iShares Semiconductor ETF vs Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF — how do they compare? iShares Semiconductor ETF trades at $554.2, while Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF trades at $160.42. The key difference: Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, iShares Semiconductor ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SOXX | VYM | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Sector/Thematic | — |
52-Week High | $655.01 | $161.17 |
52-Week Low | $236.93 | $132.90 |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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SOXX provides investors with exposure to U.S. companies that design, manufacture, and distribute semiconductors. It tracks the ICE Semiconductor Index, offering a targeted investment in the technology sector's foundational components, including firms that produce chips, related equipment, and services. SOXX is a key vehicle for investors seeking to capitalize on trends in artificial intelligence, 5G, and other technologies that rely heavily on advanced semiconductor technology.
Read more on SOXX →The advisor employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the index, which consists of common stocks of companies that pay dividends that generally are higher than average. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of the fund's assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
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