SOXQ
Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF — semiconductors. Its biggest holdings that VGT doesn’t have:
| ASML ASML Holding N.V. | 4.41% |
| TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 4.11% |
| ALAB Astera Labs, Inc. | 2.81% |
| ARM Arm Holdings plc | 1.74% |
| MCHP Microchip Technology Incorporated | 1.73% |
| CRDO Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | 1.63% |
| GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. | 1.60% |
| ON ON Semiconductor Corporation | 1.25% |
Only in VGT
Vanguard Information Technology ETF — US tech sector. Its biggest holdings that SOXQ doesn’t have:
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 15.26% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 9.87% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | 1.85% |
| ORCL Oracle Corp. | 1.45% |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | 1.34% |
| IBM International Business Machines Corp. | 1.08% |
| SNDK Sandisk Corp./DE | 0.98% |
| PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.92% |
So — partly overlapping. Should you hold both?
SOXQ and VGT share a meaningful core of the same megacaps, but each also brings real exposure the other lacks. Held together they keep a shared megacap core but each still pulls in exposure the other lacks, so a 50/50 blend spreads to ~22 effective positions (grade C).
Holdings as of — SOXQ: Jun 29, 2026 (Invesco); VGT: May 31, 2026 (Vanguard). Refreshed monthly. Overlap is measured across each fund’s largest holdings (top 50); the diffuse long tail barely moves the math.
See this for YOUR whole portfolio, free →SOXQ vs VGT — FAQ
- How much do SOXQ and VGT overlap?
- SOXQ and VGT overlap by approximately 39% measured by portfolio weight — that is the share of the smaller fund's holdings (by weight) that also sit inside the other. 8 of SOXQ's 10 largest holdings are also held by VGT. They share 16 of their listed top holdings in total.
- Is it redundant to hold both SOXQ and VGT?
- Because they share a meaningful core of the same megacaps, but each also brings real exposure the other lacks, holding both is partly redundant: you double up on a shared core (NVDA) while each fund still adds distinct exposure. A 50/50 blend has an effective 22 positions and a C diversification grade.
- What does VGT hold that SOXQ doesn't?
- VGT's largest holdings that SOXQ doesn't hold include AAPL, MSFT, CSCO, ORCL, PLTR. Its category is US tech sector, versus SOXQ's semiconductors.
- Which is more concentrated, SOXQ or VGT?
- SOXQ's top 10 holdings are 63% of its listed weight; VGT's are 72%. The more concentrated fund leans harder on its largest names.